Ragellah Rourke

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Larger Paintings

Aurora, 2006	Box Full of Stars, 2008	Her Red Dress at Night, 2008
The Butterfly Note, 2009	The Hour Glass, 2008	Echos at Twilight, 1999

Small Paintings

Clover, 2009	Collection By the Sea, 2009	Room Full of Secrets, 2008
The Crown Maker, 2008

Medium Sized Paintings

Pom Pom, 2009	Signal Tomorrow, 2009	Sprocket, 2008
The Conservatory, 2009	Nebula, 2006	Remnants and Traces, 2007
Traces I, 2007	Under a Spell, 2007

Artist Statement

My paintings are very textural and built up slowly over long periods of time.  Plaster is first applied to the surface of the painting. The plastered surface allows me to work in a way that suits my search and discovery approach. I draw, scratch, sand, and incise into the plaster .The surface holds the memory of the painting’s development, all the time looking for clues for what will come next. Transparent, watery, washes of paint are applied over parts of the surface, exposing or covering the preexisting marks and textures. I look for connections between the forms that develop. They are never something that I logically calculate, but rather a long string of chances, thoughts, and guesses. The appearance and meaning develop throughout the progression of the painting. It is a continuous search for resolution, balance and mystery within the painting.

Artist Bio

1963 Born Albany, NY

1998 BA Painting, The University at Albany, State University of New York

Residing: East Berne, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

            2009   Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

2008   Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

2007   Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

2006   Before Night Falls, Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY

            2004    Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

2003    Recent Paintings, Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs, NY

            Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

2001    Radiant Transmissions, Siena College, Loudonville, NY

1999    Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Echo’s at Twilight, The Palmer House, Rensselaerville, NY

1998        Ragellah Rourke-New Paintings, Designer’s Studio, Saratoga Springs, NY

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

            2007   Galleria Jan, La Jolla, CA

                        Windham Fine Arts, Windham, NY

2005    Fine Art Forum, Metropolitan Pavillion, New York, NY

            Galleria Jan, La Jolla, CA

2003    Abstractions, Gallery 100, Saratoga Springs, NY

            2002    Abstract Paintings, Carrie Haddad Galley, Hudson, NY

            2000    Three Person Exhibition, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY

1998    New York State Biennial, New York State Museum, Albany, NY

1997    Mohawk-Hudson Regional, University at Albany, Albany, NY

            Between Studios, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY

1995    Wet Paint, Russell Sage College Gallery, Troy, NY

1994    Alumni Invitational, Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY

            Light, Russell Sage College Gallery, Troy, NY

1992    Mohawk- Hudson Regional, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY

AWARDS and PUBLICATIONS

Mohawk-Hudson Regional, award, John Yau curator

Catskill Mountain Region Guide, review, Sue Stovall 2006

The Saratogian, review, Thomas Dimopoulos, 2003

The Independent, review, J. Peter Bergman, 1999

The Times Union, review, William Jaeger,1998

The Altamont Enterprise, review, Ed McMullen, 1997

LECTURES/ PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS        

2001    Lecture, Siena College, Loudonville, NY

                1999    Visiting Artist, Siena College, Loudonville, NY