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Wendy Goldberg
California, USA
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Specialty Categories
Painting/Drawing - Landscape
Berkshires: Early Autumn
chalk pastel |
Brief Appearance: The Mountain
chalk pastel, 31" x 38" |
Road Off the Levee
chalk pastel, 7" x 10" |
Painting/Drawing - Seascape
Across the Bay
chalk pastel |
Seaward: Bolinas, 20" X 26"
chalk pastel |
View from Bolinas Lagoon
oil on canvas, 24" x 30" |
Painting/Drawing - Skyscape
Late Winter
pastel |
February Storm Warning
pastel, 35" x 27" |
Transient Cloud
pastel, 31" x 35" |
Painting/Drawing - Interiors
M & J's Living Room
Oil on Canvas, 14" x 18" |
Room at the Inn
Oil on Canvas |
Solitary
pastel, 21" x 22" |
Artist Statement/Bio
My work is concerned mostly with the feeling or temperament of a place be it a landscape or an interior. With the landscape I’m interested in capturing fleeting moments and sensations through changes in light and atmosphere. With the interiors, I hope to convey what makes these spaces personal, what gives them character, what feeling they evoke, what came before or what may come next? How does one capture a sense of their particular story?
With both inner and outer “landscapes”, the character or sense of place is more meaningful to me than reproducing an exact likeness. I feel that these pieces reflect both a sense of time, brief as it may be, and a sense of timelessness as well as a reflection of an emotional state.
The landscape becomes a point of departure. From it I attempt to distill what is mysterious, ephemeral and often dreamlike---nuances of fog, rain and quickly changing weather, or the play of dark form/mass against brilliant light. Most, therefore, are portraits of a place or time of day where or when shadows are deep and the light is intense, uncommon or fleeting.The experience of working on-site in these constantly changing conditions becomes an integral part of the piece.
While working on a series of night scenes, both rural and urban, objects and images which by daylight seem incidental and commonplace, become simplified and extraordinary at night under limited or artificial light. These result in compositions that speak as much about form and abstract shape as they do about atmosphere and essence..
Structural, man-made elements have become increasingly important in my work as well---old garages, mills; long-used, intimate or messy work spaces. These often provide a sharp contrast to the sometimes overwhelming beauty of the landscape.
EDUCATION
BFA Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
California Teaching Credential: Adult Education: Handicapped
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
Achenbach Foundation, California Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco, CA
Haas Family Foundation/Levi Strauss, San Francisco, CA
Loyola University Health Systems, Chicago, IL
Genentech Corporation, Vacaville, CA
Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP, New York, NY
Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
Weaver, Field & London, San Francisco, CA
Lisa Goldberg & John Sexton, New York University, NY
Terri Schwartz, Haarlem, Holland
Mbogeni Richman Buthelezi, Soweto, South Africa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & TWO -PERSON SHOWS
Friends of Marin Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA 2018
Kingston Gallery, “Among Friends”, Boston, MA 2017
SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2015
Stanford Faculty Club, Palo ALto, CA, 2012
Thompson/Dorfman, LLC, Mill Valley, CA, 2011
Quicksilver Mine Gallery, Drawing Out the Shadows, Forestville, CA, 2008
Gallery at the Geary, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 2007
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Darkness & Fire, 2006
Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA 2005
Sausalito Presbyterian Church, Sausalito, CA 2005
Thos Moser, San Francisco, CA 2005
American Conservatory Theater Gallery at the Geary, San Francisco, CA 2004
Gallatin River Gallery, Drawing From the Landscape, Big Sky, MT 2004
Off Center Studios, San Anselmo, CA 2001
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA 1996
