"Flo", oil on acrylic, wood, and metal, 28" x 21" x 3"
"Twist n Shout", oil on acrylic, wood, and metal, 26" x 28" x 3"
"4 Part Harmony", oil on acrylic with rusted metal, 32" x 32" x 1"
"Tools of the Trade", oil on acrylic, wood, metals, hardware, varied dimensions, approx 8' x 5' x 5"
"Let It Roll", oil on acrylic, wood, metals, 32" x 50" x 5"
"Perfect Imperfection", oil on acrylic, wood, metals, 36" x 48" x 5"
"Cascade", oil on wood, 24" x 66" x 4"
"In Gear", oil on wood, metals, hardware, 24" diameter x 4"
"Unified", oil on wood with rolled and rusted metal, 22" x 28" x 5"
"Up n Up", oil and metallic pigment on wood, 68" x 12" x 4"
"Reap n Sow", oil on wood with spade head, 10" x 78" x 5"
"Kinda Blue", oil on wood with metal and hardware, 32" x 18" x 4"
"Rhythmic Roll Out", oil on wood, acrylic, metals, copper leaf, 15" x 62" x 3"
"Something Old Something New", oil on wood, acrylic metals, hardware, 15" x 50" x 3"
"Natural Harmony", oil on wood, metals, hardware, 72" x 28" x 5"
"In Gear", oil on wood, metals, hardware, 24" diameter x 4"
No items found.
X
No items found.
X
No items found.
X
No items found.
X
No items found.
X
No items found.
X
No items found.
X

Member Portfolio

Kathleen Spicer

Résumé

Artist's Statement

I am both painter and sculptor, 2 very different processes that I find ever challenging and endless with possibility!My work sort of defies category, as it combines painting and sculpture and is mostly hung on a wall. My language is clear, I am very shape oriented. Most of my forms give reference to nature and language itself – pods, seeds, flora, speech bubbles etc.
The work is built using layers of wood that are laminated, and then painted with oil. The paint is also applied in layers so that color is built up and the end product seems to breath light from within. Color solidifies the work and adds mood and character.
Negative space is very important. The interplay of connected shapes is very much alive and even the shadows they cast feels charged with energy. My sculptural work asks questions, speaks to the viewer and, hopefully, invites conversation.
I always embrace new possibilities and seek to create work a that is living construction, drawings in space, and meditations on moving choreography that radiate positive energy from within.

Artist's Biography

Kathleen Spicer attended Philadelphia College of Art, (now the University of the Arts), and received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York. After more than 30 years living in New York, she returned to the Philadelphia area and continue to actively create artwork. She has been fortunate to receive several art awards and 8 public art commissions. Spicer is in collections nationally and internationally, and is a member of ARTsisters, Artists Equity and MCGOPA. She showed with the Sande Webster Gallery from the mid 80’s until its closure.

Education

1985
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
BFA
1983
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1981
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Awards & Honors

2018
Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity
Juror's Prize
2015
Friends of Artists Equity
Juror's Prize
2012
Friends of Artists Equity Award
The Professional Artist 6, MCGOPA, Conshohocken, PA
Second Place
2001
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship

Artist's Bibliography

2019
Binghaman, Brian, "Artists takes the Borough", Ticket Magazine, January
2018
Swartz, Maryanne, "Area Artists Showcase", Ticket Magazine, April 27
Featured Artist, The PAUL review (Philadelphia Art and Literary Review), Issue 6, Spring 2018
2016
Philadelphia Stories, Winter Edition
2008
ARTSLETTER, Volume XXXIII, Number 5, DVAA, September/October Issue
2007
ARTSLETTER, Volume XXXL, Number 3, DVAA, May/June Issue
2005
Hankanson Colby, Joyce, “Contemporary Sculptors..”, The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
2002
Israel, Stephen, "Art is Thriving...", Times Herald Record, Middletown, NY
Gref, Barbara, "In Brief", Towne Crier, Sullivan County, NY
2001
Johnson, Kenneth, "Art Guide", New York Times, New York, NY
Sozanski, Edward, "Botanical Plowshares," Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA

