rosemary goodell

content and connections

Exhibition Dates: nov 19 - dec 20, 2024*

First Wednesday opening reception: dec 4, 6-9 pm

ARTiculate Artist Talk: Sunday, dec 8, at 4 pm

*Note: BRG will be closed for the holidays. See schedule here.

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Rosemary Goodell has earned a BA and MA from the University of California, Berkeley. She has received grants and fellowships, including a Fulbright Memorial Fellowship to study and travel in Japan, a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant, Louisiana Division of the Arts grants and residencies at the Vermont Studio Center. Her work is included in various private and public collection.

She has exhibited in the Mansur Museum, Hillard Museum, University of Alabama, Louisiana Arts and Science Museum and Southeastern Louisiana University.

My style of work has always been spontaneous and intuitive. Initially, I transferred to printmaking out of necessity, but I have chosen to continue using monotypes, which I’ve found to be an advantageous medium for expressing my thoughts and dreams. Each piece begins anew or builds on the residual traces of past images — a metaphor for my artistic journey.
While the process may seem simplistic, there are many techniques available. I layer images and unique shapes, often made from reusable materials and stencils to create positive and negative shapes. The process allows me to repeat shapes across a series and recontextualize them within compositions.
The shapes I use suggest recognizable objects like feathers, leaves, clouds, plants — as well as more abstract forms. I find inspiration in the sensations, textures and infinite colors of the world around me. My goal is to create an image that simultaneously includes the familiar and the unknown. “ - Goodell

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Danielle Burns, Mary Lee Eggart, and Brian Kelly. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during regular gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from Nov 19 - Dec 20, 2024, excluding holidays.