Elizabeth Snelling
Cambridge , MA United States
I think of myself as a narrative painter. I like to use animals, people and scale to tell a story. I enjoy placing them together in unusual ways to upset the usual order of things so people have to think about the picture, and themselves, in a way... More
Artist Statement:
I think of myself as a narrative painter. I like to use animals, people and scale to tell a story. I enjoy placing them together in unusual ways to upset the usual order of things so people have to think about the picture, and themselves, in a way that surprises them.
Education:
BA English Literature Mount Holyoke College 1979
Pratt Manhattan Printmaking with David Finkbiener
Weaving with Peggy Osterkamp
Textile Design and Textile Printing at Philadelphia Science and Textile
Summer program in hand weaving at Friends of Finnish Handweavers Finland
Pratt Manhattan Printmaking with David Finkbiener
Weaving with Peggy Osterkamp
Textile Design and Textile Printing at Philadelphia Science and Textile
Summer program in hand weaving at Friends of Finnish Handweavers Finland
Exhibitions:
2005 Group show at the Ahlum Gallery, Easton, PA.
2006 Solo Exhibit at the Ahlum Gallery, Easton, PA.
2007 Valentine’s Day Group show at A’mbre Studio, Bethlehem, PA.
2007 “The Living Still Life” group show at A’mbre Studio, Bethlehem, PA.
2007 LITM Gallery, 140 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. August 1 to September 1, Group Show Images of Summer.
2007 Riverbank Arts, Stockton, NJ. Selected works on exhibit.
2008 Laini’s Little Shop, Easton, PA. “Olenka”
2008 eDavid Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Group Summer Show. July 15th to August 17th.
2008 eDavid Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Summer Show, August 2008.
2009 Cosmic Cup Summer show August
2009 Coffee Exchange, Continuing exhibit “Cat and Bulldog”
2010 Connexions Gallery Easton, PA “WE” Collaborative Work
2010 Terra August Show Easton Street Scenes Landscapes
2010 “Art is Not Packaged Goods” Voodoo Divorce J.Lima Gallery Easton, PA
2010 Cosmic Cup October Paintings from Vietnam
2011 Allentown Chen Arts Group New Works Exploring: Taboo Dangerous Unusual Jan.22- Feb 5 Antonio Salemme Foundation 542 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA
2012 Mercantile Home Blooming Exhibit and regular work exhibited
2012 The Irregular article by Elizabeth Johnson review of work and paintings
2013 Tria Art Gallery Woodbury, NJ Winter Love February 2 to March 22 Group Show Love Theme
2013 Mercantile Home Arcadia Exhibit "Bugs" "Frankie" and work on file
2013 Tria Art Gallery Woodbury, NJ Call it Spring Show, "Across the Street"
2013 Mercantile Home Re-Masters Exhibit The Eastonian Summer Show "Judith and Holofrenes"
2013 GAIA Gallery 79 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY "Cats" "Bear Rabbit Sniffs Frankie" July 6 to July 28
2013 "I Eat Art" Postcard Show Outsider Art Gallery Frenchtown NJ. November 25, 2013
2016 Concord Art, Members Juried Show selected "Oliver's Room"
2006 Solo Exhibit at the Ahlum Gallery, Easton, PA.
2007 Valentine’s Day Group show at A’mbre Studio, Bethlehem, PA.
2007 “The Living Still Life” group show at A’mbre Studio, Bethlehem, PA.
2007 LITM Gallery, 140 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. August 1 to September 1, Group Show Images of Summer.
2007 Riverbank Arts, Stockton, NJ. Selected works on exhibit.
2008 Laini’s Little Shop, Easton, PA. “Olenka”
2008 eDavid Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Group Summer Show. July 15th to August 17th.
2008 eDavid Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Summer Show, August 2008.
2009 Cosmic Cup Summer show August
2009 Coffee Exchange, Continuing exhibit “Cat and Bulldog”
2010 Connexions Gallery Easton, PA “WE” Collaborative Work
2010 Terra August Show Easton Street Scenes Landscapes
2010 “Art is Not Packaged Goods” Voodoo Divorce J.Lima Gallery Easton, PA
2010 Cosmic Cup October Paintings from Vietnam
2011 Allentown Chen Arts Group New Works Exploring: Taboo Dangerous Unusual Jan.22- Feb 5 Antonio Salemme Foundation 542 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA
2012 Mercantile Home Blooming Exhibit and regular work exhibited
2012 The Irregular article by Elizabeth Johnson review of work and paintings
2013 Tria Art Gallery Woodbury, NJ Winter Love February 2 to March 22 Group Show Love Theme
2013 Mercantile Home Arcadia Exhibit "Bugs" "Frankie" and work on file
2013 Tria Art Gallery Woodbury, NJ Call it Spring Show, "Across the Street"
2013 Mercantile Home Re-Masters Exhibit The Eastonian Summer Show "Judith and Holofrenes"
2013 GAIA Gallery 79 Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY "Cats" "Bear Rabbit Sniffs Frankie" July 6 to July 28
2013 "I Eat Art" Postcard Show Outsider Art Gallery Frenchtown NJ. November 25, 2013
2016 Concord Art, Members Juried Show selected "Oliver's Room"
Artistic Influences:
Pierre Bonnard, Alice Neel, David Hockney
Artist Tags:
animals, interiors, textiles, dogs, bulldogs
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