STATEMENT
“My work reflects my open-minded and inquisitive spirit. It has an ethereal quality to it, but it also incorporates personal mark-making, poems, imagery and textures and to enhance the calm underpaintings.
I use a spontaneous yet thoughtful approach to painting which creates unexpected variations and surprises and invites my viewers to experience the nature of my painting process. I rely on a shamanistic approach stemming from my beliefs that I am a vessel trough which creativity flows; putting down on the canvas images that already exist in the universe.
Often my initial my intent is to express a peacefulness or, a universal pain that presents itself needing to be mourned. And sometimes paint alone is not sufficient to relay these feelings completely so it is then that I incorporate video, music, choreography and/or poetry.
My Influences are many and include, Cecily Brown, Agnes Martin, Helen Frankenthaler and the infamous Jean Cocteau who remained free from traditional limitations of a specific medium.
Rae Boyles studied at American Institute of Art in Chicago, IL and Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. In the 1980’s and 90’s Rae had vibrant career as a creative director. In 2001 Rae became a full-time painter. She continued her studies in Southern France, Canada and Fine Arts Workshop in Atlanta in the US. Rae began teaching for Fine Arts Workshop in Atlanta in 2010 and has also been invited to teach at Red Deer College.
Rae works across a variety of creative disciplines. Although often abstract, she incorporates multiple mediums including, painting, photography, video, poetry and choreography. Her work has been shown in prestigious galleries in the US and was accepted as one of 20 National Artists in the highly respected A.I.R. Gallery in New York in 2018. Now Rae is a member at CERES Gallery in Chelsea NY.
Additional recognitions include Platform Artist of the Year Finalist with RMG, which hosts Spectrum Miami and Art Expo New York, Mixed Media Artist of the Year at the ADC Awards in Cincinnati, OH, The Bronze Award for Painting Forward, Best in Show at JF Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, and multiple merit awards in National Shows including the Valdosta National, Grosse Pointe Art Center, MI and the APS National Show at Chastain in Atlanta with printmaking work.
Rae lives in Roswell, GA and is the founder of Fountainhead Art Space, a community-based art program to mentor emerging artists.
Education
Undergraduates studies at American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL. and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) ’81-’84.
Continuing education; Moulin de Perot in Valence, France and Red Deer College in Alberta, CA and Fine Arts Atelier in Atlanta
Currently enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design CE program
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2024 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY Quinlan Center for the Arts, Gainesville, GA |
| 2023 | Muse and Co. Fine Art, Marietta, GA |
| 2022 | LM Studio Gallery, Hyeres, Cote D’Azure, France |
| 2017 | City Gallery, North Charleston, SC |
| 2015 | Muse and Company Fine Art, Roswell, GA The Rousch Gallery, Solo Show, Carrollton, GA |
| 20`14 | SEA Contemporary, Solo Show, Rosemary Beach, FL |
| 2011 | Studio b, Solo Show , Alys Beach, FL |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Laguna Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA | |
| 2021 | Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL The Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA | |
| 2019 | Museum of Encaustic Art, 50 States Show, Sante Fe, NM | |
| 2018 | Small Works Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL October Group Show, Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA August Group Show, Gallery 104, NY, NY The Earth Show, Gallery 104, NY, NY Sacred Spaces, Gregg Irby Gallery, Atlanta, GA | |
| 2017 | Two-person Show with Fran O’Neill, Sublime Original, Jacksonville, FL Ephemera, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA New York Art Week Show, Caelum Gallery (Chelsea), New York, NY A.I.R. National Artists Show, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2016 | Art Design Consultants, Art Comes Alive , Cincinnati, OH Ward Nasse Gallery, Summer Solstice II, New York, NY Art Design Consultants, High Design + Fine Art, Cincinnati, OH Huff Harrington Fine Art, Oil and Water, Atlanta, GA The HUD Gallery, Mediums In Transposition, Ventura, CA JF Gallery, Group Exhibition, Best in Show, West Palm Beach, FL | |
| 2015 | Satellite Contemporary, Resurrected, Las Vegas, NV Orange County Creatives Gallery, Humans, Laguna Beach, CA Hudgens Center for the Art, Duluth, GA Blue Mark Studios, Method, Atlanta, GA Liberty Town Gallery, Frozen, Fredericksburg, VA | |
| 2013 | The Art of Simple, Seaside, FL Art Gallerie Stoa, Group Show, Holmsbu, Norway | |
| 2011 | Bill Lowe Gallery, Small Group Show, Atlanta, GA Chastain Art Center, APS National Show , Atlanta, GA | |
| 2010 | Anne Irwin Fine Art, Small Works Show, Atlanta, GA Emerging Artists Show, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 6x6x20, Rochester, NY Desotorow Gallery, Blind Proxy, Savannah, GA Valdosta National – Juried Exhibition, Valdosta, GA Elon University, Small Works Invitational, Elon, NC | |
| 2009 | Grosse Pointe Art Center, Embedded Light, Grosse Pointe, MI |
Selected Awards and Recognitions
| 2022 | Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 50 | |
| 2021 | Circle Quarterly, Fall Issue | |
| 2018 | CreativPaper Magazine, Nov 2018 Spotlight Magazine – ISSUE 7, Circle-Foundation for the Arts | |
| 2017 | Art Journey, Abstract Painting; A Celebration of Contemporary Art, F+W Media Gate Posts with No Gate, In conjunction with Peter Waldor and Shanti Arts Studio Visit Magazine | |
| 2015-16 | Blink Art, Art Design Consultants | |
| 2015 | Art Galleries and Artists of the South | |
| 2014 | Studio Visit Magazine | |
| 2013 | Incite: Dreams Realized, Northlight Books, Best of Mixed Media One Life, International Photography Annual | |
| 2012 | Stone Voices, Winter 2012-13 FORM Atlanta, Artistic Independence Still Point Arts Quarterly, Issue no.4 , The Romantic Barn | |
| 2011 | FORM Atlanta |
Selected Publications
| 2022 | Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 50 | ||
| 2021 | Circle Quarterly, Fall Issue | ||
| 2018 | CreativPaper Magazine, Nov 2018 Spotlight Magazine – ISSUE 7, Circle-Foundation for the Arts | ||
| 2017 | Art Journey, Abstract Painting; A Celebration of Contemporary Art, F+W Media Gate Posts with No Gate, In conjunction with Peter Waldor and Shanti Arts Studio Visit Magazine | ||
| 2015-16 | Blink Art, Art Design Consultants | ||
| 2015 | Art Galleries and Artists of the South | ||
| 2014 | Studio Visit Magazine | ||
| 2013 | Incite: Dreams Realized, Northlight Books, Best of Mixed Media One Life, International Photography Annual | ||
| 2012 | Stone Voices, Winter 2012-13 FORM Atlanta, Artistic Independence Still Point Arts Quarterly, Issue no.4 , The Romantic Barn | ||
| 2011 | FORM Atlanta |
Teaching and Lecturing Engagements
| 2016+ | Founder, Fountainhead Art Space, Roswell, GA |
| 2011-2012 | Fine Arts Workshop, King Plow, Atlanta |
| 2010-2012 | The Art School in Sandy Springs Studio b, Alys Beach, FL |
| 2010 | Founding Member Southeastern Encaustic Artists |