Kari Souders
Gladwyne, PA
About the Artist
I see my work as maps of the mind, the mind's inner landscape in which I move in and out of a labyrinth that is continuously changing. My work is created through a ritualistic physical and structural approach. My process involves mapping, exploring organic constraints and seeking the possibilities of continuous systems. I work to harmonize mixed media through layering beeswax, paint and collage elements that evolve to a mutual resolution over time. The surfaces of my paintings are intensely worked until they appear both destructive and regenerative. Unearthing the painting's hidden layers a…
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I see my work as maps of the mind, the mind's inner landscape in which I move in and out of a labyrinth that is continuously changing. My work is created through a ritualistic physical and structural approach. My process involves mapping, exploring organic constraints and seeking the possibilities of continuous systems. I work to harmonize mixed media through layering beeswax, paint and collage elements that evolve to a mutual resolution over time. The surfaces of my paintings are intensely worked until they appear both destructive and regenerative. Unearthing the painting's hidden layers allows actual interaction between the inside and outside of the painting. The gouged and thickly covered surface, while very physical, brings to mind topographical maps. My paintings expose my mental geography where through the imbrication of textures and movement I can interweave the topography of the brain and the outside world.
Artist’s Work
Selected Exhibitions
- Images '95: HUB Gallery
Penn State University, PA, - Four Person Finalist Show: Reston Arts Center
Reston, VA, - The Friends of The Tim Mark Endowment Exhibit: Penn State
Media, PA, - Intrinsic Visions: Pyramid Arts Center
Rochester, NY, - Ancient Fragments in a New Light: Women Made Gallery,
Chicago, IL, - Art on Paper: Maryland Federation of Art
Annapolis, MD, - Art Now, Emerging Artists Exhibition: Main Line Art Center
Haverford, PA, - Curatorial Review Exhibition: Abington Art Center
Jenkintown, PA, - Contemporary Artwork Exhibition, Erector Square Gallery Erector Square Gallery, New Haven
New Haven, CT, - Organic Relief: Bockrath Gallery
Cleveland, OH, - Body Quilting: Solo Show, Walton Gallery
Newtown, PA, - New Narratives: Stories and Messages in Contemporary Art, Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery
Arnold, MD, - Itzhak Sankowsky Award and Exhibit: Main Line Art Center
Haverford, PA, - Artstravaganza award winner, Hunter Museum of American Art
Chattanooga, TN,
Education
- University of Maryland:, MFA
College Park, MD,1994 - Syracuse University, BFA
Syracuse, NY,1990
