STATEMENT
In this exhibition, Maloff pairs a recent group of digital paintings with a series of aquatints executed in the 1980s. Markedly different in medium, scale and technique, both bodies of work embody the artist’s dedication to experiencing that which is ephemeral and singular. Additionally, both series exhibit an abiding spirit of buoyancy and sense of optimism. “Looking back at the aquatints from the perspective of my current self, I see a lot of similarities to my recent digital work—the compositions, the texture, the drama and the importance of lighting. Upon this realization, I decided I wanted to exhibit the two groups together.”
The selection of aquatints derive from Maloff’s love of drama and affinity for the human form in motion. The gestures of dance and the sensuality of textured fabrics billowing amongst columns of stage light summon the viewer to commune with the present.
Similarly, the artist’s digital paintings can be viewed as a kind of intimate theater composed of forms that float and glide, advance and recede. Diaphanous, luminous shapes interact with dissonant configurations and splatters, while natural forms and textures counter those with mechanical qualities. This pleasurable push-and-pull of aesthetic elements impart a profound appreciation of that which is transitory.
Maloff creates her digital paintings using a combination of freehand electronic tablet drawing and her developed complement of digital techniques. She employs no photographic process. “As a perennial student of Art History, I feel fortunate to have available to me both centuries-old print technologies, along with contemporary creative tools of which the Old Masters could have only dreamed. With this exhibit I hope to leave the viewer energized, and more deeply connected with the ephemeral present moment,” offers Maloff.
Maloff’s art has been exhibited widely throughout the US, as well as on four other continents. She has received awards from Butler Museum of American Art and VIII Salon de Arte Digital in Venezuela. Maloff earned a B.A. in Art History from the University of California at Berkeley, holds a doctorate in Human Ecology from the University of Texas, and studied Renaissance Art with Boston University in Florence, Italy. The artist lives and works in Austin, TX. To learn more about Maloff’s artwork, visit www.chalda.com.
Chalda Maloff
Austin, Texas, USA
cmaloff@medium-S.com
www.chalda.com
Recent & Upcoming Solo Exhibits:
2022 | Crumbs of Wisdom, Arthouse, New York City. Rising Curtain, Ceres Gallery, New York City |
2019 | Music of the Spheres, Ceres Gallery, New York City |
2017 | Beings, Ceres Gallery, New York City. |
2015 | Rational Exuberance, Ceres Gallery, New York City. |
2014 | Joy to the Fishes, Mill & Leaf Gallery, Austin, Texas. |
2013 | Search Engines, Ceres Gallery, New York City. |
2010 | Virtuous Realities, Jung Center, Jung Center Houston, Texas. |
2009 | Land and Sea, Verizon Corporate Gallery, Dallas, Texas. |
2008 | Order From Chaos, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas. Catalog. |
2007 | Dancing in the Rain, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California. Catalog. |
Boards:
2020 | Top selected Piece, Hindsight 2020, Arthouse.NYC in New York City. Fourth place in category, American Art Awards. |
2019 | Third place, Landscapes and Seascapes, 311 Gallery, Raleigh NC. |
2017 | Runner-up, The Grow Show, Arthouse NYC, New York City. |
2016 | Texas Biggest 10, Katy Contemporary Arts Museum, Katy, Texas. |
2013 | Honorable Mention, Maryland Federation of Art Small Wonders juried show in Annapolis. |
2012 | Second Place, CulinART juried show in Austin, Texas. |
2009 | Second Mention of Honor, VIII Salón de Arte Digital, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela. |
2008 | North Light Award, Visual Arts Society of Texas 40th Annual Juried Show in Denton, Texas. |
2007 | Honorable Mention, The Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Spirituality juried show in Fredericksburg, Virginia. |
2005 | Guerilla Painter Award, Visual Arts Society of Texas 37th Annual Juried Show in Denton, Texas. |
2004 | Honorable Mention, The Butler Institute of American Art, Beecher Digital Art Competition in Youngstown, Ohio. |
Selected Group Exhibits:
2022 | Techpressionism: Digital and Beyond, Southampton Arts Center, NY The Figure in Contemporary Art, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
2019 | Floating Points, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX. |