Branson School Gallery, Ross, CA 1993
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010-2018
Bartolini Gallery, Pastel Invitational, San Rafael, CA,
Blueline Gallery, Crocker Kingsley Juried, Roseville, CA, Juror ,Gregory Kondos
Gallery Route One, Reaction, Annual Juried, Pt Reyes, CA, Juror ,John Seed
AWD Downtown, Drawing, San Rafael, CA, Juror, Seager Gray Gallery
Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Small Works, New York, NY
Gallery Rte 1, Juried National, Duration, Pt Reyes, CA, Juror, Andrea Schwartz
Museum of Contemporary Art, Juried Annual, Novato, CA, Juror, George Rivera
Marin MOCA,Contemporary Printmaking, Juror, Karen Breuer
Kevin Milligan Gallery, California Imagine, Danville, CA, Juror, Philip Linhares
Pacific Art League, Small Works Show, Juror .Marian Parmenter
Sebastapol Art Center, Dualities, Sebastapol, CA, Juror ,Claudia Chapline
ACCI Gallery, National Juried Exhibition,, Jurors ,John Toki & Suzanne Tan ,
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS
First Place, Drawing, Marin County Juried Exhibition 2015
Merit Award, “Duration,” National Juried Show, Andrea Schwartz, juror 2012
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Printmaking, Karin Breur, juror 2010
Second Place, California Imagine, Kevin Milligan Gallery, Philip Linhares, juror 2009
Award of Excellence, ACCI Annual, Berkeley, John Toki, Suzanne Tan, jurors 2009
Showcase Winner, ArtSlant, International Art Network 2009
Second Place/Drawing, Distinguished Art Award, Marin Co Juried Exhibit 2007
Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship, Dorothy Buley Award 2003
Best in Class, Sausalito Exhibition/Fair 1996
Marin Arts Council Individual Artist’s Grant 1994
People’s Choice Award - KTEH Art Auction and Exhibit 1993
Dean’s Scholarship, Cornell University
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Exhibition Designer and Installer, Marin Civic Center and Public and Private Installations
Guest Lecturer, Winter Market, The Ecology of Design, San Francisco Design Center
Guest Lecturer, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery,
Guest Lecturer, College of Marin Drawing Class
Curator, Designer, Pastels, Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, CA
Curator, Designer, Drawing From Line to Shadow, Marin Civic Center,
Curator, Designer, Special Arts Exhibit, Youth in Arts
Art Instructor, Private and Small Group Workshops
My work is concerned mostly with the feeling or temperament of a place be it a landscape or an interior. With the landscape I’m interested in capturing fleeting moments and sensations through changes in light and atmosphere. With the interiors, I hope to convey what makes these spaces personal, what gives them character, what feeling they evoke, what came before or what may come next? How does one capture a sense of their particular story?
With both inner and outer “landscapes”, the character or sense of place is more meaningful to me than reproducing an exact likeness. I feel that these pieces reflect both a sense of time, brief as it may be, and a sense of timelessness as well as a reflection of an emotional state.
The landscape becomes a point of departure. From it I attempt to distill what is mysterious, ephemeral and often dreamlike---nuances of fog, rain and quickly changing weather, or the play of dark form/mass against brilliant light. Most, therefore, are portraits of a place or time of day where or when shadows are deep and the light is intense, uncommon or fleeting.The experience of working on-site in these constantly changing conditions becomes an integral part of the piece.
While working on a series of night scenes, both rural and urban, objects and images which by daylight seem incidental and commonplace, become simplified and extraordinary at night under limited or artificial light. These result in compositions that speak as much about form and abstract shape as they do about atmosphere and essence..
Structural, man-made elements have become increasingly important in my work as well---old garages, mills; long-used, intimate or messy work spaces. These often provide a sharp contrast to the sometimes overwhelming beauty of the landscape.
