Shawna Moore - Encaustic Painter
ARTIST STATEMENT
Inside the Line
Each line I draw describes a moment in my life as an artist. The interplay with materials is a visual diary of my life experience and my contemplative journey. Most fascinating are the passages which remain visible and those that disappear. The surface is a visual record of selective memory and how despite our best efforts, outcome is subject to so many forces beyond our control. This ability of encaustic paint to reveal and obscure creates mysterious surfaces and depth filled fields of line and color.
I have been described as freewheeling, inventive and provocative in the quiet pursuit of my exploration of life via art. Running like a river through my art are questions and implied answers about the nature of art, the boundaries between life and art, and the necessity of exploring those boundaries. Moving from conventional painting methods into experimental materials and a fascination with found objects helps connect me to the world around me and the interactions I experience each day. I am not interested in style as much as I am in spirit.
The drawing, layering, melting, scraping and watching are the moments where you immerse yourself in the materials, tools and process. This is the joyful, timeless place-free from outcome. The critic is not present, which allows for the creation of open space and curious discovery; but this can be dangerous terrain as well, for the ego and blind repetition. When I emerge from this phase, with the paintings as pure expression and exploration, then the editor is invited back for a bit of structure and form. The process is about learning to think critically when you need to but not letting the critic ruin the freedom. It is a challenging, ever present balancing act between quality control, compulsive thoughts, dreaming, construction, movement, art history, fullness and emptiness,
Education:
University of Oregon, School of Fine Arts, Eugene, OR
University of Oregon, School of Architecture, Eugene, OR
Central Oregon Community College, Fine Arts, Bend, OR
Tulane University, Architecture and Drawing, Aegina, Greece
Solo Exhibitions:
2011 “Inside the Line,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2010 “Shawna Moore,” Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2009 “Mosaic,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2008 “Orison,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“New Paintings,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
“Sutra,” Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY
2007 “You’re Getting Warmer,“ Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2006 “Landmarks,” Jackson Street Gallery, Jackson, WY
2005 “Streams of Consciousness,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2004 “Shawna Moore, Encaustics,” PAVE’ Fine Art, Bend, OR
2003 “Bosque,” John Paul Designs, Bend, OR
2002 “Shawna Moore, Paintings,” Portal Gallery, Los Alamos, NM
Group Exhibitions:
2011 “Art of Our Century,” UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, Utah
“Two Waters with Matt Flint,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
“Project Recycle,” The Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman, MT
“Art4Shelter,”Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Wall of Miniatures,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“On the Wing,” Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
“Art and Soul,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2010 “Shawna Moore and Rebecca Crowell,” Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, Telluride, CO
“Shawna Moore and Rebecca Crowell,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“Bee Conscious,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
“Porcelain with David Smith,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Wax Works,” The Emerson Center for Art and Culture, Bozeman, MT
“Elements of Abstraction,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
“Contemporary 38,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2009 “Salon,” Bend Independent Contemporary Artists (BICA), Bend, OR
“3 Painters,” Bend Independent Contemporary Artists (BICA), Bend, OR
“Montana Triennial, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Works from the Heart-Contemporary Art,” Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, WA
2008 “Global,” Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Summer Works,” Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
“Northwest Encaustic Invitational,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Whodunit?” Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY
“Works from the Heart-Contemporary Art,” Museum of Art and Culture, Spokane, WA
“We Are One-Contemporary Art 36,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2007 “Monothon,” Crow‘s Shadow Institute, Umatilla Reservation, Pendelton, OR
“The Writing’s on the Wall,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Women and Wax,” The Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“The Elements of Architecture,” Montana Stone Gallery, Kalispell, MT
“Feng-Shui Art,” Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary, Jackson, WY
“Surface & Beyond,” Ruth Morpeth Gallery, Hopewell, NJ
“Encaustic II,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Annual Juried Show,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“Full Circle-Contemporary Art 35,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2006 “The Red Show,” Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
“Summer Group Show,” Kebanu Gallery, Bend, OR
“The 46th Chromosome,” Jackson Street Gallery, Jackson, WY
“Shawna Moore and Kate Hunt,” Jest Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Annual Juried Show,” Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
“Whodunit?” Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, Wy
“Pacific Northwest Art Annual,” University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
“Contemporary Art 34,” Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
“Black & White Show,” Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY
2005 “100 Faces of Whitefish,” O'Shaughnessy Arts Center, Whitefish, MT