2018 | Electric Dreams, Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX. Dulce Bytes, Kerrville Creative Arts Center, Kerrville, TX. Winter Group Show, Beta Gallery, Galveston, TX. Generation, Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California at Berkeley. Raising Women’s Voices, Ceres Gallery, New York City. Superfine! Art Fair, with Ceres Gallery, New York City. COLOR PLAY, Mary Tomás Gallery, Dallas, TX. D’Art for Art, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI. Spectrum 5, Gestalt Projects, Santa Monica, CA. Catalog. Art of Water, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI. Summer of 2018, Mary Tomás Gallery, Dallas, TX. Sprung, Arthouse NYC, New York City. Pixelscapes, Gallery at the J, Austin, TX. Sanctuary, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, Oakton, VA. 4th Annual Autumnal, Arthouse NYC, New York City. Focus, Mary Tomás Gallery, Dallas, TX. |
2017 | TWELVE, Mary Tomás Gallery, Dallas, TX. Spectrum 4, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. The Grow Show, Arthouse NYC, New York City. Collector Choice, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA. Catalog. |
2016 | Layered Tones, Mary Tomas Gallery, Dallas, TX. Creative Arts Center members show, Mary Tomas Gallery, Dallas, TX. REM, ART7 Community Gallery, Fort Worth, TX. Summer Salon, Ceres Gallery, New York City. D’Art for Art, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI. The Discovery Show, Milan Gallery, Fort Worth, TX. Big Ideas Come in Small Packages, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, NY. Ladies Night, The Small Gallery, Dallas, Texas. 2nd Biennial Wings and Water, River Arts, Prairie du Sac, WI New Works, PeckArts, Galveston, TX |
2015 | Embraer, Embler Art Gallery, Melbourne, Florida D’Art for Art, Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, Michigan. Vibrant Communities, Joan Hisaoka Gallery, Washington, DC. Animal Spirit, Location 1980, Costa Mesa, California. MICROCOSMOS, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA. FUSE, HUD Art Space, Ventura, California. 2nd Biennial Wings and Water, River Arts, Prairie du Sac, WI. |
2014 | Animal Instincts, Studio 659, Whiting, Indiana. Small Works Exhibit, Main Street Gallery, Clifton Springs, New York. Hyde Park Collective Austin, Link & Pin Gallery, Austin, Texas. Summer Salon, Ceres Gallery, New York City. Admiral’s Lounge Exhibition, Embler Art Gallery, Miami, Florida. 5×7 Show, The Contemporary Austin, Austin, Texas. Anniversary Show, Ceres Gallery, New York City. |
2013 | Works on Paper, Saraghi Art Space, Victoria, Australia. Shanghai Art Fair, with Studio 26, Shanghai, China. Salón de Arte Digital, PDVSA La Estancia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. In Cold Blood, The Brush Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts. The Next Show, The Small Gallery, Dallas, Texas. |
2012 | Modest in Scale, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado. Spring Group Show, Quattro Gallery, Austin, Texas. Exhibicíon de Verano, Estudio de Arte Andras, Calafell, Spain. Realism and Abstractions, Soo Rye Gallery, Rye, New Hampshire. Perspectives, Pump Project Gallery, Austin, Texas. |
2011 | November Never Looked So Good, Soho Gallery of Digital Art, New York City. SmallWorks Show, Mill Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Dot Shop Grand Opening, Southbend Museum of Art, Southbend, Indiana. |
2010 | Let’s Eat, Long Island Museum of American Art, Stony Brook, New York. 5×7 Show, Arthouse, Austin, Texas. |
2009 | Wrapping Paper Designs, The Artcomplex Center, Tokyo, Japan. Holiday Show, Space 237, Toledo, Ohio. |
Selected Public Collections:
Volunteer Lawyers of the Boston Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts. | |
Central City Concern, purchases under Percent for Art program, Portland, Oregon. | |
Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas. | |
City on a Hill Charter Public School District, Boston, Massachusetts. | |
Our Place DC, Washington, D.C. | |
Scottish Rite Learning Center, Austin, Texas. | |
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts. | |
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Milford, Massachusetts. |
Education:
Ph.D. Human Ecology; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health. | |
M.S. Computer Science; University of California at Berkeley. | |
B.A. History of Art; University of California at Berkeley. | |
Art of the Italian Renaissance; University of Boston extension program in Florence, Italy. | |
History of Art; Mills College in Oakland, California. | |
Art and Anthropology; University of Hawaii in Honolulu. |