Harriet Sobie Goldstein

" I like to be challenged and I love the process of painting and making artists prints. When I paint, I leave visible layers of paint and marks and sometimes drips of paint. Hopefully, the viewer is aware of the texture of the paint and the power of the artists brush on the canvas. Printmaking is exciting because of the surprise when I pull the newly made prints off the press and see the results of the ink on the paper.
I abstract and simplify forms and interpret color. I like to create a mood in my work. I am interested in paintings that are not ordinary. I tend to work in a series. Some of my past serious themes have been reactions to gun violence and the need for us to be gentle and calm in the face of our sometimes nerve-wracking environment. My abstract and realistic paintings and prints are inspired by nature and the world around us. "

Harriet Sobie Goldstein grew up in Brooklyn, New York and lives in New Jersey and Florida. She began her art studies as a child at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and was encouraged by her cousin, William Sharp, a noted illustrator. At Hunter College of the City of New York, Ms. Goldstein majored in art taking as many art classes as she could mange. While at Hunter, she studied with the mi...

Hunter College of the City of New York, BA ( Major/ART)
Manhattan College NYC – MA Montclair State-Art Teaching Certification NJ
Advanced Studies (Painting, Printmaking): Montclair State University
Art Center of NNJ (Painting and Printmaking)
The Art Students League (Painting, Printmaking)
The Montclair Museum (Figure Drawing and Painting)
The Art Center of Northern NJ (Paintings and Printmaking)

Selected Solo Exhibitions
Summer Paintings, NYC Mystique, http://www.phoenix-gallery.com, (November 2018 and November 2019)
Mangroves, The Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, Florida (2019)
Hollywood City Hall, Hollywood FL, Beaches and Mangroves, (2018)
Mangroves and Beaches, The Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, Florida (2018)
Mangroves, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2017)
Gold, Recent Abstract Paintings, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2015)
Pets and Their People, Figurative Paintings, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2014)
Response to Violence, Abstract Oil Paintings - A Response to Recent Gun Violence, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2013) Softly Dreaming, New Abstract Oil Paintings, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2011) About a Beach, Landscape Paintings - A Response to the Construction of Huge Condominiums Along the Beach in Florida, The Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (2010)
Goldstein 2, The Wyckoff YMCA, Wykoff, NJ (2010)
Pets and Their People, The Weiner Library, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ (2007)
Windows, The Manhattan Athletic Club, NY, NY (2007)
The Matter Series and More, Abstracts, The University Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ (2008)
Jenny Fischer’s Garden, A Reminiscence, Th...