EDUCATION
BFA Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
California Teaching Credential: Adult Education: Handicapped
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
Achenbach Foundation, California Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco, CA
Haas Family Foundation/Levi Strauss, San Francisco, CA
Loyola University Health Systems, Chicago, IL
Genentech Corporation, Vacaville, CA
Berkman Bottger & Rodd, LLP, New York, NY
Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
Weaver, Field & London, San Francisco, CA
Lisa Goldberg & John Sexton, New York University, NY
Terri Schwartz, Haarlem, Holland
Mbogeni Richman Buthelezi, Soweto, South Africa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & TWO -PERSON SHOWS
Friends of Marin Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA 2018
Kingston Gallery, “Among Friends”, Boston, MA 2017
SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2015
Stanford Faculty Club, Palo ALto, CA, 2012
Thompson/Dorfman, LLC, Mill Valley, CA, 2011
Quicksilver Mine Gallery, Drawing Out the Shadows, Forestville, CA, 2008
Gallery at the Geary, American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 2007
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Darkness & Fire, 2006
Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA 2005
Sausalito Presbyterian Church, Sausalito, CA 2005
Thos Moser, San Francisco, CA 2005
American Conservatory Theater Gallery at the Geary, San Francisco, CA 2004
Gallatin River Gallery, Drawing From the Landscape, Big Sky, MT 2004
Off Center Studios, San Anselmo, CA 2001
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA 1996
Branson School Gallery, Ross, CA 1993
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010-2018
Bartolini Gallery, Pastel Invitational, San Rafael, CA,
Blueline Gallery, Crocker Kingsley Juried, Roseville, CA, Juror ,Gregory Kondos
Gallery Route One, Reaction, Annual Juried, Pt Reyes, CA, Juror ,John Seed
AWD Downtown, Drawing, San Rafael, CA, Juror, Seager Gray Gallery
Jeffrey Leder Gallery, Small Works, New York, NY
Gallery Rte 1, Juried National, Duration, Pt Reyes, CA, Juror, Andrea Schwartz
Museum of Contemporary Art, Juried Annual, Novato, CA, Juror, George Rivera
Marin MOCA,Contemporary Printmaking, Juror, Karen Breuer
Kevin Milligan Gallery, California Imagine, Danville, CA, Juror, Philip Linhares
Pacific Art League, Small Works Show, Juror .Marian Parmenter
Sebastapol Art Center, Dualities, Sebastapol, CA, Juror ,Claudia Chapline
ACCI Gallery, National Juried Exhibition,, Jurors ,John Toki & Suzanne Tan ,
SELECTED HONORS & AWARDS
First Place, Drawing, Marin County Juried Exhibition 2015
Merit Award, “Duration,” National Juried Show, Andrea Schwartz, juror 2012
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Printmaking, Karin Breur, juror 2010
Second Place, California Imagine, Kevin Milligan Gallery, Philip Linhares, juror 2009
Award of Excellence, ACCI Annual, Berkeley, John Toki, Suzanne Tan, jurors 2009
Showcase Winner, ArtSlant, International Art Network 2009
Second Place/Drawing, Distinguished Art Award, Marin Co Juried Exhibit 2007
Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship, Dorothy Buley Award 2003
Best in Class, Sausalito Exhibition/Fair 1996
Marin Arts Council Individual Artist’s Grant 1994
People’s Choice Award - KTEH Art Auction and Exhibit 1993
Dean’s Scholarship, Cornell University
RELATED ACTIVITIES
Exhibition Designer and Installer, Marin Civic Center and Public and Private Installations
Guest Lecturer, Winter Market, The Ecology of Design, San Francisco Design Center
Guest Lecturer, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery,
Guest Lecturer, College of Marin Drawing Class
Curator, Designer, Pastels, Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, CA
Curator, Designer, Drawing From Line to Shadow, Marin Civic Center,
Curator, Designer, Special Arts Exhibit, Youth in Arts
Art Instructor, Private and Small Group Workshops
Gallery Representation & Exhibition Schedule
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists’ Gallery
The Drawing Center, New York, NY
EBD, Chicago, IL
KALA, Berkeley, CA
The Drawing Center, New York, NY
EBD, Chicago, IL
KALA, Berkeley, CA
