Kathleen Mooney
Plein Air Painting in Ireland, Scotland, Orkney, and in West Michigan Studio
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Kathleen Mooney
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Art.Memory.Archeology.Abstraction - Memory Maps.Aerial Views.Deep Past
Signature Status –
ISEA – International Society of Experimental Artists - ISEA - NF Nautilus Fellowship / ISEA - MF Masters Fellowship 2019
NWS – National Watercolor Society
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters
APUSA - Acrylic Painters USA
AA - Artist Alliance - 2021 2022 Top Member, New Mexico
AAC - Artist Alliance Collective - Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Signature Designer for Foreign Accents Rugs 2014 - 2018, Albuquerque, NM
Consumer Product Designer – Art of Where, Montreal, Canada www.artofwhere.com
Consumer Product Designer – Society6, Santa Monica, CA www.society6.com
The Artling - Singapore, theartling.com
Selected Solo Exhibitions –
Jan Tough Gallery - Santa Fe, NM - Solo Exhibition May 12 - late June 2023
Forest Hills Fine Art Center – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibition "A Tear the Sun Let Fall" February 2012
Design Quest - Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibition "Legends" June and July 2015
St. Cecelia Arts Center – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibitions - “Abstracts” 2009, “Abstracts” 2011, “Orkney Scotland” 2018
Mercy Health – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibition “Bountiful Beauty” 2018
Franciscan Life Process Center – Lowell, MI – Solo exhibitions – “Angels Among Us” 2005, “Abstracts” 2018, “Power of Abstraction” 2019
Marquette Arts and Cultural Center – Marquette, MI – Solo Exhibitions “An Artist’s Response to the Yellow Dog River” 2010, “Orkney Inspirations” 2017
One Trick Pony – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibitions "Abstracts" 2017 and “Artist’s Choice” 2019
Selected Exhibitions –
Collage Artists of America - Pushing Boundaries 2023 - Juror, Katherine Chang Liu
Mark Arts - National Watercolor Exhibition 2022 - Juror, Dean Mitchell - First Place
Artist Alliance Collective - ARTSY 2022 2023, ARTEXPO Dallas 2022, RED DOT Miami 2022, Artexpo New York 2023, ArtExpo Santa Fe 2023
Artist Alliance - 2021 2022 2023 - monthly exhibitions and ARTSY representation
Women In Watercolor - 3rd Annual International 2022 - Abstracts Award
IWE - International Watermedia Exhibition - 2021 Houston WAS-H - 'Monolith Coordinates' painting
Fallbrook 12th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition 2021 - 'Pottery Collection' painting
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 46th - 'Monolith8 Change Agent' received 'Blick Elevated Recognition Award' in Utah hosted exhibition 2021
IWM - International Watercolour Masters - 2021 (for 2022 due to Covid-19) - IWM2022 Award Winners - Finalist Highly Commended Certificate for 5 Songline series paintings. One of 100 artists selected from an international field of thousands.
IWM - International Watercolour Masters 2022, First Level Selection in 300 artists from a field of 3,750.
IWS – International Watercolor Society – Masters Exhibition – Prague, Czech Republic 2018, Costa Rica 2018, Ukraine 2018
Muckenthaler Cultural Center – Fullerton, CA 2018 – H2OMG Exhibition – 5 paintings
Pier Arts Center – Orkney, Scotland – 2016 – 2 paintings from Artist in Residence 2016
NWS – National Watercolor Society Exhibition – San Pedro, CA – International Juried Exhibition 2011, 2011 Touring Exhibit, 2017, 2018. International Exhibition catalog 2019, 2020 Centennial International Open Exhibition, 2022 International Open Exhibition
NWS and Hilbert Museum - Orange County, California - 2020 - National Watercolor Society: The First 100 Years
Visions Adjoin - San Pedro, California - 2020 - Joint Exhibition Canadian Painters in Water Color and NWS - physical exhibition and exhibition book "Visions Adjoin".
