Statement 2011
As an Iranian-American woman artist, painting is my way to live, communicate and explore. My life’s journey has been based around making my art for the past thirty years, and it is how I spend my time when I am not teaching or researching art.
My creative process is guided by ritual and the relationships of the formal elements of painting expressed on the surface, with the end goal being a purely meditative, possibly subconscious state of painting, producing work that is intricate, resolved, curious, visually engaging and continues to grow. The forces behind my work are change and experimentation, intuition and an awareness of relationships.
My current “trailscript” paintings evolved from my “Event Paintings” which can be viewed on my website at www.roshanhoushmand.com. They were originally inspired by images of particle trails from bubble chambers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN, which intrigued me after attending a lecture on theoretical physics by Brian Greene, professor of physics at Columbia University in 2005. Many of these early works were featured on BNL’s website for their 60th anniversary in 2007 (http://www.bnl.gov/60th/houshmand.asp) and later in Symmetry and Cosmos science magazines (http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/cms/?pid=1000499).
What began as a study of the movements of charged particles has evolved into an exploration into concepts of chance, change, space and intuition borne from a faith in the ability of the plastic qualities of painting to transform life. These are process paintings because of an aesthetic that has developed through an interpretation of time through color, tone, shape, line and movement via this organic ritual. The idea of visual markings in art being autobiographical codes; each mark created being an event in itself accumulating into a creative process that allows the painting to happen, as a code unravels, without a conscious need to be in control. The concept of multiple layers of paint, hidden and revealed, reflects states of change, in that every event in the visible world is the effect of an "image", as in Plato's notion of idea. Each layer addresses emotion and intellect, markings that correspond with incidents of life experienced, only to be covered by another experience, ritualistic in process, tactile in sense, and visual in perception.
Inasmuch as experiences are unique and cannot be repeated, the relationships of form and content, dark and light, the positive and the negative inspire synchronous progression. The exploration of color and form as a metaphor for emotions, via an organically cumulative process, crystallizes fragmentation into a visual "truth", based on the formal values of western art, and in my case, eastern art and culture. The spiritual acts in mysterious ways, empowering my work with a meaningful sense of soul, and an intelligent sense of coherence.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 “trailscripts”, Studio 106b, Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX.
2009 The Slow Down, Andes, NY.
2007 “In Full Bloom”, Oneonta Country Club, Oneonta, NY.
2006 Old Bank Gallery, Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY.
2005 “Lightning Paintings”, Andes Society for History and Culture, Hunting Tavern
Museum, Andes, NY. NY State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant.
2004 “Flowers”, Andes Hotel, Andes, NY.
1999 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA.
1998 Day Star Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA.
1997 Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1996 Spirit, Santa Fe, NM.
1995 Galeria Rene Metras, Barcelona, Spain.
1994 Galeria Llevant, Mallorca, Spain.
1993 "Ritos y Gritos", Galerie Denise Levy, Barcelona, Spain.
1992 Spirit Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
1992 Marguerite Oestreicher Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA.
1991 Galeria SIO, Calafell, Spain.
1990 R.H. Macy and Co., New York, NY. North storefront windows.
1990 Marianovich Arte, Barcelona, Spain.
1989 HOME for Contemporary Theatre and Art, New York, NY.
1987 Sadolin Inc, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1986 Jedigs Kunsthandle, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1984 Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Earth Stewards Coalition II: Our Priceless Planet Art Show”, Binghamton City Plaza
Gallery, Binghamton, NY.
2011 “Artists Choose Artists”, Longyear Gallery, Margaretville, NY.
2010 “Confluences of Culture,V; East and West”, Walter Wickiser Gallery, NY, NY
2010 Gallery 61 Main, Andes, NY.
2010 Galerie Lamber, Eindhoven-centre, The Netherlands.
2010 “Black and White”, Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
2009 61 Main Gallery, Andes, NY.
2009 Boots 2 Heal, Morton Street Gallery, Richmond, TX.
2009 B. Sharpe Gallery, Oneonta, NY.
2009 “The Flower Show”, Walter Meade Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
2008 Mural Gallery, Stamford, NY. .
2008 Rhonda Schaller, NY, NY.
2008 West Kortright Faculty Show, West Kortright, NY.
2007 “72nd National Juried Exhibition”, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY.
2007 “Fresh and Local”, Patakan Round Barn, Kelly’s Corners, NY.
2006 “21st Century American Women Artists”, US Mission to NATO, Art in Embassies
Program (ART) of the United States, Brussels, Belgium.
