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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT
Kathy Markley
"The job of the Artist is
always deepen the mystery."
Francis
Bacon
Art is about communicating,
first of all, with self and
later the listener, the
viewer. It is about
communicating through emotions
in one form or another,
reaching out and if
successful, connecting with
and resonating with-in the
viewer. I want to create this
sort of communication by
presenting paintings that are
open ended, open to the
viewers entering, engagement
and imagination. I am after a
presence that transcends
whatever illusion suggests
itself, a presence that
constitutes the expression of
the painting.
What the viewer sees', reads,
connects with, perhaps
recognizes, his or her own
meaning, depends on that
persons' experiences. There is
a certain amount of illusion
of physical space and form,
which serves as metaphor for
what intriques me most-
exploration of the landscape,
the environment, it's
complexities, it's enigma. I
paint " Not the thing, but the
effect it produces." to quote
the french writer Mallarme.
What this "effect" means to me
is the emotional response to a
place, an event, a person; Of
course this occurs from
whatever is retained with-in
me, from experience,
observation, perception and/or
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Artist Galleries:
REPRESENTATION
THE GALLERY
82337 JUNE ST
FOLSOM, LA 70437
504 796 - 9448
QUEEN STREET GALLERY
213 N. QUEEN ST.
MARTINSBURG, WV. 25401
304 263 - 9495
WAGNER BAZARIN GALLERY
RUA DOS SALGUEIROS,
98 DEMARCHI SAO BERNARDO DO
CAMPO
09820 - 565 SAO PAULO BRAZIL
You can contact Minerva
studios at:
thunderkiss63@yahoo...
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Artist Reviews:
BIBLIOGRAPHY
JO, HANNA; " TWENTY QUESTIONS
WITH KATHY MARKLEY",
EVERYTHING ART, ONTARIO,
CANADA;
2000 ANDERSON, CLYTHIA; "
REGIONAL ARTIST EXHIBITS IN
EGYPT", FOLSOM FOCUS, NOV.
2000 SCHOPEL, JEAN; "
CONTEMPORARY SOUTHERN ARTIST
EXHIBITS AT MUSEUM OF FINE
ARTS, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT"
INTERNATIONAL ART REVIEW, 2000
WANG, CYNTHIA; " PRINTED
LECTURE" VISUAL VOICE,
2000 ANDERSON, CLYTHIA; " ...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
MURALS and DESIGN
Coconuts Restaurant,
Ottawa, Ks.
Janice Greer, Vero Beach,
Fl.
Green Photography, Rehobeth
Beach, De.
I - 10 New Orleans, La.
Robin Gross, Ottawa, Ks.
Pepper's Lounge, Ottawa,
Ks.
Matlache Seafood
Restaurant, Pine Island, Fl.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Agler and Gaeddert
Accountants, Main St. Ottawa,
Ks.
Sawin Residence Cedar ...
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Exhibitions for K. Markley-Reade:
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EXHIBITIONS (* SOLO )
2006 * Courtland Art Center, Funded by the Kansas Arts Commission
2001 * ABSTRACTED FORMS, The Body Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. Susan Copich, curator. April/May
INTERNATIONAL ART SALON, Minerva Studio and Gallery, La. International Artist Group, La.
