Stephanie London Quiet Mind, Restless Soul
STEPHANIE LONDON Quiet Mind, Restless Soul April 17th- May 17th, 2014
529 W. 20th St, Ste. 6W New York, NY 10011
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition of Stephanie London’s paintings in Quiet Mind, Restless Soul. Inspired by the histories of her subject matter—objects culled from flea markets and second hand stores—Stephanie London paints intimate pictures of vases, birds, and florals that masquerade as still lifes. Emphasizing color, light, reflection, and shadow she is able to express a narrative that not only mirrors each object’s personal story— real or fabricated—but also engages the viewer to imagine their own. By staging the objects London creates dramatic vignettes in miniature, which feel reminiscent of portraiture. Similarly, her portrait-like paintings employ specific visual keys to enhance each narrative. In her explorations of the more formal aspects of painting—the intersection of light and shadow, color choice, and form—London ably creates an atmosphere of drama. While the work is diminutive in size, each precious, jewel-like canvas conveys a profound mystery that is only magnified by its intimate scale. It seems as though the viewer has been invited to observe a small segment of a stranger’s life, a segment of which London is firmly in charge. e viewer is then left to ponder the implications and significance of each singular image. Perhaps there are larger, more powerful forces at work. Her paintings, typically spare and solemn, monochromatic and monumental are newly departed from this formula, and yet form a logical extension of her realist impulse. As a practicing Buddhist, her paintings reflect her meditations on relationships and existence. Stephanie London lives and works in Glendale, CA and has shown extensively in the area. She received her MFA from the Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, CA. Her work has found its home both in the United States and abroad.
The Box, 2014, oil on canvas, 9 x 12 inches (inside front cover) Midnight Longing, 2014 oil on canvas, 14 x 11 inches
Suspicion, 2014 oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches Mid-Century Rose, 2014, oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches Classical State of Mind, 2014, oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches
The Wave, 2014, oil and wax on linen, 12 x 16 inches The Restless Sea, 2014 oil on linen, 12 x 16 inches Bird Song, 2014, oil and wax on linen, 14 x 11 inches
Still Life with Roualt, 2014 oil n linen, 12 x 12 inches
The Swan, 2014, oil and wax on linen, 11 x 14 inches White Vase, 2014 oil on linen, 14 x 14 inches Speak No Evil, 2014 oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches
Hear No Evil, 2014, oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches
Breathing Fire, 2014, oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches
River Spree, 2014, oil on linen, 14 x 18 inches Trave River, 2014, oil on linen, 14 x 18 inches Blossom, 2014, oil on linen, 12 x 12 inches
STEPHANIE LONDON EDUCATION 1997 MFA, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA 1994 BFA, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2014 Quiet Mind, Restless Soul, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY (solo) 2013 Art Pic, North Hollywood, CA 2012 Art Pic, North Hollywood, CA Summer Invitational, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY 2011 Unique Visions, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2007 Four, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2006 Summer Salon, Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2005 Chains, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA 2004 e 50/50 Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA 2001 32nd National Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA e Advocate Gallery, Hollywood, CA 1999 Vehicles: Art Movement, Marc Arranaga Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1998 Ukyio-e: e Floating World, Gallery Paradiso, Costa Mesa, CA 1997 3 Weeks in L.A., Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA Salon Fresh, Marc Arranaga Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, CA 1996 Gallery Paradiso, Costa Mesa, CA e Scene, e West Gallery, Claremont, CA 1995 Raw Data, e West Gallery, Claremont, CA
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