Elaine Kurie
United States
Elaine Kurie
“It is my intention to create artwork that conveys an uplifting sense of expansiveness and positivity. My still life paintings reflect the calmness and clarity that I feel while painting them, and I choose subjects that hint of something larger and greater than us.”
Kurie’s minimalist compositions are metaphors for stability as they reflect balance, order andharmony while conveying a sense of quietude and simplicity. Her still life, interior, and portrait paintings are tied together by her use of grays with subtle undertones of color and by her expression of subtle variations of changing light. This evokes a feeling of atmosphere and contributes to the sense of timelessness in her paintings.
She was awarded 1st Place in the Portrait Society of America’s 2016 Members Competition for her painting, Ask la Cour. A recipient of the Butler Institute of Art Award, she also received several Grumbacher Gold Medals, and exhibited in group shows at Dacia Gallery, New York, NY in 2020, 2019, and 2018. Her work was exhibited in the Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s Contemporary Realism Biennials, the Marshall Gallery in Arizona and Gallery 1261 in Denver through the International Guild of Realism. Kurie’s work is included in Manifest Gallery’s 2018 and 2017 International Painting Annuals and her work is in many private collections.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS & SPECIAL AWARDS:
2020 Allied Artists of America 107th Annual Exhibition, Heather, 30x24” 2020 Dacia Gallery, Women Artists Exhibition, New York, NY Heather, oil 30x24” 2019 Gallery 70 South, Morristown, NJ Group Exhibition 2019 Audubon Artists 77th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY AAPL Award for: Resting
2019 Dacia Gallery, Anniversary Exhibition, New York, NY Resting 2019 International Artist Magazine, September issue, Finalist Resting 2019 Art Renewal Center, 2 Finalists: Abbie, Michael 2018 American Artists Professional League, New York, NY Award, Turquoise Vase & Lemon
2018 Dacia Gallery, Women Artists Exhibition, New York, NY 2018 Manifest Gallery INPA 8 International Painting Annual
2017 George Segal Gallery Art Connections, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2017 Southwest Art Magazine ‘Artist to Watch’ article November 2017 2017 The Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition, Finalist Award 2017 Artist’s Magazine Artist of the Month Feature Article April issue 2016 The Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition Ask la Cour 1st Place Award
2016 Art Renewal Center 12th International Salon Ask la Cour, and Shell & Stone, Finalists
2016 Manifest Gallery – INPA 7 International Painting Annual (Printed Annual Lavender Sprigs)
2016 International Guild of Realism 12th Annual Exhibition, Marshall Gallery, Scottsdale, CO
2016 International Guild of Realism 11th Annual Exhibition, Gallery 1261 Denver, CO
2016 Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition Finalist (all three paintings placed)
2015 The Butler Institute of American Art Award from Allied Artists of America, Inc. ShellStone NY, NY
2015 Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition 2nd Merit Award Lavender Sprigs
2014 The Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2014 Contemporary Realism Biennial Fort Wayne, IN
2012 The Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial Fort Wayne, IN
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 15th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