IMAGES RE - VISITED, Hammond Regional Arts Center - November-December; Hammond, La. Ann Stohl, Director / Curator
BEYOND THE CAVE OF IMAGES, ArtSpaces, April-May, California, Md. (2 person; Markley, American/ Shiha, Egyptian) J. R. Rossman, Director/Curator
* SOUTHERN ABSTRACTIONS, Daryl and Sons Gallery; Feburary; Hammond, La. Daryl Ray, Curator
EL - TALAKI ( INTER- CULTURE), Museum of Fine Art, January-October, Alexandria, Egypt; Moustafa Abdel Wahhab, Director; Magdy Shiha, Curator
2000 IMAGES : GALLERY SHOW, Wagner Bazarin Gallery, November-January, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Wagner Bazarin, Director
GALLERY ARTISTS ll, The Gallery, September-December, Folsom, La. Clythia Anderson, Director
* HOT AUGUST NIGHTS, P. J. Coffee House, August-September, Hammond, La. Ann Stohl, Curator
VIEWPOINTS, Artist Invitational, ArtSpaces Gallery, May-June; California, Md. J. R. Rossman, Curator
REMEMBRANCE, RE: WOMEN, Cultural Center, Bloomsburg University, March-April; Bloomsburg, Pa. Columbia Montour 20th Annual Womens Confrence, Director
FIGURE AND FORM, National Juried, ArtSpaces Gallery, March-April, California, Md. Pat Forbes, Curator/Juror
GALLERY ARTISTS l , The Gallery, Feburary-July, Folsom, La. Clythia Anderson, Director 1998
* VIEW OF THE PAST : Against Domestic Abuse, Second Chance Womens Center, September- October, Front Royal, Va.
* NEW IMAGES, KATHY MARKLEY, Rehobeth Studio and Gallery, May-August; Rehobeth De. James Snyder, Director
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD, Juried, Riverfront Gallery, April-June, Lawrence, Ks. Patty Boyer, Juror
* ABSTRACT WORKS, Invitation, Ransom Memorial, April, Ottawa, Ks. Nancy Oaks, Curator *LANDSCAPES, Invitation, O. C. A. / Ottawa University, March, Ottawa, Ks. Lisa Schrick, Curator
IMPRESSIONIST AT LARGE, Juried, Riverfront Gallery, March, Lawrence, Ks. Bill Bowerman, Juror
A SHOW OF HANDS, National Juried, Texas Tech University, January, Lubbock, Tx. R. Scott White, Juror/Curator
1997 LAWRENCE ART GUILD EXHIBITION, Regional Juried, Raymond Eastwood Gallery, July-August; Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, Ks. Stephan Pite, Juror
HOPE LIGHTS A CANDLE IN THE DARK, National Juried, Ozark Heritage Art Center and Museum, October; Marshall, Ark. Helen Phillips Ph.D, University Central Arkansas, Juror
ROOM WITH A VIEW, Regional Juried, Riverfront Gallery, March-April, Lawrence, Ks. Gina Westergard Ph.D, Kansas University, Juror
PUBLICATION ( freelance writing )
TELEMETRIC abuses technology for the sake of making music, ROCKANSAS.COM September, 2003 J.J. Duncan, Editor
GENDER - AT - IONS : AN INDEPTH LOOK AT AN EPICENE ARTIST, CHRIS SOMERS XXY INTO MY LOOKING GLASS, VISUAL VOICE, 2000
REFLECTING MEDITATIONS: A DISCUSSION ON MY WORKS; INTERNATIONAL ARTS REVIEW, 2000 ARTISTIC JOURNEY, SARASVATI, 2000
HOMEBOUND ARTIST REVIEWS/CRITICS, ARTSPACES, 2000 APPOSITION, ESSAY AND INTERVIEWS ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND ART; INTERVIEWS WITH FAITH RINGGOLD, GILDA SNOWDEN, GRACE WELTY , KATHLEEN BANTON AND OTHER MOTHERING ARTISTS.
A PERSONAL ACCOUNT: ARTIST HERE AND ABROAD, VISUAL VOICE, 2000
BIBLIOGRAPHY ( PUBLICATIONS )
EL TALAKI EXHIBITION CATALOG, HELENIC CENTER, ALEXANDRIA EGYPT, PUBLISHER, 2001
SILENCE OF THE SOLITUDE, SHIHA, MAGDY; EGYPTIAN PRESS , 2000
PULLING PETALS VOL. 1 POETRY, ILLUSTRATION BY MARKLEY, KATHY; SELF PUBLISHED, 1994
PULLING PETALS VOL.2 POETRY, ILLUSTRATION BY MARKLEY, KATHY; SELF PUBLISHED, 1999
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