Dorothy Netherland featured in Art Fields, Lake City, SC, April 19-28, 2013

For more information visit http://www.artfieldssc.org

DOROTHY NETHERLAND: Velveteen

For images of the new Velveteen and Violent Femme series, scroll down.
For images of other recent works, of which many will be in the exhibition, CLICK HERE.
For an ESSAY about the Velveteen exhibition, CLICK HERE.
For an ARTIST'S STATEMENT for Velveteen, CLICK HERE.
For installation shots of the exhibition CLICK HERE.

Velveteen 1, 2012, ink, acrylic, watercolor, 
watercolor ink, oil, screen print, ink transfer
and photo transfer on glass and mylar,
20 x 16 in., $750

Velveteen 2, 2012, ink, acrylic, watercolor, 
watercolor ink, oil, screen print, ink transfer
and photo transfer on glass and mylar,
20 x 16 in., $750

Velveteen 3, 2012, ink, acrylic, watercolor,
watercolor ink, oil, screen print, ink transfer
and photo transfer on glass and mylar,
20 x 16 in., $750

Velveteen 4, 2012, ink, acrylic, watercolor, 
watercolor ink, oil, screen print, ink transfer
and photo transfer on glass and mylar,
20 x 16 in., $750

Violent Femme V, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil, and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme IV, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme III, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme II, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme I, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

18/100 Southern Artists The if ART Contingency, October 28- November 17, 2012

18/100 Southern Artists
The if ART Contingency

October 28 - November 17, 2012

@ if ART Gallery
1223 Lincoln St. 
Columbia, SC

1 new book about Southern artists
100 artists in the book
18 of 100 artists from if ART Gallery

ARTISTS' RECEPTION & BOOK SIGNING
Sunday, October 28, 2 - 4 pm

To view works of art available at if ART Gallery featured in 100 Southern Artists CLICK HERE

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART Gallery
(803) 238-2351/ wroefs@sc.rr.com

Dorothy Netherland in "Fantastic Reality" @ Gallery 80808/Vista Studios

FANTASTIC REALITY

Introducing: Diane Kilgore-Condon & Bob Trotman

Featuring: Jeff Donovan, Janet Orselli, Peter Lenzo, Philip Morsberger, Dorothy Netherland, David Yaghjian, Kees Salentijn & Marcelo Novo.

August 24 – September 4, 2012, 

@Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, 808 Lady St., Columbia, SC

Artists' Reception: Friday, Aug. 24, 5 – 9 pm

Gallery Talk Diane Kilgore-Condon: Sat. Aug. 25, 2 pm.

Artist Salon Series Talk Bob Trotman @ Columbia Museum of Art: Friday, August 31, noon.

For installation images CLICK HERE

Violent Femme V, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil, and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme IV, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme III, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer on
glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme II, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer 
on glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

Violent Femme I, 2012, acrylic ink, watercolor
ink, watercolor, acrylic, oil and photo transfer on 
glass and dura-lar, 16 x 12 in., $550

They Did 1, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer
glass etching, on three panes of glass, 17 x 21 in., $850

They Did 2, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer
glass etching, on three panes of glass, 17 x 21 in., $850

Bad  Behavior, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer
sharpie, paint pens on three panes of glass, 22 x 22 in.
$1,100

Cry Baby, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer, sharpie
paint pen on three panes of glass, 22 x 22 in., $1,100

Goes Without Saying, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint,
ink transfer, sharpie, paint pen on three panes of glass
22 x 22 in., $1,100

Good Imitation, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint
 ink transfer, sharpie, paint pen, glass etching
 on three panes of glass, 22 x 22 in., $1,100

It Wouldn't Kill You, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint
ink transfer, sharpie, paint pen on three panes of glass
22 x 22 in., $1,100

Musical Chairs, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer
 sharpie, paint pen on three panes of glass, 22 x 22 in., $1,100

Devotion, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer, glass etching
 on three panes of glass, 17 x 21 in., $850

In the Moment, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer, glass etching
 on three panes of glass, 17 x 21 in., $850

Look at Me, 2012, ink, acrylic, screenprint, ink transfer, glass etching
 on three panes of glass, 17 x 21 in., $850

DOROTHY NETHERLAND: D DAYS, Sept. 24 – Sept. 5, 2010

if ART Gallery presents at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC:

DOROTHY NETHERLAND: D DAYS
Sept. 24 – Oct. 5, 2010
Artists' Reception: Fri., Sept. 24, 5 – 9 pm.

For a PREVIEW of works by Dorothy Netherland, CLICK HERE.

Dorothy Netherland, D Days
@ Gallery 80808/Vista Studios, Columbia, SC
Sept. 24 – Oct. 5, 2010

Opening on September 24, if ART Gallery presents at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios in Columbia, SC, two simultaneous solo exhibitions by Deanna Leamon and Dorothy Netherland, respectively called Heads and D Days. The exhibition will run through October 5. The artists’ reception is September 24, 2010, 5 – 9 pm.