2006 “Sky’s the Limit”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY
2006 “Flowers”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
2006 “Found Objects”, The Belfry Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2005 “Symbol and Logic”, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA.
2005 “Art from Life”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
2005 “Landscapes”, Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY.
2004 Alpan Gallery, Huntington, Long Island, NY.
2003 “Artists for Peace, Justice and Civil Liberties”; www.taparts.com.
2003 “Emotional Sensibilities”, Evolving Perceptions, CP ArtSpace, Washington, DC.
2002 “The Art of Love”, SAAAIDS, Gallery ArtsIndia, NY, NY.
2002 “Color the World in Peace”, Project Palette, San Antonio, TX.
2002 “Celebrating Spirituality”, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY.
2002 "Cross-Cultural Expressions", CIMA; M.Y. Art Prospects, NY, NY.
2001 Children's Hospital, Washington, DC.
2000 Worth Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
1999, 00 “Evolving Perceptions", 505 Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1999 Brick City Center for the Arts, Ocala, FL.
1999 Galeria Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain.
1998 "Evolving Perceptions", National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
1995, 96 Galeria Rene Metras, Barcelona, Spain.
1995 Galeria Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain.
1993 "II Biennial of Art for Fight Against AIDS",Palau Robert,Barcelona, Spain.
1993 "L ‘Estany del Desig", Centre Civic Carmel, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 "Arxipelag", Capella del Antic Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain.
1993 "Maraton de les Arts", Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, Spain.
1992 Galeria SIO, Calafell, Spain.
1992 Spirit Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
1991 Turner-Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1991 "33 Premi a la Pintura Jove", Sala Pares, Barcelona, Spain.
1991 SATA Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA.
1991 "TOTEM", Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL.
1991 Atherton Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
1990 "I Biennial for Fight Against AIDS", Sala Placa de Cataluna, Barcelona, Spain
1990 "Art and Design from Spain", Bloomingdale’s, New York, NY.
1990 Curzon Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.
1990 HOME for Contemporary Theatre and Art, New York, NY.
1989-91 Bennington College Alumni Exhibition, Bennington, VT.
1985 Chicago Center for the Print, Chicago, IL.
1984 Brooklyn Art and Cultural Center (BACA), Brooklyn, NY.
AWARDS/GRANTS
2010,11 The A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation Grant, Hobart, NY.
2010 NY State Foundation for the Arts, SOS Grant, UCCCA, Oneonta, NY.
2006 US Govt Grant for “21st Century American Women Artists”, US Mission to NATO,
Brussels, Belgium.
2005, 10 NY State Council on the Arts, Decentralization Grant, RAG, Roxbury, NY.
2003 IVAcc; Second Place; 3B Abstract-International; Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
2003 “The Healing Power of Art”, Manhattan Arts International; Award of Excellence, NY, NY
2001 El Fumador, Sewickley, PA; First Prize and Honorable Mention, Sewickley, PA.
1982 Sandra Kessleman Slotnik Award, Bennington College, Bennington, VT.
1982 Ella Woodner Macy Award, Bennington College, Bennington, VT.
ART WORKSHOPS
2011 Coordinator and Sole Instructor for three-week painting workshop in India.
2011 Instructor for Children’s Workshops on Persian Art. West Kortright Center for the Arts,
West Kortright, NY.
2011 Coordinator and Instructor for Children’s Summer Art Workshops at Roxbury Arts Group,
Roxbury, NY.
2010-,11 Coordinator and Instructor for Children’s Summer Art Workshop, Andes Society for
History and Culture, Andes, NY.
2010 Coordinator and Sole Instructor for three-week painting workshop in India.
2009 Sole Instructor for multi-cultural art workshops for kids, West Kortright Center for the
Arts, West Kortright, NY.
2009 Coordinator and Sole Instructor for two-week painting workshop in Nicaragua.
2008 Coordinator and Sole Instructor for two-week painting workshop in Costa Rica.
2008-11 Kids in the Kaatskills; summer art workshops for kids at Margaretville, Andes, Pine Hill,
Phoenicia andFleischmann’s Libraries.
2004-11 CROP (Creating Rural Opportunities Partnership) Instructor for Andes, Margaretville,
Roxbury, S. Kortright, Stamford, Jefferson and Cherry Valley afterschool art programs
through Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY and BOCES.
CHARITIES
CRAS Light for Life Annual Art Exhibit and Auction, Roxbury Arts Group Gallery | Roxbury, NY
"II Biennial of Art for Fight Against AIDS",Palau Robert,Barcelona, Spain.
