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2009 Exhibitions

"This is Not My Violin" Solo Exhibition,

Forre & Co. Fine Art, Aspen, CO - August, 2009

Group Exhibition "Estro - GEN" at Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA - Opening April 2, 2009

Solo Exhibition "GATHERING TOGETHER" at Gail Severn Gallery, Sun Valley, ID - Opening March 6, 2009

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Idaho Mountain Express: Tiny figures have a lot to say - March 4, 2009

Artist Judith Kindler loves to be challenged and will go to any length to express her ideas through her art. Kindler's latest exhibition, "Gathering ...
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Studio Image of "Gathering" installation on wall (click on image to see more of the exhibition)

Studio Image of Mixed Media work in Progress for "Gathering Together"

Solo Exhibition "THIS IS NOT MY VIOLIN" at Forre & Co. in Aspen, CO - Opening in July, 2009

Group Exhibition at Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert- Opening April 4, 2009

Solo Exhibition at Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert- Opening in november 2009

"TRANS+LUCENT" Group Exhibition, Gebert Gallery, Venice Beach, CA - December, 2008/January 2009

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Venice Arts Council News: Trans+lucent

Judith Kindler continues to explore the figure in both two and three-dimensional work. The posturing of the figures in her work exposes an obscure narrative ...
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2008 Exhibitions

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"Melt my Art " - Group exhibition, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA - May 22 - Aug 28, 2008

"No Explanation Needed" Solo Exhibition, Gebert Gallery, Venice Beach, CA - July, 2008

"The Eloquent Flower XII" - Gail Severn Gallery, Sun Valley/Ketchum, ID - May 24, 2008

Solo Exhibition - "Earless Listening" - Grover/Thurston Gallery - January 2008

"Autobiography" Group Exhibition - Seattle Art Museum Gallery - January 2008

2007 Exhibitions

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Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID - "Telling Stories " - Group Exhibition December, 2007

Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID - "Memories" - Solo Exhibition March - April, 2007

Master Artist Solo Exhibition - "Surface" - Pratt Arts, Seattle WA - Mixed Media Paintings March/April 2007

"Give and Take" - Four Person Show, Gallery at R&F , Kingston, NY December 2006-January 2007

NY Times article : Creating Unusual Paints, and Teaching Artists How to Use Them

... Valerie Hammond, Judith Kindler and John Maul. ...View free preview December 31, 2006 - By MICHELLE FALKENSTEIN (NYT) - New York and Region - News - 1127 words

"Consume" - Solo exhibition, Woodside/Braseth Gallery, Seattle WA - Mixed Media Paintings and Sculptural Installations - January/February 2007

"Consume" - Solo exhibition, COCA (Center on Contemporary Art), Seattle WA - Photographs january/February 2007

January/February 2007

2006 EXHIBITIONS:

January 2006 - Solo Exhibition - Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

"The Dreams" - Part I. Two and Three dimensional mixed media works. Kindler tackles the subject of dreams in this exhibition. While the subjects are not all the result of sleeping dreams, they characterize a dreamlike state that exists when one is creating. The illusive quality of the subject and the dramatic lights and darks typical in a dream state is expressed utilizing the artists photography captured over the last year and incorporated into work with encaustics and oils. There is a large sculptural installation, primarily made of resin and metal, entitled "Recurring Dreams" that is the central focus in the exhibition.

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January 2006 - ART LA 2006 Art Fair, Presented by Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland

"Dream 103" (Banana on Bed), "Contemplation II" (triptych) and "I Won't Do it Again II" (Girl in Vessel with bird) will be featured at the Art LA 2006 Art Fair at the Alysia Duckler Booth

Febuary 2006 - Solo Exhibition - - Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley (Ketchum) ID

"The Dreams" Part II - Two and Three dimensional mixed media works. Kindler tackles the subject of dreams in this exhibition. While the subjects are not all the result of sleeping dreams, they characterize a dreamlike state that exists when one is creating. The illusive quality of the subject and the dramatic lights and darks typical in a dream state is expressed utilizing the artists photography captured over the last year and incorporated into work with encaustics and oils.

