Aleah Chapin
Artist’s Statement
I am fascinated by the many languages that pigment can speak. Through paint I explore my surroundings and the intrinsic physical quality of things. By investigating exterior textures I hope to delve deeper into the unseen cerebral and psychological substance of the person or object I am painting.
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Education
New York Academy of Art, MFA candidate, New York, NY, Fall ’10 – present
Studio Escalier, Drawing at the Louvre, Paris, France, Spring ’10
Wackers Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Fall ’09
Gage Academy, workshops, Seattle, WA ’08-’09
Cornish College of the Arts, BFA, Summa Cum Laude, Seattle, WA, ’05-’09
Glasgow School of Art, study abroad program, Glasgow, Scotland, Fall ’07
Pete Jordan Studio, Whidbey Is., WA, ’00- ’06
Lane Gwinn Studio, Whidbey Is., WA, ’98-’99
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2010
Mixed Minds, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2009
Cornish College of the Arts, B.F.A. Thesis Show, Seattle, WA
2008
Flying Apron, solo show, Seattle, WA Canvas Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007
Faire Gallery, solo show, Seattle, WA
2006
Self Portrait Show, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
Crossing Paths, Gallery 451, Seattle, WA
Jeramy Hoff Studios, Seattle, WA
2005
Bayview Hub Gallery, solo show, Whidbey Is., WA
2004
Washington Association for Learning Alternatives, Whidbey Is., WA
Fresh Art Show, Gaskill Olson Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
American Association of University Women, Whidbey Is., WA
2003
Fresh Art Show, Gaskill Olson Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
2002
Fresh Art Show, Gaskill Olson Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
American Association of University Women, Whidbey Is., WA
Art by Fire, Bayview Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
Postcards for Vincent, Bayview Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
2001
Day of the Dead Show, Bayview Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
American Association of University Women, Whidbey Is., WA
2000
Day of the Dead Show, Bayview Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
1999
Bayview Gallery, Whidbey Is., WA
Awards and Scholarships
Leslie T. Posey Foundation Scholarship, ’10
New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship, ’10
Judith Kindler and Kyle Johnson Scholarship for Innovation in the Arts, ’08
Cornish College of the Arts Merit Scholarship, ’05, ’06, ’07,’08.
29th Annual Washington Association for Learning Alternatives Art Award,
’04 American Association of University Women Art Award, ’04