Nicola Noetic



studiochimaera@efn.org

"Colors in oil push further than in plastic..."
--This is why I paint exclusively in oil: there are more ways (and more time) to manipulate color while yet pliable in the wet.
"You can change it, but you can't go back..."
--There's a certain inherent thrill in the risk of drawing with ink pen rather than pencil: once you lay down a line, you can't take it back. Its crispness is beyond any other medium.

I utilize black pen and ink as a means to further my study of the nature of "structure" while I push vibrant, explosive oil color to the brink of infusing emotion into form.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a major in painting from San Francisco Art Institute and am now a Member-at-large on the executive board at New Zone Gallery.

Selected list of recent exhibits:

Featured artist-- New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR; August 7-22, 2009
Curator, Mythic March theme show-- New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR; March 2009
Featured artist-- Museum of Unfine Art, Eugene, OR; November, 2008
Third place ribbon in drawing category-- Springfield Mayor's Art Show, Springfield, OR; September, 2008
Salon des Refuses-- New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR; 2005, 2007, 2008
Labyrinth Show-- DIVA ( Downtown Initiative for the Arts), Eugene, OR; September, 2006
Museum of Unfine Art, Eugene, OR; 2004, 2006
Dept. of Motor Vehicles-- Corvallis, OR; March, 1996
Benton County Public Works-- 360 SW Avery Ave., Corvallis, OR; January, 1996
Diego Rivera Gallery-- San Francisco Art Institute at 800 Chestnut Street; August, 1990

Plus many solo shows in cafes, restaurants, etc. If you are a gallery or business who is interested in showing my artwork in your establishment, give me an e-mail at studiochimaera@efn.org.