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Marianne Kolb
"Two for Francis" Mixed Media Figural Abstract Oil Painting

2000

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Marianne Kolb (born 1958 in Bern) is a self-taught Swiss painter currently living in the United States. She is known for her emotionally-charged figurative paintings that address the human condition. Kolb paints directly onto canvas with her hands, placing her figures in isolation on a monochromatic, textured background. The artist has stated that the imagery, "derives from direct observation of individuals transmuted by her own feelings which become fully known to her during the painting process." Kolb's work has been located within a legacy of Northern European paintings (including artists such as Edvard Munch and Francis Bacon), although journalist and art critic Daniella Walsh describes Kolb’s work as exhibiting a "quieter, inner angst…..To the enlightenment or distress of her audience, Kolb paints the soul." Kolb's work is part of the permanent collection of the Boise Art Museum. Awards 2017 Competition Winner, Pacific Coast #127, New American Paintings, Juried Exhibition 2013 Competition Winner, Pacific Coast #103, New American Paintings, Juried Exhibition 2003 Honorable Mention, Showcase 2003, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 Eureka Fellowship Award Nominee, Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco, CA 2001 INSITE Award Nominee, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA 2001 Residency, Feb-March, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA 2000 Residency, January–February, The MacDowell Colony Peterborough, NH 2000 Silver Medal, The Amsterdam Art Exhibition & Contest, San Francisco, CA 1998 Purchase Award & Honorable Mention, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA 1993 Honorable Mention, Matrix International, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA

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