"I Biennial of Art for Fight Against AIDS",Palau Robert,Barcelona, Spain.
Red Cross, Barcealona, Spain
MEMBERSHIPS
Member of the Andes, NY Chamber of Commerce.
Member of ARS (Artists Rights Society).
COMMISSIONS/PUBLIC ART
2004 Apple Fest, NY, NY. Public Art.
2002 Mainline Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. Public Art.
1993 J. Iranzo, Valencia, Spain. Mural Commission.
1992 BDM Architects, Barcelona, Spain. Commission.
1991 Marianovich Arte, Barcelona, Spain. Exterior Building Mural.
1986,7 M. Termin, Boca Raton, FL. Commission.
EMPLOYMENT
2011-current Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury Arts Group in Roxbury, NY and the Erpf Gallery,
Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, Arkville, NY.
Curator.
2007- current SUNY Delhi, Delhi, NY
-Adjunct Instructor of Art Appreciation
-Adjunct Instructor of Painting
2005-08 Enderlin Gallery, Roxbury, NY. Director of contemporary art gallery
2005-06 Catskill Arts Society, Livingston Manor, NY. Painting Instructor
2001-02 Community College of Allegheny County, Bethel Park, West Mifflin, PA
-Adjunct Painting Instructor for levels I and II
-Adjunct Drawing Instructor
-Adjunct Art Appreciation Instructor
2000-02 Penn State University, Beaver, PA
-Adjunct Drawing Instructor
2000 The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
-Adjunct Drawing Instructor
-Adjunct Color Theory Instructor
-Adjunct Perspective Instructor
1998-99 Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
-Pre-college Painting and Drawing Instructor
-Director of children’s summer art camps
-Conceptual Self-Portrait in the Form of the Object Instructor
1992-93 Escola Massana, Barcelona Spain (Municipal College of Art)
Visiting artist for 2-month workshops for senior-level art students
1992 Winchester Graduate School of Art, Barcelona, Spain
Visiting lecturer at British graduate school of art based in Barcelona
1991 Marianovich Arte, Barcelona, Spain
Gallery Assistant for contemporary fine art gallery
1990-91 LEAP (Learning Through an Expanded Arts Program), New York, NY
Art Coordinator and Teacher with NPO for New York Public School System,
integrating the arts into curriculum, teaching students and training teachers
1990-91 Prakapas Gallery, New York, NY
Assistant for gallery specializing in Bauhaus photography.
EDUCATION
1985, 89 Painting Tutorial with J. Alpuy of the Atelier of J. Torres Garcia; New York, NY
1984 MFA, Rosary Graduate School of Fine Arts, now Dominican University, Ill;
Graduate Program in Florence, Italy. Painting major.
1983 MA, Rosary Graduate School of Fine Art, now Dominican University, Ill; Graduate
Program in Florence, Italy. Art History major.
1981 School of Visual Arts, NY, NY; Summer program in Morocco with Burt Hazen and
Luccio Pozzi.
1982 BA, Bennington College, Bennington, VT; Scholarship student and recipient of
two awards for outstanding achievement in the Arts. Painting and sculpture major.
PUBLICATIONS/FEATURES
Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, MA, Fall 2008; Spring 2009.
COSMOS Magazine, “Primal Trails”,pp 30-33, Issue 20, April/May 2008, Sydney, Australia. http://www.
symmetrymagazine.org/cms/?pid=1000499
http://www.bnl.gov/60th/houshmand.asp
http://nato.usmission.gov/dossier/Women.asp
”Unbroken Line; Writing in the Lineage of Poetry”; written by Miriam Sagan, published by Sherman
Asher, First Edition, 1999. Cover Painting.
Catskill Mountain Guide, 2005, Artist Feature Section.
New Art International 2003, Book Art Press.
“Santa Fe Poetry Broadside”; Issue #12, November 1999; paintings featured with Poetry by Miriam
Sagan. (http://www.rt.66.com/-sfpoetry).
Iranian.com, Featured Artist 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
REVIEWS
El Periodico, Barcelona, Spain; El Pais, Barcelona, Spain; New Orleans Gambit, New Orleans, LA; The
News, Boca Raton, FL; Boca Thursday, Boca Raton, FL; La Vanguardia, Barcelona, Spain; ABC,
Madrid, Spain; Marte, Barcelona, Spain; Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Post Gazette, Pittsburgh,
PA, North Hills News Record, Pittsburgh, PA, Catskill Mountain News, Arkville, NY, Daily Star, Oneonta,
NY.
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