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Elaine Green

Artist's Statement for 'Artists @ Work' Exhibit, July 2011

"The body has been a recurring subject in my work for the last decade. With life-sized charcoal drawings, I have looked at how the naked body communicates through body position and gesture, and acts as a record of change.
The current series of drawings continues this research, investigating group dynamics and the subject/object dichotomy with drawings based on overheard conversations."
- Elaine Green

Biography

Elaine Green is a Northwest artist whose work has been included in numerous exhibits throughout the region including the Boise Art Museum, Utah State University, and Clatsop Community College in Astoria.
Green was born in St. Maries, Idaho, in 1958. After studying art at Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington University, Green earned her MFA from the University of Idaho in 2005. She has been an art instructor in the Spokane area, and served most recently as adjunct faculty with the Department of Art and Design at the University of Idaho. She moved to Corvallis with her husband in the fall of 2008.

      Education:

• 2005 MFA, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
• 2001 BFA, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
• 1999 CFA, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA

      Solo Exhibitions:

• 2010  BLACK THUMB, Elaine Green at The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID
• 2009  OUT OF THE DARK, Boswell Gallery, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID
• 2008  IN AN EFFORT TO CONTROL, Reflections Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
• 2008  ELAINE GREEN, NEW CHARCOAL DRAWINGS, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID
• 2007  PALIMPSESTS, Solo exhibition, Clatsop Community College Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR
• 2006  LANDSCAPES/FLESHSCAPES, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID

      Two-person Exhibitions:

• 2010 IN BLACK AND WHITE, Pegasus Gallery, Corvallis, OR
• 2006 ONE TO ONE, Huneke Gallery, Spokane, WA

      Select Group Exhibitions:

• 2011  UN-SPEAK-ABLE, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2010  WHERE BIRDS DREAM, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2009  3 WOMEN, 3 VISIONS, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2008  DRAWING ON EXPERIENCE, International Juried Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 2008  AU NATUREL: THE NUDE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, International Juried Exhibition, Clatsop Community College Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR
• 2008  CORPUS MEMENTO, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID
• 2007  ARTIST’S STUDIO TOUR OF THE PALOUSE, Invitational, Moscow Arts Commission, Moscow, ID  
• 2007  AU NATUREL: THE NUDE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, International Juried Exhibition, Clatsop Community    College Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR
• 2007  MY PRIVATE IDAHO, Landscape Invitational, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History,     Lewiston, ID
• 2007  FACULTY EXHIBITION, Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID
• 2006  SUBLIMATION, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID
• 2006  PRICHARD ART GALLERY INVITATIONAL, Moscow, ID
• 2005  STEPS BEYOND, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
• 2005  SEPTEMBER SEVEN, Stewart Gallery, Boise, ID
• 2004  IDAHO TRIENNIAL, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID. Juried by art critic Prof. Arthur C. Danto  
• 2001  NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit. Invitational, Washington D.C.
• 1996 BUMBERSHOOT, Seattle Arts Festival. Invitational, Seattle, WA
• 1996 ENDANGERED, Oregon Book Arts Guild, Forest Grove, OR
• 1988-98  SPOKANE CALLIGRAPHIC ART SOCIETY, Annual Traveling Exhibit, Spokane, WA

      Professional Experience:

• 2010-11  Assistant to the Curator, UN-SPEAK-ABLE Book Arts Exhibit, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2006-08  Lecturer, University of Idaho, Department of Art and Design
• 2007  Instructor, Spokane Art School, Drawing Marathon
• 2005-06  Public Art Field Researcher, Idaho Commission on the Arts
• 2002.5  Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho, Drawing and Design
• 2002  Instructor, Spokane Art School, Botanical Illustration
• 2001  Instructor, Spokane Falls Community College, Calligraphy
• 1995-97  Instructor, Corbin Art Center, Botanical Illustration
• 1989-97  Instructor, Institute for Extended Learning, Calligraphy

      Lectures/Workshops:

• 2011  Academy for Lifelong Learning, OSU Alumni Assoc., Corvallis, OR. Presentation on process and evolution of art-making, January.
• 2010  The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID. Public lecture and life drawing demonstration,  November 13.
• 2009  North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, ID. Gallery walk, public lecture and classroom drawing presentations in    conjunction with solo exhibit. September 29-October 2.
• 2009  The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR. Public lecture and discussion of work, June 10.
• 2008  Art in the Making, drawing performance and demonstration, Coeur d’Alene, ID, October.
• 2008  Art Day, Lena Whitmore Elementary School, Moscow, ID, May. Conducted a workshop in additive and subtractive   drawing techniques.
• 2007  Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR.  Presented public lecture and student demonstration in     conjunction with solo exhibit, October.
• 2005  Panelist: Steps Beyond, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA.  

      Awards and Honors:

• 2007  Idaho Commission on the Arts and NEA Support Grant
• 2007  First Place Award, Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century Exhibition
• 2005  University of Idaho Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2005  University of Idaho Graduate Student Travel Award
• 2004  Liberace Scholarship Award
• 2004  Mary Kirkwood Scholarship Award
• 2000  Hanrahan-Swerer-Wiley Scholarship Award
• 1999  Exhibit Award. SFCC Graduating Fine Art Student Exhibit
• 1998  SFCC Portfolio Award, Northwest Portfolio Review

      Professional Service:

• 2010  Art donor, Prichard Art Gallery Invitational Exhibition and Art Auction
• 2010  Art donor, Chocolate Fantasy, Invitational Fundraiser and  Auction for the Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
• 2008  Art donor, Prichard Art Gallery Invitational Exhibition and Art Auction
• 2008  Art donor, Grape and Grain Fundraiser, Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID
• 2007-08  Member, Use Committee, Heart of the Arts 1912 Center, Moscow, ID
• 2007  Member, Artist’s Studio Tour Planning Committee, Moscow, ID
• 2006  Art donor, Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse
• 2006  Art donor, Prichard Art Gallery Invitational Exhibition and Art Auction
• 2005  Art donor, Heart of the Arts Fundraiser
• 2003  University of Idaho Graduate Student Association, Art Department Representative
• 2001-02 ZEPHYR art and design volunteer
• 1999  ARTFEST volunteer
• 1989-02 Private calligraphy and illustration business
• 1998  SFCC Art Club Representative
• 1998  Courtroom artist for KXLY Television
• 1997-98  Exhibit Chair, Spokane Calligraphic Art Society
• 1997 Spokane Watercolor Society, speaker and presenter
• 1991-97  Spokane Interstate Fair, calligraphy demonstrations
• 1991-98  Exhibit assistant, Calligraphic Art Society

      Bibliography:

• Jennifer Zurlini, “On the Wall,” Spokane Spokesman Review, Spokane7, October 10, 2008.
• Carrie Scozzaro, “Artists to Watch,” The Pacific Northwest Inlander’s Annual Manual, 2007-2008.
• Jennifer Ball, “Six Art Friendly Towns,”  The Artist’s Magazine, volume 23, no. 7, July-August 2006.
• Sheri Boggs, “This Summer at The Art Spirit Gallery,” Northern Journeys, volume 9, no. 2, June-August 2006.
• Chris Schnoor, “Idaho Triennial at the Boise Art Museum,” Artweek, volume 36, no. 3, April 2005.
• Heather Ferrell and Kathleen Bettis, Idaho Triennial Catalog, Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho, 2004.
• Endangered, Oregon Book Arts Guild Exhibition Catalogue, 1996.
• Julianne Crane, “Emerging Artist: Elaine Green,” Spokane Spokesman/Review, September 16, 2005.