Vince Carl
Vince Carl
Rogue River, OR, United States
About Vince Carl
Vince Carl, born in Louisville, Kentucky, at an early age moved to Atlanta then to Cincinnati, in 1980 he relocated to Southern Oregon. He fondly remembers a substitute teacher in grade school encouraging him to explore his artist potential. His studies include: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1976 BFA, Mitch Kaufman-Katz, 1978-79, and Pat Enos 1993-96, Rogue Community College. Artists of influence include Kokoschka, Schiele, Picasso, and Rauschenburg. His work has appeared on the cover Art Calendar “Professional Artist” and in various gallery publications, as he has exhibited throughout the United States. Vince’s work has been collected nationally and internationally, recognized mostly for his figurative paintings. As part of his process, Vince builds his own supports and canvas's. Describing his work, "My paintings develop through layering, utilizing acrylic paints, charcoal, gold leaf, acrylic mediums, pastel and collage, building thickness in the process. My innovative use of squeegees to apply the paint is a technique I have been working with for more than 25 years.” After his application of charcoal and/or pastel, he pushes a thinned solution of acrylic medium through a spray gun sealing the dry media within the layers. Of this process he states, "While building depth I intermittently sand or scratch into the layers to reveal clues of an earlier state, through this manipulation the layers begin to flow and merge with one another resulting in spatial depth similar to encaustic. The compositional elements wrap around the edges of the support completing the image for the viewer. The paintings develop much the same way a person's character does during a lifetime. By leaving some questions unanswered I attempt to engage the viewer and allow them to bring their own experiences and interpretations to the work." Vince now lives and works in the forested mountains north of Rogue River, Oregon where he paints snippets of thought and memory of experiences of his life coming to focus in some fashion as well as his figure paintings that he loves.
Education:
1993
Studies with Pat Enos, emphasis on mixed media
1978
Studies with Mitchell Kaufman-Katz, emphasis on painting
1976
BFA, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Exhibitions:
museum exhibits
2000 Millenium Madonna, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR
solo exhibits
2006 Paintings from Life, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2001 Different Folks, Different Spokes, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
Different Folks, Different Spokes, Rogue Community College, Medford, OR
1998 A Different Perspective, Grants Pass Frame Works, Grants Pass, OR
1996 Mixed Beings, The Annex, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
1995 Art of Beings, Artworks Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
dual exhibits
2009 True to Form, Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR
2007 Luminous Layers, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR
1997 Wellness of Being, Lynn Benton Community College, Salem, OR
invitational exhibits
2017 New Figures, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2015 New Abstracts, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2014 Firehouse 20th Anniversary Show, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2013 Nudes in the Attic, Attic Gallery, Portland, OR
It’s for the Birds, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2012 Figuratively Speaking 2, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2011 Mirrors: a portrait project, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2010 Brainstorm 2010, Governors State University, University Park, IL
2010 Figuratively Speaking, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2008 20” x 20” x 20” Compact Competition,
LSU Student Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Home Sweet Home,
Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
2006 Women’s Things: Reassessing Everyday Objects,
Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
2004 Human Form, Visual Art Center, Newport, OR
Pacific Northwest Annual, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2000 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, LRC Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
Art for Environmental Advocacy, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Emotion 2000, Athena Gallery, Omaha, NE
All Media 2000, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
1999 2nd Annual Miniature ’99 International, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
Mixed Media ’99 Juried Art Exhibition, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
1996 Beaverton Showcase ’96, Beaverton, OR
international exhibits
2008 Au Naturel, International Juried Exhibition, Clatsop Community College
Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR
juried exhibits
2017 New Abstracts, Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR
2011 It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: The Global Water Crisis,
Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
2011 Reveled, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR
2006-2010 Spirit of the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2005 Art Along the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2004 Art Along the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2003 Art Along the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
group exhibits
2011 Reveled, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR
2010 reVue, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2010 Figuratively Speaking, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
awards
2010 1stplace, Southern Oregon Art Show, Grants Pass, OR
2006 Sweepstakes, Spirit of the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2005 1st place, Art Along the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2004 1st place, Art Along the Rogue, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2000 Donor Award, Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI
Finalist in the Art Calendar National Centerfold Contest,
“Whose Decision”, published on the cover
1999 Special Recognition ‘Miniature International’,
Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
1st place Mixed Media, AAUW show, Grants Pass, OR
1996 1st place Mixed Media, AAUW show, Grants Pass, OR
1995 1st place Mixed Media, AAUW show, Grants Pass, OR