Gloria Burkin
2 Tabor House Road,
Chilmark, MA 02535
508.645.9026
gloriaburkin@hotmail.com
ART EDUCATION
Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, MA, 2002
Advanced Painting coursework
present
AWARDS
Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair, Blue Ribbon
Oil Paintings/Professional Category, 2004
EXHIBITONS
2008
Bank of Martha's Vineyard,
Chilmark, MA
Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit, West Tisbury, MA
2007
Vineyard Landscapes,
Bank of Martha's Vineyard,
Chilmark, MA
Vineyard Light,
Chilmark Public Library, Chilmark, MA
Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit, West Tisbury, MA
2006
Painting with My Buddy,
Bank of Martha's Vineyard,
Chilmark, MA
Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit, West Tisbury, MA
Trees, The First and Second Church in Boston, Boston, MA
2005
Light on Land & Water, Hebrew Senior Life, Roslindale, MA
Tribute to Ralph Rosenthal,
Boston Public Library,
Boston, MA
In a Class of Their Own, First and Second Church in Boston, Boston, MA
Changing Seasons, Bank of Martha's Vineyard, Chilmark, MA
Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit, West Tisbury, MA
2004
Friends of Family Planning Art Show Benefit, West Tisbury, MA
Reflections of Light and Sea, Bank of Martha's Vineyard, Chilmark, MA
2003
By Land and By Sea, Chilmark Public Library, Chilmark, MA
Impressions of Light, Bank of Martha's Vineyard, Chilmark, MA
GALLERY AFILATIONS
2006
Featherstone Gallery
Oak Bluffs, MA
2005
Louisa Gould Gallery
Vineyard Haven, MA
2004/5
Firehouse Gallery
Oak Bluffs, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2006
Arts and Artisans Trials of
Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
A Degree of Artistic Influence, by Nancy LeBlanc
Martha's Vineyard Times
Chilmark Painter Exhibits Landscapes and Labrador
Vineyard Gazette
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a landscape artist, I find my inspiration from the natural and sensual beauty of the island. I particularly enjoy painting during the changing seasons, as the delicate spring colors deepen into the lush green and yellow shades of summer, and then ripen into the earthy red tones of fall. Finally, there are the hush-quiet-scenes of winter, as the sea grows colder and wilder, and the palette of the land becomes more muted.
I love to use oils, both thick and thin, in order to reflect the exquisite light of the island. I often discover new places to paint during my walks with the dog in the early morning on the beaches and in the late afternoons in Menemsha. As I drive down island, I see the rolling hills of Chilmark and the splendid landscape vistas of farms and fields in West Tisbury and in Tisbury. I try to paint each day by both the early morning light and the late afternoon light. Up island, I seek to capture the beauty of the Gay Head cliffs, the battle between sun and fog over Windy Gates, and the tranquility of Chilmark Pond. Inspiration is fueled by the changing light and palate of land and sea throughout the different seasons, and I hope to go one exploring the island for many years to come.