Select Public Collections

Temple University Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Penn State at Great Valley PA
United States Embassy in Togo, West Africa
Public School 28, Queens, NY
ARCO Chemical, Newtown, PA
Citibank NA, New York, NY
Wiley and Company, Hoboken, NJ
Cyberlogic Inc., New York, NY
Diamond State Port Corporation, Wilmington, DE
Merc Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Westpoint, PA
Phillip Morris, Inc., New York, NY
VCA/Deloitte and Touche, Elkins Park, PA
Public School 188, New York, NY
City of Chicago Police Department, Chicago IL
Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Arc Creative, Philadelphia, PA

Select Private Collections

Phoenix, AZ
Berkley, CA
San Francisco, CA
Jacksonville, FL
Melbourne, FL
Oakland Park, FL
Orlando, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Atlanta, GA
Fairburn, GA
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
Concord, NH
Cherry Hill, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Teaneck, NJ
Brooklyn, NY
Ellenville, NY
Kerhonksen, NY
Narrowburg, NY
New York, NY
North Branch, NY
Portland, OR
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Doylestown, PA
Havertown, PA
King of Prussia, PA
Media, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenixville, PA
West Chester, PA
Midlothian, VA

Commissions

2020
New Market West, 59th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA
5 permanent pieces in 5 locations interior and exterior
2008
Fort Shelby Hotel, Detroit, MI
Faux interpretation of plaster relief ceiling
2007
City of Chicago Police Department, Chicago, IL
3 large wall hung relief sculptures in community room and hallway
2003
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ
20 wall hung wood sculptures
2002
Deloitte, New York, NY
Small works to replace works destroyed in World Trade Center
2000
New York Department of Cultural Affairs and New York Board of Education, P.S. 28, Queens, NY
Series of painted aluminum wall sculptures and design for terrazzo floor design

Professional Experience

2017
Abington Friends School, Jenkintown, PA
Guest Lecturer
2016
Rydal Park, Jenkintown PA
Guest Lecturer
Member, Artists Equity Pennsylvania Chapter
Guest Lecturer, Sunshine Hall Free Library, Eldred, NY
Guest Moderator, panel discussion on Language of Abstraction, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, New York, NY
2006
Guest Lecturer, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Guest Lecturer, Nassau County Community College Art Forums, Garden City, NY
2003
Guest Lecturer, Creative Center for People with Cancer, New York, NY
Solo

