Dana Malcolm Gallery

Statement

Currently my artwork explores the New England coastline in an intimate and personal manner. I'm a contemporary realist using oil paint as my primary medium. Transparency, layering, and flexibility are pivotal to my process, and working with oils allows me to accomplish that. With a desire to bring the scene to life, I frequently paint life-size images that are up-close, personal, and within our reach. The flesh of the figure virtually pulses with a heartbeat or shells and stones can virtually be picked up for your collection. Many of my paintings also utilize a low perspective, which places the viewer at a child's eye level, and helps to conjure up memories of days playing on the beach.

Paintings

Letting Go, 12" x 12", oil on panel, private collection

Pearl, 8" x 10", oil on canvas, private collection

Here and There, 11" x 14", oil on canvas

Hanging Out, 18" x 24", oil on canvas, private collection

Crystalline Dance, 11" x 14", oil on canvas, private collection

Abandoned, 24" x 18", oil on canvas

Escape, 10" x 8", oil on canvas, private collection

Impression & Reflection, 36" x 24", oil on canvas

Summer Attraction, 24" x 18", oil on canvas

Contemplation, 24" x 30", oil on canvas, private collection

Aspiration, 36" x 48", oil on canvas

Making Strides, 30" x 22", oil on canvas

Muse, 24" x 18", oil on canvas, private collection

Whistle, 24" x 24", oil on canvas

Breaking Obsession, 30" x 24", oil on canvas

Kirsten's Sister, 8" x 10", oil on board

RESUME

Education

1978-80 Studied at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
1977 Andover High School, Andover, MA.
(graduated with honors & art scholarship)

Solo Exhibitions

2012 Studio 3 Gallery, Scituate, MA
1990 New England College Gallery, Henniker, NH

Group Exhibitions

2016-18
17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists
The Mucarelle Museum, Williamsburg, VA 9/9/16 - 12/2/16
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD 12/10/16 - 4/2/17
Quinlan Visual Arts Cenetr, Gainesville, FL 4/13/17 -6/3/17
Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN 6/24/17 - 9/23/17
Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT 10/14/17 - 1/26/18

2017
9/3/-11/3/17 (invitational exhibit) Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT
1/14/-4/2/17 (Water, Rain and Fog -invitational exhibit, four paintings)
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art/ Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI

2015
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA (Journeys-Juried Exhibit)

2014
American Society of Marine Artists (16th National Exhibition)
Massachusetts State House, Senate Lobby, Boston, MA
Duxbury Art Association, Duxbury, MA (2014 Annual Winter Juried Show)
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Focus on Figures Juried Show)
Zullo Gallery, Medfield, MA (Art Complex, Invitational Show)
Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA (2014 Regional Annual Competition)
Pembroke Arts Festival, Pembroke, MA (47th Annual Juried Show, 2nd Place in oil/acrylic category)
Plymouth Guild Inc.for the Arts, Plymouth, MA (47th Annual Juried Show, 2nd Place in oil/acrylic category)

2013
Massachusetts State House -Senate Lobby, Boston, MA
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Focus on Figures Juried Show)
Pembroke Arts Festival, Pembroke, MA (46th Annual Juried Show, 1st Place in oil/acrylic category)
Plymouth Guild, Inc. for the Arts, Plymouth, MA (46th Annual Juried Show)
McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD (Oil Painters of America 2013 Eastern Regional Exhibition, Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence)
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA (Secrets-Juried Exhibit)
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Festival of the Arts Juried Show)

2012-2014
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA

2012
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA (In & Out - Juried Exhibit)
Plymouth Guild, Inc. for the Arts, Plymouth, MA (Winter Juried Show)
Duxbury Art Association, Duxbury, MA (39th Annual Winter Juried Show)
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Focus on Figures Juried Show)
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Festival of the Arts Juried Show)
Scituate Art Association, Scituate, MA (Annual Juried Show)
Studio 3 Gallery, Scituate, MA
Plymouth Guild, Inc. for the Arts, Plymouth, MA (45th Annual Juried Show)

2011
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA (New Members Exhibit)
North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA (Focus on Figures Juried Show)
Plymouth Guild, Inc. for the Arts (44th Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention)

2010
Scituate Art Association, Scituate, MA (Annual Juried Show)
Plymouth Guild, Inc. for the Arts (43rd Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention)

2009-12
Class Art and Antiques, Plymouth, MA

2008-09
River Arts, Damariscotta, ME (Juried Show)
Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Boothbay, ME

1996
Beacon Hill Art Walk, Boston, MA

1995
Frame-It Gallery, Milton, MA

1991
Classic Gallery, Amesbury, MA

1989 Nashua Art Association, Nashua, NH

Commissions

2014 portrait commission, private collection, MA
2013 (2) painting commissions, private collections, NY, MA
2012 (2) painting commissions, private collections, MA
2011 (3) painting commissions, private collections, MA, FL
2010 (5) painting commissions, private collections, MA, NY, FL
2009 (3) painting commissions, private collections, MA, CA, Sweden
2008 portrait commission, private collection, MA
2004 portrait commission, private collection, MA
2003 wall mural, private residence, MA
1980 wall mural, Backstreet Restaurant, MA

Publications

Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, (January/February 2014): 106
Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, (April 2014): 116
Art & Beyond: Nude and Figurative Special Issue,
(July 2013): 21
American Art Collector magazine, (October 2013): 170
American Art Collector magazine, (October 2013): 173
South Shore Living magazine, (August 2010): 88

Affiliations

American Society of Marine Artists, Oil Painters of America, South Shore Art Association, The Plymouth Guild, Inc., North River Arts Society