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Dianne S.P. Cermak
New
England artist Dianne Sargent-Pollock Cermak returned to painting
after a three decade hiatus, following a trip to the remote Outer Hebrides
islands off the northwest coast of Scotland. Her long dormant wish to
look at -- and to paint -- our surroundings for what they are, not just
as backdrops for human figures, was awakened by the island's shimmering
contrasts between stout, tidy, coastal cottages and the wild, windswept
land on which they were anchored.
Since then her prize-winning work in transparent watercolor has focused on three
types of images: - Subtly hued landscapes of northern islands and highlands,
- Monochromatic studies of structures and their elements, and - Portraits
of ancient standing stones and old stone walls. For each of these she
uses a constrained palette: No more than four pigments for the landscapes,
to achieve an intensely harmonious underlying sense of vibration, and
one pigment only to heighten the drama and narrow the focus of the
architectural works and the stones.
Her
work has been called "potent
and nuanced," "spectacular" and "intimate," and has brought increasing
critical acclaim for its "exquisite, beautifully rendered views." It
has been shown in juried exhibitions from coast to coast as well as
prominent art festivals and prestigious galleries. In 2003 the Society
for the Preservation of New England Antiquities sponsored her solo
show of monochromatic paintings of New England’s
historic buildings. Her work is represented on Cape Cod by the Left Bank Gallery
and on the North Shore by the Erlich Gallery.
Selected
Exhibitions |
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Solo/Group: |
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Gallery 121, Boston MA: The
Work of Sandys Moore & Dianne S.P. Cermak, November 2005
Society
for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston MA: Painting
the Geometry of SPNEA: Shadow & Light, March—November 2003
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Wellesley MA: Noticing Wellesley,
November 2000
Marblehead Art Association, Marblehead MA: By the Sea, Across
the Seas, August 1999
Riverside Studio, Pottersville NJ: Winter Show, December 1998—February 1999
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Juried:
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Rhode
Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI: Twelfth
Annual National Watermedia Competition, October 2005
New England Watercolor Society, Saco ME: New
England Regional Juried Exhibition, June – August 2005
Barrett
Art Center, Poughkeepsie NY: 20th Annual National Contemporary
Art Exhibition, October - November 2004
Watercolor West, Redlands CA: XXXVI Annual
National Exhibition, October - December 2004
Stamford Art Association, Stamford CT: 24th Faber Birren
National Color Award Show, October-November 2004
New England Watercolor Society, Bennington VT: Ninth Biennial
North American Open Show, July - September 2004
Cambridge Art Association, Boston MA: National
Prize Show, April – May 2004
Moss-Thorns
Gallery of Art, Hays KS: Great Plains
National Exhibition, February—March
2002
New England Watercolor Society, Chatham MA: Regional
Open Juried Exhibition, July 2001
Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead MA: Regional Open
Exhibition, September 1999
American Society of Architectural Perspectivists, San Francisco
CA: 14th International Juried Exhibition, October 1999—September 2000
Cambridge Art Association, Boston MA: National Prize
Show,
April—May 1999
Hobson Gallery, Ipswich MA: New Work/New England,
February—March 1999
New England Watercolor Society, Concord MA: New England Open
Juried Show, October 1998
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Mechanicsburg, PA: 19th National
Juried Exhibition, September—October
1998
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI: Water Impressions,
June—July 1998
Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge MA: 54th Annual Prize
Show,
May 9—28 1998
Springfield Art League, Springfield MA: 78th National Exhibition,
October—November 1997
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI: Fourth
Annual
Watermedia Competition; October 1997
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Awards: |
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Award of Excellence: Architecture
in Perspective-ASAI 1999
First Place-Watercolors: Fritchie Memorial 2002,
2001
Second Place-Watercolors: Glastonbury Art Association 2001
Honorable Mention: New England Watercolor Society 2005,
2001
Honorable Mention: National Contemporary Art Exhibition 2004
LCC Grant:
Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant 1999
Invitational Award: Columbus Arts Festival, 2000
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Selected Collections
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Private:
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Ms.
Susan Adams, Cambridge MA
Dr. Robert B. Allen, College Park MD
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Balsamo, Canton MA
Ms. Cynthia Brown, Esq. Watertown MA
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bruns, Bristol RI
Ms. Barbara Burnim, Newburyport MA
Dr. & Mrs. David B. Chamberlain, San Diego CA
Ms. Margaret Collins,
Littleton CO
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Cowley, Wellesley MA
Ms. Cheryl Desjardins, Winnetka IL
Mr. Francis Donovan, Cambridge MA
Dr. & Mrs. W.J. Durbin, Needham MA
Ms. Barbara Fargo, Grafton MA
Dr. & Mrs. Albert Frederick, Wellesley MA
Mr. & Mrs. Sol Freeman, Palm Beach FL
Ms. Joen Greenwood, Cambridge MA
Mr. Pierson Grieve, Sunfish Lake MN
Mr. M. Griffin, Chester Springs PA
Ms. Catherine Hefferan, Harwichport MA
Ms. Leigh Horne-Mebel, Brookline MA
Ms. L. K. Hubert, Warwick RI
Dr. Patricia Hunt, Orinda CA
Drs. Lynn Jaffe & Stewart Wecker, Sedona AR
Ms. Donna L. Jamison, Leesburg VA
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Jones, Birmingham MI
Ms. Rebecca Kopriva, Washington DC
Mr. & Mrs. F.J.K. Ledwidge, New York City, NY
Ms. Aimee Letson, Holyoke MA
Ms. Sara Meling, Rutland VT
Mr. E. B. Meyer, Lincoln MA
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Payton, Chatham NJ
Dr. Barbara Payne, Arlington MA
Ms. A. Ridgley, Corona del Mar CA
Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Salett, Wellesley MA
Mr. & Mrs. Lowrie B. Sargent, Camden ME
Ms. Fiona Slater, Basking Ridge NJ
Ms. Katie Smith, Paso Robles CA
Dr. Eileen Trauth, State College PA
Ms. Catherine Wilson, New York City, NY
Ms. Jane L. Wilson, West Roxbury MA
Ms. Donna Zito, Mt. Sinai NY
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Corporate:
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Historic
New England, Boston MA
Unitarian
Universalist Society, Wellesley MA
HNW Press, Fairfield CT
Century 21, Needham MA
MJM Building Designs, Mansfield MA
Sticks & Stones, Boston MA
The Church of the Advent, MA |
Education |
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Art & Design: |
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Boston School of Architecture,
1994
Rhode Island School of Design, 1993 |
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Academic Degrees: |
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University of California,
Ph.D. 1978
University of California, M.A. 1975
Boston University, B.A. 1967 |
Associations |
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New England
Watercolor Society
Cambridge
Art Association
Watercolor West |
Representation |
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Gallery 121, Boston
MA
Erlich Gallery, Marblehead MA
Old Print
Gallery, Meredith NH
Left Bank Gallery,
Wellfleet MA |
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