NWS / China – Small Works Juried Exhibition – “Irish Coast” touring five museums in China 2015 and at NWS CA in 2016
MWCS – Michigan Watercolor Society – 2016, 2018 and Touring Exhibit 2018, 2019 and Touring Exhibit 2019 Including U of M Dearborn
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters – 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020. International Acrylic Biennial Exhibition - 2022 Kenosha Public Museum
APUSA – Acrylic Painters USA – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
ISEA – International Society of Experimental Artists - International Juried Annual Exhibitions – 2006 MI, 2007 CA, 2008 TX, 2009 PA, 2010 MI, 2011 WA, 2012 MA, 2013 FL, 2014 CA, 2015 MI, 2017, 2018, 2019 MI, 2020 Canada Virtual Exhibition, 2020 First Prize Members Online Exhibition, 2020 Master Signature award, 2021 Members Exhibition, 2022 Alberta Canada In-Gallery International Juried Exhibition, UUPP Members' Online 2022
ISEA – International Society of Experimental Artists - International Juried Exhibition with NWS and the Wales Group – 2013 FL, 2014 CA, 2014 Country of Wales
SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Society - monthly exhibitions 2021, Western Fed 2021 Elevated award, 2022 International Exhibition
MWCS - Michigan Water Color Society - U of M Dearborn - Alfred Berkowitz Gallery 2019
Lansing Art Gallery – Beckwith, Conover, Mooney – Visual Conversations / Visual Communication 2013
Forest Hills Fine Art Center Solo Exhibition – Grand Rapids, MI – February 2012
Marquette Arts and Cultural Center – Marquette, MI - Solo Exhibitions – 2010, 2011, 2017, 2 Artist Exhibition Conover / Mooney 2020: Big Waters
St. Cecelia Arts Center – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibitions - 2009, 2011, 2018 and group shows
Mercy Health – Grand Rapids, MI – Solo Exhibition 2018 “Bountiful Beauty”
Michigan State Capital Building and Senate Building - Lansing, MI – 2009 through 2015 "Yellow Dog River" series
Lowell Area Arts Council (Lowell Arts) – Lowell, MI – Invitational exhibitions – “Icons” 2006 and “Europe” 2005
Lowell Area Arts Council (Lowell Arts) – Lowell, MI - West Michigan Regional Juried Competitions
Franciscan Life Process Center – Lowell, MI – solo exhibitions - 2005, 2018, 2019
First United Methodist Church – Grand Rapids, MI - Celebration! Juried Exhibitions
Marquette Arts and Cultural Center – Marquette, MI – “An Artist’s Response to the Yellow Dog River” 2010, Orkney Inspirations 2017
Muskegon Museum of Art – Muskegon, MI - Public Presentation – ”The Art of Sustainability” 2011
Print Day in May – International Celebration and Exploration in Printmaking – Ireland and USA – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Museum Exhibitions
Mark Arts - National Watercolor Exhibition 2022
Hilbert Museum, CA - 100 Years of Watercolor
Muckenthaler Museum, CA - H2OMG! Exhibition
Kenosha Public Museum - International Acrylic Biennial 2022
China - 5 museums - International Small Works Exhibition
Prague, Czech Republic - International Watercolor Society
Costa Rica - International Watercolor Society
Ukraine - International Watercolor Society
Selected Awards –
Mark Arts - National Watercolor Exhibition 2022 - Juror, Dean Mitchell - First Place and catalog cover
SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Member Triannual Aug 2022 "Ancient Pigments - Carbon" - Honorable Mention
Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition 2022 - Second Place Cash Award - Abstracts
SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Member TriAnnual May 2022 - "Moon Showers" - Honorable Mention
IWE - International Watercolor Exhibition 45th 2022 - "New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms" - Cash Merit Award
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 46th - 'Monolith8 Change Agent' received 'Blick Elevated Recognition' Award in Utah exhibition 2021
IWM - International Watercolour Masters - 2021 (now 2022 due to Covid-19) - IWM2022 Award Winners - Finalist Highly Commended Certificate for 5 'Songline' series paintings.
IWM - International Watercolour Masters - 2022 - IWM2022 300 Level Finalist - 5 of 3,750 entries.
ISEA 2020 Members Exhibition - First Place Award & Cash Prize for 'Horizon Explorer'
Fresh Coast Plein Aire Competition – Grand Prize 2017, Dusk to Dark Winner 2019
Michigan Water Color Society – Founders Memorial Award 2018 and 2018 Touring Exhibit, MWCS Award 2019 and 2019 Touring Exhibit
NWS – Touring Exhibit 2011, Bonese Collins Turner Experimental Award 2018
Lowell Arts – Honorable Mention Regional Art Competition 2017
ISEA – Cutting Edge Award – International Annual Juried Exhibition 2010
Lowell Area Arts Council - People’s Choice Awards
Rivertown Artists Guild – Second Place - 2006
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters - “Citra Solv” Award - 2015
ISAP - International Society of Acrylic Painters - ISAP Award - 2015
Publications –
Jen Tough Gallery - "Contemporary Artists" - Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Fibre Arts Take Two - "Infinite Possibilities" from the Lorna Crane project - Fall 2022
Color ta vie! L'essential pour tout artiste - - Mes maitres, mes amis artistes - Louise Lachance Legault - reprint with updates 2022
Visions Adjoin - San Pedro, California - 2020 - Joint Exhibition Canadian Painters in Water Color and NWS - physical exhibition and exhibition book "Visions Adjoin".