(See images from the show: The Dreams II SV )

Image of three works in the exhibition "The Dreams"

January 2006 - Group Exhibition - Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland OR

Dream 121, Mixed Media, 40" X 30", 2005

2005 Exhibitions:

December 2005 - Group Exhibition - Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley (Ketchum) ID

August 2005, "The Dreams" Introduction exhibition - Woodside/Braseth Galley, Seattle WA

Judith Kindler presented works from "The Dreams" Series in this exhibition with Seattle's oldest gallery, Woodside/Braseth. Woodside/Braseth will be the ongoing representative of Kindler's work in the Seattle area.
August 4 - 26, 2005

"Migration"

"Dream 103"

May - June, 2005 - "The Journal" - Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA

Cornish College of the Arts was pleased to present The Journal, an exhibit of recent works in sculpture and two dimensional mixed media by Judith Kindler. The Journal was on view from May 10 through June 10, 2005.

Inspired by her journals from the past 30 years, Kindler documents questions she has asked of the I Ching (Book of Changes). The use of the I Ching accesses an ancient Chinese tradition, using a philosophical understanding of one’s position in relationship to a question posed. Revealing the trials and reflections of daily life, her work considers journal keeping as an ongoing dialogue with oneself. Through visual exploration, the artist exposes the commonality of the human experience, our search for answers and insight as well as our blindness to personal failings.

Judith Kindler donated half of the proceeds from sales of works in this show to the Cornish Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships to the next generation of artists.

2004 Exhibitions:

April 2004 - "Defining Truth " (Part II)- Anne Reed Gallery

In this body of work, young women and girls populate Kindler's art. Kindler, in thick panels of transparent encaustic, holds captive mixed media imagery in sepia and cream, embellished with deliberate incised lines into the encaustic that interact with the figures in the panels. This exhibition brings new media into play, utilizing the artist's large format photography often electronically altered, then again altering with over-painting. Over 23 large two dimensional works will be exhibited, as well as numerous three-dimensional mixed media pieces and three conceptual installations which further illuminate the intention of the artist.

Kindler writes on the content of this work: "The idea of 'defining truth' is one that is filled with conflict for me, as looking for truths in life has always been an elusive obsession. This body of work deals with my struggle to find a common truth. Inspired by the writings of Ludwig Wittgenstein who parallels the idea of defined truths with games that bear explicit rules common to all the players, I have sought to understand contemporary life's many 'relative truths'. I've exposed my confusion, looking for the justification of war, understanding the general neglect of nurturing of the individual and rampant exploitation in our society, and questioning the quality of leadership. But perhaps the significant result of undertaking to paint such a personal topic, is that it has lead me to contemplate the process of discovery, confrontation, and ultimate acceptance of the 'games people play' - and my own relative agenda (game). Possibly, the conclusion is the 'game' is the one common truth; however, I cannot accept that."

October 2004 -" Alter Ego", Mixed Media Paintings, Photography, and Sculpture - Atelier 31, Seattle

Judith Kindler turns inward in this body of work entitled “Alter Ego”. What initially appears to be a reflection of her, takes on a life of its own. Kindler asks us to consider the idea of separate entities within the self as she places a miniature manikin, painted to look like a caricature of herself, into diverse situations. She refers to the manikin as “the other me.” Through photography, mixed media two and three dimensional works and sculptural installations, Kindler explores fear, forbidden sexuality, aging, letting go, transcendence, and the burden of artistic expectations in refreshing and often-times humorous light.

The two dimensional, mixed-media works continue in the combination of photo imagery, oils and encaustics that the artist introduced in “Defining Truth,” a body of work created from 2002 to 2004 and documented recently in the artist’s first book by the name “Defining Truth.” However, in this show the artist adds an exhibition of her large scale photographs on their own – uniquely combined into stories. In addition she introduces sculpture in a major installation entitled “Merging Egos” where 7 figurative sculptures in various stages of merging peer happily at a guest chair where the viewer is invited to sit and observe. Another sculpture “Confused” documents the conflicts inherent in self-image.

From appropriating images of Leonardo da Vinci, to referencing popular icons like Chanel Lipstick, the artist touches on the many obsessions, interests and concerns she has had throughout her life. Some might say this show is humorously narcissistic, but the universality of the ideas and emotions presented bring a new language forward that allows us all to consider and laugh at ourselves.

2003 Exhibitions:

October 2003 - "Defining Truth" (Part I)- Atelier 31 Gallery

"Impulse" - National Juried Encaustic Show put on by Sparkplug Art, Portland OR