Artist Statement

COLOR. SHAPE. TEXTURE. TIME

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COLOR: I am under the influence of color in the natural world. The task is choosing the first color in a composition and finding its harmonious companions.

SHAPE: The shapes come from abstract word combinations used as compositional elements. The words themselves come from current events and internal combustion.

TEXTURE: is what happens as a natural result of the application process and is determined by the thickness and buildup of paint, oil pastels and any collaged elements.

TIME: isthought of in a geological sense. The accumulation of layers and their indiscriminate removal. The erosion and shifting of the surface based on external forces.

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Artist Biography

An Abstract painter from Drexel Hill, PA Carolyn Kline-Coyle is a teaching artist at community outreach programs and art centers in Delaware and Chester counties. She completed her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the 4-year Certificate Program as well as in the MFA program. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania. Her work is also included in public and private collections.

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EDUCATION

MFA – Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA
4-year Certificate of Merit – Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA

EXHIBITIONS

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Solo

2024    
Out of Context, Kiosk Gallery, Utility Works Lansdowne, PA

2017    
The Project Wall, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA

2012    
Goggle Works Center for the Arts, Reading, PA

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Invitational Group

2024      
The Day Job, 2020 Gallery, Lansdowne, PA      

2012 - 2019      
Small Works Show, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA

2011
Keystone Arts and Culture Center, Lancaster, PA

Winter Arts Exhibition, Manheim Township Public Library, Lancaster, PA

Members’ Show, Lancaster County Art Association, Lancaster, PA
Awarded Honorable Mention, Juror, James F. L. Carroll

2007
A Brief History of the Near Future, Blink Art Gallery, Old City Philadelphia, PA

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Connective Tissue, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts MFA Exhibit, Pure Gallery, Carlisle, PA

2003 - 2002    
Women’s Expressions Exhibit, Lancaster General Women and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA

Feeling Their Way, Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg, PA

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Juried

2020 - 2023          
FAME, PAFA Fellowship Exhibit Philadelphia, PA

2022          
What the World Is Today, Community Art Center, Wallingford, PA

2018 - 2019    
HOME, Community Art Center, Wallingford, PA

2011          
Inside/Outside, Goggleworks, Reading, PA
Awarded Best in Show, Juror Bruce Samuelson  

2010          
Berks Art Alliance, Goggleworks, Reading, PA

2009          
Lancaster County Art Association, Lancaster, PA
Awarded Second Place-Painting, Juror Bruce Samuelson

2008          
Lancaster County Art Association, Lancaster, PA
Awarded Second Place-Painting, Juror Denise Green

2008          
37^th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA

2007        
Art of the State, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

2001        
Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA 
Awarded First Place in Painting

138^th Annual Exhibition of Small Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Awarded Honorable Mention