"Suddenly a veil was torn away. My destiny as a painter opened up to me." --Monet
photo credit: Jillian Paige Photography
Bio
Lauren Kindle is a painter who lives and works in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was the recipient of the 2017 Artist of the Year Award from the Arts Community of Easton. That same year, she was awarded a partial scholarship for an artist residency with JSS in Civita, which gave her the opportunity to paint for two weeks in Civita Castellana, Italy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Art and Classics at Hampshire College in 2003.
In addition to painting, Kindle is involved in her local arts community. For the past seven years, she has managed a weekly figure drawing group at Lafayette College for local artists. She teaches private painting lessons and workshops from her downtown studio in Easton. She also teaches art classes at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA and Kettle Creek Pottery in Snydersville, PA.
Artist Statement
My oil paintings are inspired by my surroundings, my friends and family, and my home with its familiar interior spaces and objects. Using paint, I explore color relationships and emotional depth. I paint in a representational style, working from life as well as from memory and imagination. I try to stay open as I paint, allowing each painting to develop organically at its own pace. My paintings are meant to be a gift. My goal is to bring a sense of magic and reverence to the viewer, to reveal and elevate the beauty of the moment.
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EDUCATION
2015-2019 studied chiaroscuro painting with Frank Arcuri
2015-17 studied painting and drawing with Adriano Farinella, privately and at the Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA
2003 BA, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA. Major: Arts and Classics
RESIDENCY
2017 JSS in Civita Summer Art School (Civita Castellana, Italy)
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Eclipse Center for Creative Community, “Ebullition,” Lansdale, PA
2021 Payne Gallery, “New Normal: Working Through Quarantine,” Bethlehem, PA
2020 Dwell Fine Art, “Points of View,” Washington, VA
2020 Schmidtberger Fine Art “8 Painterly Painters,” Frenchtown, NJ
2019 Baum School of Art, David E. Rodale and Rodale Family Galleries “Simply Still” group show, Allentown, PA
2018 Brick and Mortar “Buyer’s Market Art Show” group show, Easton, PA
2018 Schmidtberger Fine Art “Here in this World” show with Ellen Sapienza, Frenchtown, NJ
2018 Arts Community of Easton (ACE) Fall M embers Exhibit, Easton PA
2018 Arts Community of Easton (ACE) Small Works show. Easton, PA
2017 Brick and Mortar “Buyer’s Market Art Show” group show, Easton, PA
2017 Prallsville Mills “This’nThat” group show, Stockton, NJ
2016 3rd and Ferry Fishmarket “The Unfolding Rose” Easton, PA
2015 Cosmic Cup Coffee “Emerging” Easton, PA
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2023 Lehigh Valley Community Foundation: Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Grant, Allentown, PA
2017 Artist of the Year, Arts Community of Easton (ACE) Easton, PA
2016 Riverside Arts Festival Plein Air Painting Competition, 2nd place
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2016 “Intersections: the Street Portrait Series” with Kate Brandes. Art is a catalyst which breaks down barriers, forming intersections between people who might otherwise be strangers, and fostering a sense of community. This was a collection of portraits and interviews of ordinary people encountered throughout the city of Easton, on the street, in laundromats, and other public spaces.
WRITING
2015-present Generous Permission, a weekly art blog, including fictional Short Stories
2016-2017 Easton Irregular Newspaper, staff writer for monthly “Artist Profile” column
photo credit: Jillian Paige Photography