Artist Statement:
Nicole Gelinas grew up in a small agricultural town in Idaho, and later moved to Washington state to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual Communication. She attended Northwest College of Art, double majoring in fine art and graphic design where she graduated top of her class in 2009. Nicole currently lives and works in Bremerton, Washington.
Gelinas works in a variety of mediums including, but not limited to, oil, graphite, charcoal as well as film, digital, and alternative photographic processes. She is inspired by abstraction and minimalism, but focuses primarily on the process, experimentation, and implementation of art making. Gelinas’s works are usually created in series, each with its own concept and technique. Examples of concepts include exploring the beauty of decomposition and the changing of objects over time. One such series attempts to visually reveal the feeling of seasonal depression through daily paintings reflecting the artists mood in relation to the weather. Some works are abstract explorations in mark making, while others examine the line between art and photography.
Education:
BFA in Visual Communication from Northwest College of Art, double majoring in Fine Art and Graphic Design
Awards & Distinctions:
2017
Innovation Award - Bainbridge Island Arts & Crafts - Paint Out Winslow, Bainbridge Island, WA
1st Place - Peninsula Music and Arts Society - Paint Out Poulsbo 72 Hour Studio, Poulsbo, WA
2nd Place - Peninsula Music and Arts Society - Paint Out Poulsbo 24 Hour Plein Air, Poulsbo, WA
2016
1st Place - Peninsula Music and Arts Society - Paint Out Poulsbo, Poulsbo, WA
2015
2nd Place - Bainbridge Island Arts & Crafts - Paint Out Winslow, Bainbridge Island, WA
INTERVIEWS
Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Artists' Edge, TBD, Poulsbo, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Artists' Edge, H20, Poulsbo, WA
Collective Visions Gallery, Annual CVG Exhibition, Bremerton, WA
2016
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Out in Public Plein Air, Bainbridge Island, WA
2014
Photo Center Northwest, Long Shot, Seattle, WA
Artists Edge, The Real Change Portrait Project, Poulsbo, WA
2013
Blue Sky’s Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers, Portland, OR
Glazer’s Camera, Pinhole Contest, Seattle, WA
Black Box Gallery, Photo Salon Show, Portland, OR
LightBox Photographic Gallery, Emergence, Astoria, OR
2012
Photo Center Northwest, Long Shot, Seattle, WA
Mighty Tieton Warehouse, 10x10x10xTieton, Tieton, WA
2009
Craig Freeman Gallery, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Poulsbo, WA
PUBLIC ART
2012-2022
King County Metro, City Photo Panorama Installation, Seattle, WA - Jurors: King County Metro & Photo Center Northwest
ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
2017
Fusion Art, 3rd Annual Colorful Abstractions
2017
Creative Digest, Art & Craft Professional Profiles
PUBLICATIONS
2018
3Elements Literary Review. Issue No. 17. January. Online Publication.
2016
Real Change. Vol. 23 No. 7. February 17-23. Newspaper.
2014
PRYME MAGAZINE. Issue 1: Instant Revolution. Print & Digital.
Insight Volume 7: Contemporary Image Making. Photomedia Center. Print & Digital.
Artistic Influences:
abstract expressionist paintings, minimalism, and classical artwork
Artist Tags:
minimalism, abstract, painting, photography, drawing, expressionist
