Nicole Caulfield
All my work is in the still-life genre. I try to infuse my pieces with a softness that recalls peacefulness and a world without the chaos that so many of our lives have. As a mother of 2 young children, the world that I depict in my still-lifes only lasts for a few short moments at a time: fine pottery laid out for guests, unblemished fruit before it is eaten, and even those new pair of shoes which have yet to be scuffed.
Colored Pencil's soft gradations, wonderful texture, and color that can stand up to any oil painting make it the perfect medium. It is also the ideal medium for the artist who lacks studio space or the time to clean up after messy painting sessions. I was reintroduced to the medium after my youngest daughter was born almost 5 years ago, and it has fit well in my "stay-at-home-mom" lifestyle. I can spread my pencils out on the dining table, prop up my board and draw while my daughters are close by playing. They even draw with me at the table and enjoy my pencils (and sharpening them) as much as I do.
resume:
degree:
Bachelors, Northern Illinois University School of Art 1997
gallery representation:
Monadnock Fine Art Gallery, Main St, Keene, NH
Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
Sharon Arts Juried Gallery, downtown Peterborough, NH
Vaughan Fine Art Gallery, 75 Congree St. Portsmouth, NH
awards:
2007 - First Place in UKCPS Annual International Juried Show, Nottingham, UK.
2007 - Juror's Choice Award, "Play with your Food" exhibition, Sharon Art Gallery, Peterborough, NH
2007 - Prismacolor Award, The Art of Colored Pencil New England Juried Show, Gallery 297, Bristol Rhode Island.
2007 - First Place Art in the Park, Keene, NH, dry media catergory.
2006 - Finalist in the 23rd Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition in the Still- Life Category.
2005 - Second Place Art in the Park, Keene NH, dry media catergory.
2005 - First place in the 2005 Keene Art Association Spring Juried Show.
2004 - Second Place Art in the Park, Keene, NH, dry media catergory.
1996 - Recipient Peg Bonds Art Scholarship based on artistic merit, Northern Illinois University School of Art
selected shows in addition to shows listed above:
2008 -International Guild of Realism Juried Show at the Scottsdale Art Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.
2007 - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe 111th Open Annual Exhibition, New York, NY.
2007 - Biennial Regional Jurors' Choice Competition, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, NH.
2006 - 14th Annual International Colored Pencil Competition with the CPSA.
2006 - Salmagundi Annual Open Non-Members Exhibition, NY, New York.
1997 - One Man Show - Northern Illinois University.
teaching experience:
2008 - Caribbean cruise workshop with Ann Kullberg.
2007 - Alaskan cruise workshop aboard the Sun Princess with authors Ann Kullberg and Anne De Mille Flood.
2005-present - adult & children art courses at Artworks, Keene, NH.
2006-present - Workshop instructor at the Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH.
memberships:
CPSA - Colored Pencil Society of America district webmaster
International Guild of Realism
Keene Art Association
Sharon Art Center Gallery
Contact Nicole:
nicolecaulfield@gmail.com
(603) 357-5995