“Trickle: New Acrylic Paintings,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, Oregon
2004 “The Election Show,” Walking Man Gallery, Whitefish, MT
“Summer Show,” Darnell Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
“3rd Annual National Drawing Exhibition,” Wiford and Vogt, Santa Fe, NM
“The Big Show,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, OR
2003 “The December Show,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Natural Abstractions,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
“Contemporary Art 2003,” Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
2002 “December Invitational,” Nuart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Featured 5 x 2, 10 Featured Artists,” Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
“Anything that Flies,” Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
“Collect,” Plan B Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 “101 Small Changes,” Avenida Gallery, Bend, OR
2000 “The Figure,” Pinkney Gallery, Bend, OR
1998 “Art Redux,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
“Art from the Heart,” Mirror Pond Gallery, Bend, OR
1989/1998/2000/2001 “Juried Student Show,” COCC Gallery, Bend, OR
1994 “Winter Solstice Show,” News Gallery, Bend, OR
1993 “Summer Solstice Show,” News Gallery, Bend, OR
1987 “Dystopia,” Gallery 141, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1985 “Free for All,” New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR
Awards:
2010 “Strategic Development Grant,” Montana Arts Council and the NEA
2006 “Professional Development Grant,” Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
2004 “Opportunity Grant,” Montana Arts Council and NEA, Whitefish, MT
“Juried National Drawing Exhibition,” Santa Fe, NM
2003 “Juror’s Award,” Contemporary Art 2003, Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
2001 “First Place,” 3D Design, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
“Merit Award,” 3D Design, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
1998 “Merit Award,” Painting, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
1989 “Golden Paintbrush,” Painting, Central Oregon Community College, Bend
1989-1998 “Talent Grants,” Full Tuition, Central Oregon Community College, Bend
1987 “Achievement Award,” American Institute of Architects, Eugene, OR
Collections:
Nicolas Tabbal MD, New York, NY
Chesterman Co., Sioux City, IA
Suzanne Schlosberg, Bend, OR
Phil Jackson Residence, Lakeside, MT
Smyley-Robinson Attorneys, Whitefish, MT
James Patrick Siegal, New York, NY
Gary Papers Architect, San Diego, CA
Douglas Keys Architect, Los Angeles, CA
The Wave, Permanent Collection, Whitefish, MT
R & F Handmade Paints, National Encaustic Slide Library, Kingston, NY
Central Oregon Community College Library, 1% for Art Purchase, Bend, OR
Central Oregon Community College, President’s Purchase Award, Bend, OR
Bluehour Restaurant, Bruce Carey, Portland, OR
Richard Archer, New Castle Upon Tyne, England
Tsolakis Architects, Volos, Greece
Professional Experience:
2010 --“Arts in April,” Whitefish Public Schools, Whitefish, MT
2009 --“Whitefish Salon,” Montana Women’s Art Collective, Founder
--“Visiting Artist,” Whitefish High School, Art Department
2008 --Juror, “Reflections,” National Student Art Competition
2007 --Curator, “Women and Wax,“ National Invitational Encaustic Show, MT
--Art as Business Series, Artist Panel, Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
--McCool Education Endowment, Founder and Board Member, Central Oregon
Community College, Bend, OR
--Professional Dev. Grant through Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
2005 --Children's Art Workshops in conjunction with Whitefish Head Start, Whitefish, MT
2004 --“Dia de Los Ninos,” National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
2003 --Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Encaustic Workshops, Los Alamos, NM
--University of New Mexico, Substitute instructor, Los Alamos, NM
2002 --Harwood Art Center, Encaustic Workshops, Albuquerque, NM
Publications:
Shawna Moore, “Inside the Line,” Madeline Shinn Boyle 09/11
Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, “For One, For All,” 05/11
Whitefish Review, Whitefish, MT, Spring 2011
Briar Cliff Review, Sioux City, Iowa, 2011
Montana’s Cultural Treasures, 2010-2011
Encaustic Art Book, Lissa Rankin, 2010
Cascade A&E, “3 Painters, BICA Gallery,” 11/09
Shawna Moore, “Encaustic Paintings,” Madeline Shinn Boyle12/08
Missoulian, “Waxing Eloquent at the Missoula Art Museum,” 7/08
The Montana Arts and Culture Magazine, “Encaustic Invitational,” 6/08
Missoula Independent, “Waxing Artistic,” 6/08
Missoula Art Museum, “New Exhibitions--Encaustic Invitational,” 4/08
Jackson Hole New and Guide, “Contemporary Encaustic Artist Waxes Poetic,” 3/08
Planet Jackson Hole, “Encaustic Celebration,” 3/08
East Oregonian, “Printmakers at Crow’s Shadow,” 11/07
The Daily Inter Lake, “Waxing Artistic,” 8/07
Missoula Independent, “Waxy Buildup,”
Flathead Beacon, “A Unique Texture in Whitefish,” 8/07
Intertainer,, “ Poetic Waxing,” 8/07
Montana Arts and Culture, “Women and Wax,“ 8/07
Flathead Beacon,” A Unique Texture in Whitefish,” 8/07
Daily Interlake Intertainer, “Poetic Waxing,” 8/07
Whitefish Pilot, “Encaustic Show,” 7/07
Santa Fe Reporter, “Climate Change,“ 5/07
Montana Arts and Culture, “Shawna Moore Encaustic Artist,” 4/07
Sun Valley Mountain Express, “Art In Common,” 1/07
Cascade A&E, “Kebanu Features Multi-talented Artists,” 8/06
Whitefish Pilot, “Portrait of an Artist: Shawna Moore,” 3/06
Jackson Hole News and Guide, “Paintings Bewitch with Color,” 2/06
Planet Jackson Hole, “Shawna Moore at Jackson Street Gallery,” 2/06
The Source, “A New Lens,” 2/06
Cascade Arts and Entertainment, “Avenida Spring Show,” 3/05
Whitefish Pilot, “The Election Show,” 11/04
The New Mexican, “The Art of Yoga,” 8/04
The Source, “Painting Big,” 3/04
Santa Fe Magazine, “National Drawing Exhibition,” 3/04
The Source, “Burning in the Layers,” 7/03
Kaleidoscope, “Shawna Moore’s Southwest Inspired Abstracts,” 8/02
Kaleidoscope, “Contemporary Art 2003,” 6/02
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