Artist's Statement:
Form and color are my primary concerns. My subject matter has been the detritus of the Industrial Age - the hoppers, smoke stacks, and remains of breweries and factories that I see as I travel the US. Since many of these structures no longer exist, there is a historic aspect to my work which has been described by Robin Rice as "resurrected relics of power which have a new life in memory."
Recently I began a series of new works related to my continuing interest in
Jasper Johns. I'd been working with digital collages in Photoshop and oil
sticks over acrylic in my paintings. This suggested transparency as an element in composition. I began to apply these elements to my water tower images which resulted in this new work which I call Water Tower Combines. These pieces are much more abstract than my industrial sites - more about color, texture, and surface.
Selected Collections:
- James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
- University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
- ADM Group, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
- Quaker Chemical Company, Norristown, PA
- Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg PA
- TAH Industries, Sommerville NJ
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
- Pennswood Village Gallery, Newtown, PA
- Conant Hall Gallery, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
- Esther Klein Gallery, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ
- Stockton, College, Atlantic City, NJ
- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
- Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- SPRING 2006, Philadelphia Museum of Art & Thomas Properties Group
Selected Group Exhibitions:
- ASSEMBLAGE/2003, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
- 61st Annual Painting Exhibition, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
- Leeway Award Winners, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- Pennsylvania Treasures 1, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
- The Legacy Preserved, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
- The Contemporary Eye, James A. Michener Art Museum, New Hope PA
- Third Biennial Senior Artists Initiative, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia PA
- North of the Border4, Art in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
- POST, Philadelphia Open Studios Tour, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia PA
- Cityscapes, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA
- MTV, "The Real World Philadelphia"
Selected Awards:
- Leeway Foundation Established Artist Grant 2000
- Awarded Pennsylvania Treasure by Philadelphia Mayor Rendell
- Pollock/Krasner Foundation Award 2004
Teaching Experience:
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA: Professor, 1973-1998, Professor Emeritus
Education:
- Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY: Summer Graduate Studies;
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: Graduate Studies;
- Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: BFA
Contact Information:
1627 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-925-2884
e-mail: schatzart@gmail.com
website: www.charlotteschatz.com
