As a veteran painter, Marjolyn van der Hart, finds herself to be most inspired by the events of everyday life. Working from her own memories, it is important to Marjolyn that each piece depicts a particular moment in time. To develop on the emotion of each painting she has chosen to use warm colours juxtaposed against an intense texture that is developed by adding tissue paper and modeling paste to the acrylic paint.

 

“So often a person has an image a spark of a memory that is saturated with emotion. Many times there is an ambiguity to this image; a vagueness yet a crystal clear moment. Through the use of stark and subdued light my work attempts to draw the viewer into the moment of the narrative. The viewer is drawn into the subject and explores how the parts of the image relate to each other.”

 

Education

 

1991-95            Ringling School of Art and Design                   Florida, U.S.A

                        B.F.A Painting

 

1994                 Parsons School of Art and Design                   New York, N.Y

                        New York Studio Program

 

1983-87            Carleton University                                           Ottawa, ON

                        B.A Honours, Mass Communication

 

Exhibitions

 

2008     Recent Paintings, Petroff Gallery SOUTH, Toronto, ON

            Sunlit Memories, Arts on Queen, Toronto, ON

             Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

2007     Toronto Art Expo, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, ON

            Toronto outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square Toronto, ON

            Geneva Art in the Park, Chicago, IL

            Art in the Park, Plymouth, MI

            Shifting Seasons: Group Show, Leonardo Gallery, Toronto, ON

             Shadow of Your Steps: Solo Exhibit, Chancery Art Gallery, Bracebridge, ON

2005     Strolling through Paris: Solo Exhibit, Willow Gallery, Toronto, ON

2003     French Secrets: Solo Exhibit, Willow Gallery, Toronto ON

2001     Through the Looking Glass: Solo Exhibit, Angell Gallery, Toronto, ON

2000     Paperbacked, Paperbound, Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga ON

            Juried Show, Clarington Visual Arts Centre, Clarington, ON

           

Awards/Accomplishments

 

2007     Best of Show, Saugatuck Arts Festival, Saugatuck, MI

            Mayors Award, Clarington Museum of Art, Clarington, ON

            Best of Show, Artigras, West Palm Beach, FL

            Best in Show, Home County Folk Festival, London, ON

            Best of Show, Westerville Art Fair, Westerville, OH

            Co-ordinate Inside/Out, 2007 Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON

            Group of Fifteen, Queen West Art Crawl, Toronto, ON

            Created Workshops on Impressionism, Toronto Board of Education

2006     Guest Lecturer, Living Artist Series, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

 

Professional Affiliations

 

VAO, Visual Arts Ontario

CARFAC, Canadian Artists Representation Group

Ontario Crafts Council

Scarborough Art Guild

Canadian Society of Artists