Artist Statement & Artist Resume
Artist Statement
Dorrie D. Koller has been intrigued by the painted surface for as long as she can remember – The swirls of paint, dabs of colors mixing and blending with other colors; paints that are scraped back, revealing what they once covered. The properties of paint, in reality, are the concept of relationships. Colors enhance or detract from each other. The shapes of these colors take form and further describe their meanings.
“It is my bond with nature and other beings, either human or animal, that constantly revitalize me. Social concepts and considerations binding us to each other can be so interesting when taken verbatim. There is a certain “gaiety” that presents itself midway through my work that then feeds the rest of the piece. This gaiety originates in thoughts that have connected us with nature over the centuries. Am I truly a superior being? What is a flower child? Is my cat really a queen? Is he a nut? It is this connectedness to nature and our “family” trees that inspire my deeply layered paintings. The vibrant color and spontaneous design make me feel happy and hopeful as I paint. It is this narrative that I wish to share. My paintings show our lives: complexities in multi-layered details; to finally arrive at a simple conclusion: acceptance, humor, and love.
Nature is a plethora of extravagant design, color, and rhythm that envelops us with happiness. My painting style of exaggerated, unrecognizable, life forms is significant in that there are still so many unidentified species on our planet. I let the paint speak for itself in order to better express the exuberance of nature and my delight in being a part of it.”
Artist Resume
Education
Florida Atlantic University, 2006 BFA, Painting, Summa cum laude.
Palm Beach Community College, 2003 AA, Honors Program, Painting
Shows and Awards
2009 Hillard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2009 Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2008 The Gallery on Chase Hill, Kennebunk, ME
2008 Longstreth Goldberg Art Gallery, Naples, FL
2008 Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2008 Maltz Jupiter Theater, Jupiter, FL The Full Monty
2007 Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2006 PBCC Theater Show, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2006 Simulacra, BFA Show, FAU Ritter Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2005 The Body of Work, FAU Schmidt Gallery Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL
Proposed, Curator, and Participating Artist
2005 By Land and Sea, Palm Beach County Art in Public Places, West Palm Beach, FL
2004 Art Basel, Student Cooperative Show, Living Room Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 Co-Existence, Ritter Art Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
2004 Student Show, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Honorable Mention, Purchase Award
2003 Student Show, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Honorable Mention
2003 Florida State Phi Theta Kappa Convention, Palm Beach Community College Representative, Tallahassee, FL 1st place
2001 Gallery Six, Palm Beach, FL
2001 – 2005 Artists’ Guild of the Palm Beaches: Yearly shows at Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL
2000 Apopka Art Festival, Apopka, FL
1999 The Christie Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1999 The Painted Porch Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
1997 Simply Elegant Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL
1995 Gemini Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1994 Wolfe Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
1986 Lighthouse Gallery, Tequesta, FL
1980 – 1984 Ceramic League of the Palm Beaches: Yearly member shows at Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL and the Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
1981 Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL 1st place
Publications
July 17, 2005 Interior Design, Palm Beach Post Times, West Palm Beach, FL
Art of Land and Sea by Katie Deits
July 18, 2004 Interior Design, Palm Beach Post Times, West Palm Beach, FL
Discovering New Talent by Katie Deits
April 6, 2003 Interior Design, Palm Beach Post Times, West Palm Beach, FL
PBCC Artists: A Class Act by Christine Davis
January 7, 1986 Palm Beach Post Times, West Palm Beach, FL
The American West at the Lighthouse Gallery of Tequesta, FL Review of show
