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Artist's Statement and Biography
Laurie J. Kalb
Always loving to create, using color and shape, I have been an artist for as long as I can remember. My career as an occupational therapist was chosen because of its close relationship to art and soul. As my family has grown I take comfort and refuge in my art world, now a part of every day, presently focusing on pastels, watercolor and mixed media. Influenced by the use of color and wonder of expression of Wolf Kahn, Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Henri Matisse, Gary Komarin, Dannielle Mick, and Julie Friedman, I explore abstraction of landscape and life.
Expressing a moment and thought through line and color is fun, intense, and quite wonderful. Allowing the creative part of daily life to take over is all consuming and so rewarding. When others react with shared enthusiasm, well, it doesn't get better than that!
Exhibitions
Morristown Memorial Hospital 2005
Newark Academy 2005
Atrium Gallery, Hall of Records, Morristown 2005
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts 2005
Ferry Street Restaurant, Princeton 2005
Art Upstairs Gallery, Community Theatre, Morristown 2006
Pastel Society of New Jersey Member Show, Bernardsville Library 2006
Children's Specialized Hospital 2006
NJCVA Member Show 2006
Pastel Society of New Jersey Juried Show Morris County Library 2006
Madison Public Library, Madison, New Jersey 2006
Make a Wish Foundation, Reckson Office Complex, 2006
Newark Academy "Growing" 2007
Art Upstairs Gallery, Community Theater Pastel Society of New Jersey 2007
Community Theater, Shared Enthusiasm, spring 2007
NJCVA Member Show 2007
PSNJ Member Show, Atrium Gallery, Hall of Records, Morristown Summer 2007
Tewksbury Historical Society Juried Show, September 2007
Pastel Society of New Jersey Juried Show Crane's Mill Gallery November 2007
Educational Foundation of Millburn Short Hills March 2008
Artspace Gallery Featured Artist Grand Opening March 2008
Millburn Short Hills Art Center (MSHAC) Papermill Juried Show April 2008
Awards
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Emeriti Award 2005
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Merit Award 2006
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Landscape Award 2007
Tewksbury Historical Society Landscape 4th place
PSNJ Juried Show Daler Rowney Merit Award 07
Millburn Short Hills Art Center Merit Award 08
Titles
Elected Juried Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America
Recording secretary, Pastel Society of New Jersey
LJKalbart@aol.com
973-634-7836 Morristown, New Jersey
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