Artist’s Statement
I love the immediacy of acrylic paint. Because I have to work quickly, the strokes themselves are part emotional, part physical. I paint expressively, with lots of color.
My work strives to bring the feeling of connection, if for just a moment, between all of us. Whether in my Personal(i)ties series or the icons of punk series, I want the sense of that moment to be tangible. All of us are painted with more colors than is readily apparent, and I want to bring them out.
Bio
Kirsten Schneider has been doing some form of art all her life, but has recently come back to her first love - painting - which she had not done for a number of years. Since she drew her first portrait in pencil, “Dad with beer”, at age 6, she has been painting, drawing with pastel or pencil, and designing in Illustrator & Photoshop. She's previously studied art at the Corcoran & VCU, administered art as the Production Manager of Washington FAMILY Magazine & Art Director/Web Designer at MacImpressions, served as a Vice-Chair and Secretary of the Commission on the Arts for the City of Fairfax & also was an incorporator and Treasurer for the Foundation for the Arts.
Kirsten grew up outside of Detroit & in the Washington, DC area. She is currently painting expressive portraits in acrylics and oils & is studying painting at the Vander Zee School of Painting under Rob Vander Zee. She was recently a member of AIM, which has a studio at the Lorton Arts Workhouse. On the other side of the canvas, she was recently a featured model for a Corcoran Gallery photographic study by Kelly Fitzgerald on Women with Chronic Illnesses.
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