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Carol Cousineau
Oil Pastel
Contact:
Call Carol at: 616.846.2633
616 Leonard Road
Spring Lake, Michigan 49456
Artist Statement:
My oil pastels are depictions of the beauty that surrounds me.
A majority are inspired by scenes in West Michigan. I love color.
It helps me to express my understanding of the world in which I live.
I look at reflections, shadows and contrasts created by light. I'm
interested in shapes, and patterns and using these elements to create a
strong composition. My message is simple. It doesn't take the grand Canyon
or the Rockies to demonstrate beauty. It can be found in a quiet stream,
a local field, or a simple cottage.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 Muskegon Museum of Art,
Self Portraits and Narratives, Invitational Group Exhibit, Muskegon, MI
2006, 2002, 1997, 1996 Grand Rapids Art Museum,
Festival of the Arts, Regional Arts Competition
2006 Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center,
“Vanishing Landscapes” Group Show, Birmingham, MI
2006-1989 Lakeland Artists,
Annual Show, Grand Haven, MI
2005, 2002 Holland Friends of Art Juried Art Exhibition,
Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
2005-2001 Winterfest Juried Art Exhibition,
Gallery Uptown, Grand Haven, MI
2004-2002, 1999, 1997 Muskegon Museum of Art,
Annual Regional Competition
2004 Park Street Congregational Church
Two Person Show, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Great Lakes Pastel Society, Juried
Competition, Midland, MI
2003 Gallery Uptown “Four Pastelists Only”,
Four Person Show, Grand Haven, MI
2002 Franciscan Life Process Center,
One Person Show, Lowell, MI
2002 Rankin Art Gallery, Four Person “Women’s Show”,
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
1998 Bettye Clark-Cannon Gallery,
Two Person Show, Muskegon, MI
1998 Holland Area Arts Council,
“A Woman’s Intuition”, Michigan Women Artists Invitational Exhibition
1998, 1996 The Gallery at GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum,
Three Person Show
1997 Holland Area Arts Council Annual
Michigan Arts Competition, Holland, MI
1996 Muskegon Museum of Art,
“Tornado Warning”, Invitational Group Exhibit, Muskegon, MI
EDUCATON
Oxbow - Summer Arts Program,
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Saugatuck, MI
Steven Duren Workshop
B.A., Hope College, Holland, MI
M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
COLLECTIONS
• Steelcase Inc.
• Herman Miller Inc.
• Haworth Inc.
• Grand Valley State University
• Lake Michigan Center (GVSU)
• Spectrum Health
• Gerber Memorial Hospital
• Hackley Professional Building
• Priority Health
• Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt and Howlett
• Select Bank
• FMB-Lumberman’s Bank
• Macatawa Community Bank
• Capitol Engineering
• JSJ Corporation
• Hamilton Public Schools
SELECTED AWARD & HONORS
2006 Grand Rapids - Festival of the Arts,
Warner Norcross & Judd Purchase Award
2005 Lakeland Artists,
Spring Exhibit - Honorable Mention, Fall Exhibit - Third Place
2003 The Pastel Journal, Article,
Issue NO.26, May/June
2003 First Place, Winterfest Juried Art
Exhibition, Grand Haven, MI
2003 Gold Award,
Lakeland Painters - Spring Show, Grand Haven, MI
2002 Chairman’s Choice Award,
Holland Friends of Art Juried Art Exhibition
2002, 2001 Honorable Mention,
Winterfest Juried Art Exhibition, Grand Haven MI
1997 Comerica Bank Award,
Annual Regional Art Competition, Muskegon Museum of Art
1997 Holland Friends of Art Award,
Holland Area Arts Council 10th Annual Michigan Arts Competition, Holland, MI
ASSOCIATIONS & POSITIONS
2002 Artist- in-Residence,
Franciscan Life Process Center, Lowell, MI
2001-1997 Muskegon Museum of Art,
Collections Advisory Committee, Muskegon, MI
1999-1992 Chautauqua,
Board of Directors, Grand Haven, MI
1996 Artist-in-Residence,
New Era Christian School, New Era, MI
Artists Alliance
Great Lakes Pastel Society, Charter Member
Lakeland Painters
REPRESENTED BY
The Gallery Uptown, Grand Haven, MI
The Gallery at GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum,
Synchronicity Gallery, Glen Arbor, MI
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