Solo Show
March-July 2020, “Shake it Out” Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD. (23 paintings)
January, 2020, “Mandi, Painting the Dance”, Artist’s Hand Gallery, Indiana PA, (20 paintings)
May 2017, titled “Oil and Canvas Moves”, Artist’s Hand Gallery, Indiana, PA (17 paintings)
Juried Shows
September-October 2020, ‘Inspired by Dance” Studio Montclair, Montclair New Jersey, “Cool” and “Air Sign”
September, 2019, NAWA Members Show, New York, NY, : “Pissed in Paris”
October, 2018, Lord and Andra Gallery, Big Action in Small Spaces, NAWA, New Rochelle, NY “Skate Board Dreams”
March, 2018, Group 10 Gallery, 5th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Kent, Ohio, “Visitors in Waiting” and “Last Night I Dreamed of Horses”
January, 2018 Strathmore Museum annual Show. Award for “Visitors in Waiting” Rockville, Maryland
September, 2017 National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) 128th Members Show, Kim Po Gallery, New York, NY, Award for “Beautiful War”
September, 2017, National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) at Beamesderfer Gallery, 6 North Second Avenue, Highland Park, NJ “Sagreb” etching
March 2017, “ Ev(e)olution,” NAWA at Riverside Branch of the New York Pubic Library, 127 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY “White Swan”
March, 2016 “Invisible” NAWA at Point Park University, 201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh , PA “Evening Edge”
September – November, 2016, Rise-Up, NAWA at Strathmore Museum, North Bethesda, Maryland, “Feel the Beat”
March, 2015 “Celebrating Southern California “exhibit at Location 1980, Costa Mesa, California, “The Girls”
Gallery Representation
2013- Present, The Artist’s Hand Gallery, Indiana, PA
2013-2015 – Art’s Open Studio Tours, Indiana
Memberships
National Association of Women Artist’s (NAWA) 2014 – present
Education: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, Art Study (2010-2013)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl. 1990, MA, Social Work
Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, 1979 BA, Art History
Dance Performance and Instruction 1970 -1990, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, small companies including “The Studio”, CBS” , “Florida State Dance Department” and “Ralph Robinson Ballet Company”.
Mandi Moerland: Cool
A human body in motion is always expressive.
Challenging the body is about technique, skill and creativity. We live in our bodies, express ourselves through them. Painting the body in motion, and creating a visual field that explores expression of our bodies is what my painting is about.
My first art form was dance, and I always kept drawing to the side. In 2010 the desire to revisit painting and drawing emerged and I have been working for the past 9 years exploring movement and paint. I am intrigued by the communications made between dancers through movement. My focus is to create a visual field that explores that communication and expression of body movement/moments and perhaps provide a window for viewers to explore their own body.
Sumi-e art was always an inspiration and fascinating phenomenon to me. My paintings are not traditional Sumi-e, however, I am inspired by the spirit of Sumi-e brush stroke.
I give you one of many definitions of Sumi-e Art.
A definition of Sumi-e : “Sumi-e is Japanese for ink “Sumi” and painting “e”. The Philosophy of Sumi-e is contrast and harmony, expressing simple beauty and elegance. Sumi-e attempts to capture the Chi or “life spirit” of the subject, painting in the language of the spirit. A Sumi-e artist becomes the rose to paint it. The art of brush painting aims to depict the spirit rather than the semblance of the object. Patience is essential in brush painting. Brush strokes are a few as possible to depict the subject and there is no correcting” a painting. The combination of ink and rice paper make for very spontaneous work and it is virtually impossible to go over a stroke. “
Source: www.alternativesart.com
My ink paintings are water based ink on Bristol board. Included in this exhibit are oil paintings of dancers. Mediums are about technique, and I enjoy the struggle, I hope you enjoy too!
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