            Dorothy Netherland (b. 1962) will present a new body of work using her unique technique of painting, silk screening and transferring ink onto the back of glass. From memory and personal history, Netherland creates narrative, often symbolic tableaus using imagery mainly drawn from 1950s women’s magazines. Most of Netherland’s paintings consist of two or three panes of glass on top of each other, each layer “carrying” part of  the image. The approach provides literal and conceptual depth.

            Netherland, a native of Alexandria, Va., began studying art in her thirties. In 2000 she received a BFA from the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, where she lives. Netherland’s work was included in the 2004 S.C. Triennial at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia. She also was included in the 2004 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Contemporary Charleston exhibition at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park.

Velveteen: Artist's Statement by Dorothy Netherland

Dorothy Netherland: Statement for Velveteen, Oct. 2012

For the last ten years I've been making paintings on layered panes of glass, using images from  vintage and contemporary women's magazines as source material. While my work has always expressed my anxieties, the earlier work focused on themes of transience and the unreliability of memory, and the idea that our current sense of self is informed by our often inaccurate interpretations of our personal histories.

My current work explores these ideas from the context of being the mother of a 10-year-old daughter. It often feels as though her childhood is rapidly flying by, and eventually she will come to her own conclusions about whether or not she was provided with a strong enough foundation to negotiate the confusing world around her, a world where increasing emphasis is placed on the surface.  What she has learned about herself so far will influence how she responds to the big choices ahead.  My past is being imposed on her, just as the strengths, shortcomings and limitations of my own parents profoundly affected my life.

I am exploring the constructed nature of self, and wondering where the need for outer perfection originates . I am intrigued by the juxtaposition of the real and the fake. Young women today often give the impression of possessing almost boundless power. I'm fascinated by the idea of Girl Power, and how that relates to artifice and sexuality. Are young women really more empowered now? Is it possible to embrace youth, beauty and sexuality in a healthy, meaningful way which goes beyond the superficial? Is there room for real individuality? Is our obsession with idealized beauty expanding into the realm of the absurd, and are we becoming more and more narcissistic in general?  Whose notions of femininity  and sexuality will my daughter be using as guidelines for her own constructions?

Dorothy Netherland: Turning The Tables – essay by Wim Roefs

Dorothy Netherland: Turning The Tables                                

By Wim Roefs

In her previous paintings on glass featuring imagery drawn from 1950s and ’60s women’s magazines, Charleston, S.C., artist Dorothy Netherland (b. 1962) was addressing “domesticity and family drama and the expectations we have of motherhood.” The Virginia native created images of domestic bliss to suggest the opposite, inevitably but, she claimed, unintentionally making ironic statements that were more personal observation than social criticism.

            In her most recent work, Netherland is taking a similar approach but turning the tables. On herself. While early 2012 paintings such as It Wouldn’t Kill You still explore her own upbringing, in the Femme Fatal and Velveteen series she frets about what she might be doing to her 10-year-old daughter. “Things about ourselves that are internalized but not acknowledged stay with us,” she said in 2009. How does that apply to her daughter?

            “While my work has always expressed my anxieties,” Netherland wrote recently, “the earlier work focused on themes of transience and the unreliability of memory, and the idea that our current sense of self is informed by our often inaccurate interpretations of our personal histories.”

            “My daughter eventually will come to her own conclusions about whether or not she was provided with a strong enough foundation to negotiate the confusing world around her, a world where increasing emphasis is placed on the surface.  What she has learned about herself so far will influence how she responds to the big choices ahead. My past is being imposed on her, just as the strengths, shortcomings and limitations of my own parents profoundly affected my life.”

            “I am exploring the constructed nature of self, and wondering where the need for outer perfection originates. I am intrigued by the juxtaposition of the real and the fake. Young women today often give the impression of possessing almost boundless power. I'm fascinated by the idea of Girl Power and how that relates to artifice and sexuality.”

            And so her new paintings feature a young girl, for which Netherland uses her daughter’s eyes and mouth. As a femme fatal, the girl is lively, self confident, fashion conscious, even alluring. Young but adult, ’50s-era women pester the girl, fussing over her and combing her hair. The Velveteen paintings suggest the young girl is perhaps not hell on wheels but certainly a handful. She’s observed and possibly frowned upon by older ’50s-era women.

            “Are young women really more empowered now?” Netherland wonders. “Is it possible to embrace youth, beauty and sexuality in a healthy, meaningful way that goes beyond the superficial? Is there room for real individuality? Is our obsession with idealized beauty expanding into the realm of the absurd, and are we becoming more and more narcissistic in general? Whose notions of femininity and sexuality will my daughter be using as guidelines for her own constructions?”