Connie Wolfe, Influx (1), Screenprint, 2022
In my time outdoors, I am inspired by the subtleties, colors and textures in natural environments that typically go unnoticed. The resulting art becomes a response to getting lost in the complexity that nature presents. Organic shapes and tonal structures transform these realities into obscured identities through abstraction, isolation and enlargement in my work.
Influx (1) is one of four limited edition fine art prints that illustrate stills of the way light and shadow dances on Lake Michigan on a slightly windy day. I took photographs in quick succession to capture the subtle shifts in movement of the water going back and forth and how the sunlight dramatically changed each second. The photos were then broken down into simplified shapes to make silkscreen stencils. Nineteen layers of transparent ink were printed reductively on light blue paper to make this piece.
Connie Wolfe, Wake (1), Screenprint, 2024
In my time outdoors, I am inspired by the subtleties, colors and textures in natural environments that typically go unnoticed. The resulting art becomes a response to getting lost in the complexity that nature presents. Organic shapes and tonal structures transform these realities into obscured identities through abstraction, isolation and enlargement in my work.
Wake (1) is one of three limited edition fine art prints depicting the movement of water captured from the wake of a motor-boat on Lake Michigan. The sparkling droplets of water against the displacement are what mesmerized me about the phenomenon. Sixteen layers of transparent blue inks were printed reductively on white paper for this piece.
Artist Bio:
Connie is an artist living in Chicago whose practice focuses on printmaking, drawing and mixed-media installations. She earned her BA in Painting from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and her MFA in Printmaking at Ohio University. While in graduate school, she attended two month-long study abroad programs in the UK and Italy. Since receiving her MFA, she has taught at several universities and currently works as a Department of Art & Architecture College Lab Assistant II at Harold Washington College.
Connie has exhibited her work internationally in solo, invitational and juried exhibitions both in the US and in places such as Brazil, Portugal, England, Russia, Italy and China. She has received national awards in printmaking exhibitions and participated in a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. She has art and site-specific commissions in numerous collections including the Racine Art Museum, Janet Turner Print Museum, the Ekaterinburg Museum of Art, Sheldon Landy, Penny Brown, Northwestern Medicine and many universities.
Connie has exhibited her work internationally in solo, invitational and juried exhibitions both in the US and in places such as Brazil, Portugal, England, Russia, Italy and China. She has received national awards in printmaking exhibitions and participated in a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. She has art and site-specific commissions in numerous collections including the Racine Art Museum, Janet Turner Print Museum, the Ekaterinburg Museum of Art, Sheldon Landy, Penny Brown, Northwestern Medicine and many universities.