Gary E Koeppel, Painting

Artist Statement

Gary E. Koeppel
Born: New Jersey, 1953
Residence: Boston, MA
BFA Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore , MD
www.garykoeppelart.com

Gary Koeppel has spent 35 years looking at light and shadow in the landscape.

He was a recipient of the 2005 Viewers Choice Award for the First Annual Roslindale Open Studios. In 2006, Koeppel was again awarded Viewers Choice, as well as Third Prize in the juried selection.

He holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work as a commercial illustrator informs the unified composition of his landscape paintings. His work has appeared in galleries, museums and art shows throughout New England and New York.

“My locations and inspiration range from around the neighborhood to Cape Cod and points north. In addition to Plein Air painting on location I also work on larger pieces in my studio; this controlled environment allows me the luxury of time to work larger and push the image in a different, compelling direction.” 

“The elements that attract me to a scene have to do with composition, color, contrasts of light and dark. When I paint a tree in a field the tree becomes secondary to describing the space around it. What I like best about being in the landscape is, it’s a way to capture the moment- a way to stop time and study it. Through that observation an imprinted memory of the scene remains for me. I paint in oils. “

Recent Awards, Honors, Newsworthy Activities

OLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 Isabella Restaurant, Dedham, MA 
2012 Light and Place, The Muddy River Gallery, Brookline, MA 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2014 Community of Artists, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
Jurors: Katherine French, Executive Director; Pat Walker, Director of Ed. Danforth Art
2014 New England Collective V, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
Juror: Edmund Barry Gaither, Director of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
Special Consultant to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2014 National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Juror: James Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum
2013 The Manifestations of Milieu, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2013 The New England Collective, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA 
Jurors Kaveh Mojtabai and Brian Goslow, ArtScope Magazine 
2013 Portals of Perception, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Off The Wall, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
Juror: Susan L. Stopps, Curator of Contemporary Art , Worcester Art Museum
2010 Northeast Prize Show: Cambridge Art Association
Juror: Cheryl Brutvan, Curator of Contemporary Art, Norton Museum of Art
2010 Darkness/Light, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
Juror: Ricardo Barreto, Director of Urban Arts Institute, Massachusetts College of Art And Design
2009 Francis N. Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Juror: Charles Movalli
2009 Northeast Prize Show: Cambridge Art Association
Juror: William Stover, Curator Museum of Fine Arts