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Artist Statement:
Carla Goldberg-Artists
Statement:
Bodice Of The Goddess-The
Secret Life Of The Hudson
I have been working on this
series of mixed media
paintings since January of
2009. In “Bodice Of The
Goddess- the Secret Life of
the Hudson River”, I give
liberal license to the stories
behind the histories, myths
and legends of the Hudson
River exploring the playful
and vengeful sides of the
River Goddesses of the Hudson.
It is the interaction of
Goddess affections and
jealousies, in play with
Earth, water and the human
world that puts the viewer as
witness to the wave action and
radical weather phenomena
unveiling before their eyes.
The way I interpret it, River
Goddess lore has us believe
that it is Diva like
temperamental female whims of
self indulgence that create an
emotional response that is
reflected back into the river
creating the constantly
changing waves and sudden and
glorious storms that brew over
the Hudson. What we as humans
perceive is not the true
intentions of the Goddesses,
for Goddesses do as they
please and play with all the
elements as mere toys. Even
Kipsy, the Hudson River’s own
mythical version of the Loch
Ness monster is a ...
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Artist Galleries:
bau Gallery, 161 Main Street,
Beacon NY
http://baugallery.com
Skylight Gallery NYC
www.skylightgallerynyc.com...
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Artist Reviews:
PUBLICATIONS- PRESS-RADIO-TV:
MAGAZINES:
Roll Magazine From Beacon To
Burma Jan. 2009
In These Times national
magazine-Freedom & Art book
projects-Nov.2008
Senior Gazette- Sept. 25, 2008
Ode Magazine: Exchange: The
voice of art in a battle for
freedom - Oct. 2008 Panorama
(City) Magazine-Rostov-on-Don,
Russia ...
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Collections:
CORPORATE
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. David J Kraus, Medical
offices, Greater Baltimore
Medical Center
University of Redlands
Administration Lobby
Art Department Chair offices-U
of R
Ron Jennings C.P.A. offices,
Los Angeles, CA
State Farm Insurance Offices,
Palm Springs, CA
Owen Resnick, Raven and Paul,
C.P.A. ...
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Commissions:
PUBLIC MURALS:
2008-Large Floor Mural, The
Marsh at Many Light Hands-
Cold Spring, NY
2007-Painted
playground-Haldane Elementary
School- Cold Spring, NY
"a community project"
1986-Bekins Hall, University
of Redlands
1985-“Sphere’s”University of
Redlands, Anderson Hall
1984-Surrealist Mural,
University of Redlands,
Anderson Hall
RESIDENTIAL ...
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Exhibitions for Carla Goldberg:
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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2011-Planet Earth Planet Art, Witten, Germany
2010-Germany -Kahlshof-Planet Earth Planet Art-Cologne
2010-South Africa -The Rainbow Experience Gallery-Cape Town
2010-Switzerland -Park Art Fair- Geneva
2009-Istanbul Art Action- Dolmabahce Palace (State Gallery) Istanbul, Turkey
2009-Ostra Gymnasiet- Mirca Tour For Human Rights- Trangsund, Sweden
2009-Holbæk Art School- Global Village Stories-Holbæk, Denmark.
2009-Gallery Tunedal-VIOart-Trangsund, Sweden
2009-Switzerland -Park Art Fair- Geneva
2008-The Tabernacle, MOMA, Wales
2008-Galleri Lyktan, Skogas, Stockholm, Sweden
2007-Grootbos Nature Reserve- Gaansbaai, South Africa.
SELECTED NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2011- Amos Eno- Brooklyn, NY
2011- Gallery 705 "The Body", Stroudsberg, PA
2010-Skylight Gallery - What Lies Beneath
2010-Exit Art - ecoartspace - What Matters Most
2010-Chashama Project Space - Habitat For Artists
2010-Work Space Harlem - HFA
2010-Estonian Foundation of Arts and Letters, at Estonia House LATATARA
2010-Brooklyn Launch Pad
2010-Vermont Helen Day Art Center –Habitat For Artists Collective-Stowe
2010-Lana Santorelli Gallery, Small Works Show- New York, NY
2009-Karpelles Museum- Newburgh, NY
2009-Woodstock Artists Assoc. & Museum-THE RIVER, Woodstock, NY
2009-GAGA Arts Center-75th Anniversary Invitational-Garnerville, NY
2009-Mystic Arts Center-53rd Regional-Mystic, CT
2009- The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries
2009-Delavan Gallery "Price Check" Syracuse, NY
2009-The Sketchbook Project: ArtHouse Gallery, Atlanta, GA Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA, Antena Gallery, Chicago, IL, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL, Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO, 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) GA
2008-The Banner Project (34 artists who put Beacon, NY on the cultural map)
2008-Morpho Gallery - Chicago, IL
2008-University Of Redlands-Centennial Celebration
2007-Rhonda Schaller Studio “Small Rays of Hope” New York, NY
2007-Artists Space “Night of 1000 Drawings” New York, NY
2007-Art Gotham “Square Foot Show” New York, NY
2007-Foundry Arts Centre "New Landscapes" St Charles, MO
2007-Northern Natl. Juried Art Competition-Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
2007-Howland Cultural Ctr. for the Arts-Women Of The Hudson Valley, Beacon, NY
2007-Gallery181: “Facets of Transformation” Lawrence, MA
2007-Meyerhoff Gallery, 15x15, Baltimore, MD
SOLO SHOWS:
2010-Gallery G-“Threads” Beacon, NY
2010-BAU Gallery- “The May Night Maidens” Beacon, NY
2009-Alexey von Schlippe Gallery (gallery two) University of Connecticut, Avery Point Campus
2009-ZuZu's-“Little Goddesses” series Beacon, NY
2009-bau ”Bodice Of The Goddess-The Secret Life Of The Hudson” Beacon,
2008-Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts-“Soundings” series Valdosta, GA
2008-The Gallery Lounge-“Hudson River Poems” series South Bronx, NY
2008-ZuZu's-“Soundings” series Beacon, NY
2007-Bannerman Island Gallery- “Canacadea” series Beacon, NY
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
2011- Terre-Marrakesh, Morocco- TBA
2011-J&j Studio and Gallery- Toledo, OH SOLO April
2011- Pomona Cultural Center, Pomona, NY-Opening April 10
2011- BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY SOLO Opening May 14
2011- The Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NY July
2011- Skylight Gallery, New York, NY, Oct.
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