The Artists Magazine - Finalist Abstract Painting Competition 2019 - January 2020 magazine 'Blue Lagoon Blue 7'
Watercolor Artist Magazine – December 2017 – “5 Talented Artists to Watch”
“Everything Has a Beginning” by Cathy LaPointe Blundy – Illustrations by Kathleen Mooney - 2017
The Artists Magazine – Finalist Abstract Painting Competition 2014
“Legends” Collection of 10 contemporary rugs by Foreign Accents Rugs www.foreignaccentsrugs.com
“Raging With Compassion” by John Swinton – Book Cover painting by Kathleen Mooney - Eerdmans Publishing
#HAT Award – Home Accents Today at High Point Market - Fall 2014 “Sandstorm” rug design
“A Walk Into Abstracts” – DVD / book by Sue St. John featuring top experimental artists of the USA
"Combining Passions" Grand Rapids Magazine - December 2013
Cover Magazine – 2014 – “Symbols” rug design by Kathleen Mooney – Foreign Accents Rugs
Interior Design Magazine – May 31, 2014 – “Flowers” rug design by Kathleen Mooney – Foreign Accents Rugs
Other –
Gallery Owner – Art Gallery 318 and Art Academy 318 in Lowell, MI: 2013 – 2014. Retired to focus on studio practice 2015
Gallery Owner – Fire and Water ART – Lowell, MI - 2006 - 2012
Gallery Director – Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce – 2008 - 2015
Collections –
Private and corporate collections in USA, Canada and Europe
Meijer Heart Center / Spectrum Health Cardiology - Grand Rapids, MI
Michigan State University / Medical Innovation Building - Grand Rapids, MI
University of Michigan / Metro Health Hospital – Grand Rapids, MI
St Mary’s Medical Center – Grand Rapids, MI
Holland Hospital – Holland, MI
Gilda’s Club – Lowell, MI
Spectrum Women's Health & Wellness Center - Grand Rapids, MI
Other Memberships -
Artist Alliance - Jen Tough Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
Artist Alliance Collective - Jen Tough Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
AWA - American Women Artists
AWS – American Watercolor Society
APUSA – Acrylic Painters USA
SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Society
LSAA – Lake Superior Art Association
MWCS - Michigan Water Color Society
NWWS - Northwest Watercolor Society
SDWS - San Diego Watercolor Society
IWS – International Watercolor Society
Art Residencies and Art Workshop venues –
Ventry, Ireland
Ballyferriter, Ireland
Hellnar, Iceland
World Heritage Neolithic Orkney - Harry, Orkney, Scotland
Neolithic Pottery with Master Potter Andrew Appleby - Lot, France
The Landscape of Georgia O’Keeffe - Ghost Ranch, NM, USA
Pine Island, FL, USA
ACA – Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA
PWF – Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Art Instruction – Retired in 2020 to focus on studio work
2020 - Online Individual Instruction - KathleenMooney.com
Franciscan Life Process Center, Lowell, MI
Independent Traveler Workshops – Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Michigan and Ghost Ranch, NM
Self-Publishing –
Blurb.com – Art and Travel books by Kathleen Mooney, Artist
Kathleen Mooney painting in Ireland
Copyright © 2023 KATHLEEN MOONEY ARTIST. All rights reserved.
Statement
Kathleen Mooney, NWS, ISAP, ISEA-NF, APUSA
Headquarters: West Michigan, USA
Working in: WATER - Watercolor, Acrylic, and layered Water Media (on paper or canvas)
ART.MEMORY.ARCHEOLOGY.ABSTRACTION - Memory Maps, Aerial Views, Distant Past...
Mooney has enjoyed exploring the art and archeology of Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides, Great Britain, France, the Great Lakes, the American Southwest, Canada, and US coastal regions. Always seeking vast horizons with long timelines and deep layers.
"I know that experiencing iconic locales with the time to focus on painting, sketching, prehistory and history has been a unique artistic privilege - fueling my art practice with memories and powerful inspirations"
Mooney is a Signature Member of National Watercolor Society, Acrylic Painters USA, the International Society of Acrylic Painters, and the International Society of Experimental Artists.
Notable exhibitions: Opening & Solo Exhibit May 12 - late June 2023 - Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. AWS - American Watercolor Society International 2023. Mark Arts - International Watercolor Exhibition 2022 First Prize awarded by juror, Dean Mitchel. Women in Watercolor - International Competition 2022 - 2nd Place Abstracts. ISAP - Acrylic International Biennial Juried Exhibition Kenosha Public Museum 2022. National Watercolor Society "The First 100 Years" at Hilbert Museum of California Art. International Watercolor Society - Costa Rica, Czech Republic, and Ukraine. "H2OMG" at The Mukenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA. Pier Arts Center, Orkney, Scotland. Big ARTS on Sanibel Island, FL. Solo exhibition 2012 at Forest Hills Fine Art Center in Grand Rapids, MI. International exhibitions at National Watercolor Society, San Pedro, CA. ISEA/NWS CA/Wales, UK. NWS / China Exchange with a tour of 5 museums in China and CA.
Top Member Artist Alliance / Artist Alliance Collective, represented by Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2022 to present.
Finalist Award in The Artist’s Magazine 30th Annual Competition - selected from a field of over 7,500 entries world-wide.
Grand Prize 2017 and Dusk to Dark Award 2019 at the Fresh Coast Plein Aire Competitions.
Selected by "Watercolor Artist" magazine as one of their annual "5 Talented Artists to Watch" featuring a 2-page spread of paintings and interviews.
“Legends” Collection produced by Foreign Accents Rugs 2012 - 2018 - exhibited at the world’s largest home furnishings venue, High Point Market.
Rug Designer ART2Rugs 2022 to present.
Copyright © 2023 KATHLEEN MOONEY ARTIST. All rights reserved.