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TRINE BUMILLER |
Statement & Resume
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Paintings
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"Riverbed"
oil on canvas, triptych, 12"x 36" 2002 |
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Trine Bumiller’s
paintings can be described as postulations about the
devastating effects of nature at war with itself. Each work consists
of two or three panels presenting the hypothesis that Mother Nature is
an unfit parent and, given the opportunity, would eat her young.
Bumiller attempts to create order out of chaos by isolating various
elements in diptychs and triptychs and forcing comparisons. One panel
presents the cause – drought, flood, fires, and frost – while
subsequent panels often reflect the effect of nature vs. nature.
The color scheme is
somber, at times ominous; scale and referents jump from the molecular
to the cosmic. The linear elements of lightning bolts, cell
structures, branches, and river systems are combined with softer,
biomorphic shapes suggesting burning embers, rain drops, snow or light
bouncing off the surface of water. Bumiller draws inspiration from
the harsh realities of nature and the constant struggle of survival.
Naturally occurring patterns create a rhythm and symmetry in the work
that also reflect the broader theme of the lifecycle renewing itself.
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Education: |
B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
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Awards: |
Artist Fellowship Award, Colorado Council on the Arts
CoVisions Grant Award to Artists and
Organizations, Colorado Council on the Arts
Arts Innovation Award, Colorado Federation
of the Arts, Denver, CO
Rocky Mountain Women’s Institute Associateship and Residency, Denver, CO
Yaddo Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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Selected
Exhibitions: |
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Gallery, "An Amuse-Bouche", Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado Biennial, Denver, CO
The Painting Center, New York,
NY
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo,
CO
Arvada Center for the Arts, CO
Laramie County Community College Fine Arts Gallery, WY
One West Arts Center, Fort Collins, CO
Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
University of California, San Diego, CA
Rocky Mountain College of Art
and Design, Denver, CO
University of Wyoming Art
Museum, Laramie, WY
Martina Hamilton, New York, NY
Exit Art Gallery, New York,
NY
Palazzo Cenci, Rome, Italy
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln,
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