2021
Shiny Objects, 431 Art Gallery, Upper Merion, PA
2019
Spicer at Bridgeport, Borough Hall, Bridgeport, PA
2018
Forever Young, Anne's Choice, Warminster, PA
2016
Lit, Bazemore Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Illuminated, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
2015
Offerings, Rydal Park, Jenkintown, PA
Natural Conversations, LaSalle University Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Fusion, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Balance, Whitespace Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
Construction Zone, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
The Shape of Things,Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2006
Fluid Form, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Breathing Lessons, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003
Affirmations, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Interactions, June Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
Interventions, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2019
Land, Air Sea, Upper Merion, PA
MCGOPA, Salus University, Abington, PA
Juried Exhibition Tri-State Artists Equity, GoggleWorks, Reading, PA
2018
The Webster/Brantley Collection, Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA
Circle of Life, Inaugural show, Rabbit Hole, Philadelphia, PA
Connections, Cheltenham Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
MCGOPA 20th Anniversary Exhibit, Henry Gallery at Penn State, State College, PA
Emergence, 431 Art Gallery, Upper Merion PA
20th Anniversary Show, Henry Gallery, Penn State, State College, PA
77th Annual Juried Show, Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Syd Carpenter
Imagination, Inspiration, Innovation, 431 Gallery, Upper Merion, PA
2017
Seeing Double, 431 Art Gallery, Upper Merion, PA
Philadelpioa Tri-State Artist Equity Juried Show, Duke Gallery, Wallingford, PA
MCGOPA Fall Exhibition, Abington Friends School, Jenkintown PA
Rydal Park Group Exhibit, Abington, PA
MCGOPA Winter Exhibition, Center on the Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Inaugural Show, 431 Art Gallery, Upper Merion, PA
Fall Exhibition, Abington Friends School, Abington, PA
2016
A Celebration of Color, Dupree’ Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tribute to Big Joe, Rush Arts Philly, Philadelphia, PA
67th Anniversary Artists Equity, John H. Baker Gallery, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
2015
66th Anniversary Juried Members Exhibition, Franklin Commons, Phoenixville, PA
Continuing Conversation,Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
2014
Against the Odds, a Tribute to Sande Webster, Lawrence Gallery, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
Open Studio, Mill Studios, Manayunk, PA
2013
64th Anniversary Members Juried Exhibition, Widener University, Chester, PA
Tiberino and Friends, Afro American Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Artists Equity Select, Wallingford, PA
Juror: Moe Brooker
Open Studios, Mill Studios, Manayunk, PA
Against the Odds, Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
2012
The Professional Artist 6, MCGOPA, Conshohocken, PA
Open Studios, Mill Studios, Manayunk, PA
4 x 10 – the Work of 10 American Artists, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
63rd Anniversary Members Exhibition, E.O. Bull Center, West Chester, PA
Annual Juried Sculpture Show/em>, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA
Annual Spring Show, MCGOPA, Conshohocken, PA
2011
Dimensions, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ongoing Group Exhibit, Scott Laurent Collection, Orlando, FL
2010
Paisajes, Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Huntington, NY
El Mundo, Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Huntington, NY
Women’s Work, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Adopt a Pig, Dupreé Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009
It’s a Wonderful Life, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
El Mundo Indegena, Nutshell Arts Center, Lake Huntington, NY
2008
Construction Workers, Thelma Harris Gallery, Oakland, CA
Gallery Salon, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Peace, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
YOHO Open Studio, Yonkers, NY
Celebrate Art, Hastings on Hudson, NY
2007
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Pencil to Public, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
Pencil to Public, Liberty Museum, Liberty New York, NY
2006
7 Voices – 7 Views, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York, NY
Away From the Figure, Gallery Chi, Brooklyn, NY
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Represented by Chi Contemporary and the G.R. N’namdi Gallery
2005
SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Represented by G.R. N’namdi Gallery
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Represented by G.R. N’namdi Gallery
US Artists, ADAA Art Show, The Armory, Philadelphia, PA
Sculpt Something, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI
Sculpt Something, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004
US Artists, The Armory, Philadelphia, PA
PaxAmericana, Lake Huntington Arts Center, Lake Huntington, NY
Small Works, Creative Center for People with Cancer, New York, NY
2003
Nature Hanging by a Thread, Queens Theater in the Park, Queens, NY
Group Show, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2002
Out of the Woods, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
ADAA, the ART SHOW, The Armory, New York, NY
2001
Cross Cultural Gems, Tribes Gallery, New York, NY
Women in Solidarity with Afghan Women’s Mission, Gallery 128, New York, NY
2000
In Process, Educational Alliance, New York, NY
Absence of Color, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Women’s Visions, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Silver Select, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Curated Exhibitions
2017

More Than Black and White, 431 Art Gallery, Lower Merion, PA
Multiples, 431 Gallery, Lower Merion, PA
2008

Body and Soul, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
In Context – the Language of Abstraction Continues, Henry St. Settlement, New York, NY
2004

Compilation, Formation, Sensation, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2003

Uncommon Threads, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2002

Out of the Woods, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY

Previous
This is the start of the list
Next
This is the end of the list