Holly Coulis - Paper Variable 2024
2024 Paper Variables
Holly Coulis
Holly Coulis, Vase, Loop, Vase, 2024
Stenciled linen pulp paint on cotton and abaca base sheet.
11 x 14 in. Variable edition 5 of 15.
Holly Coulis
Vase, Loop, Vase 2024
Stenciled linen pulp paint on cotton and abaca base sheet. 11 x 14 in.
“About Vase, Loop, Vase,
All of my paintings begin with a small sketch, usually made on a piece of gridded paper. The compositions, recently, have moved from overt still life images, to more abstract, loosely formed shapes which reference the still life. For example, in this paper pulp piece, there are profiles of vases on either side, joined together by a lyrical loop, with a small piece of fruit peeking out from behind the vase on the left. The broader lines create more space and complicate the simple drawing, making it less familiar, more colorful. Hopefully, after an initial glance, the still life elements and their setting emerge.” –––– Holly Coulis
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About the Artist
Holly Coulis was born in Toronto, Canada. She received her BFA from the Ontario College of Art and Design and her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Recent exhibitions include Klaus von Nichtssagend in NYC, Cooper Cole in Toronto, SOCO Gallery in Charlotte, Simon Lee’s Viewing Room in London. Her work has been written about in the New YorkTimes, Artforum, Hyperallergic, the New Yorker, Art in America, the Los Angeles Times, and The Brooklyn Rail.
Her work is represented by Philip Martin Gallery in Los Angeles and by Klaus von Nichtssagend in NYC. The Blanton Museum of Art in Texas and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas include Holly Coulis’s work in their collections.
She currently lives in Athens, GA after 17 years in Brooklyn, NY.
For more information, please visit
https://klausgallery.com/artist/holly-coulis/
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