Artist Statement:
Creating art is a vital act for me.
My nonobjective, mixed-media paintings focus on implied texture. Although the surface is completely smooth, the abstract imagery reveals the beauty and nuance of patina, texture, and deterioration.
I see beauty in what others overlook. I appreciate the complexity of simple things.
My sensitivity allows me an uninhibited perspective on aesthetics, using color and visual texture as my primary subjects. I've studied art and design through college and formal education, but my current process and technique has been borne through consistent experimentation, trial, and error. Although I add layers of materials to create my surface, I also remove just as much by use of abrasives and by chemically “deteriorating” the paint. This series of intuitive acts of accumulation and reduction pushes the materials to their extremes, creating unique patinas. The resulting painting is an escape from the outside world, and reflects a tension between control and fluidity.
Bio:
Douglas Deveny is an award-winning, mixed-media artist whose paintings are in public and private collections across the United States and Europe.
Deveny has had several solo and juried shows at venues including The New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT; The Mystic Museum of Art, and Finer Line Gallery in Mystic, CT; The Ely Center for Contemporary Art, Kehler Liddell Gallery, and Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT; Maple and Main Gallery of Fine Art in Chester, CT; Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, CT; Guilford Art League, Guilford, CT; and Keyes Gallery in Branford, CT. Professional affilitations include New Haven Paint & Clay Club and The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts.
He attended The Art Institute of Atlanta, Savannah College of Art and Design, and Southern Connecticut State University. Despite his formal training, Deveny considers himself primarily self-taught in regard to abstract design and in the creation of his experimental painting techniques and methods.
Deveny is a native of Connecticut, currently residing and maintaining a studio in Essex.
Exhibitions:
2024
February - March
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery - 11th Annual Abstract Sanctuary
January 4 - February 4
Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT - Renewal / Kehler Liddell Gallery's 8th Annual Juried Show
2023
November 15 - December 21
Sill House Gallery at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT - New Haven Paint & Clay Club 2023 Active Members Exhibit
September 11 - September 30
The Gallery at Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT - Guilford Art League 70th Annual Juried Exhibition
April 28 - May 27
Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT - Spectrum Annual Contemporary Art Show
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May 8 - May 27
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT - 122nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition of
the New Haven Paint & Clay Club
January 28 - March 4
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts - CAFA+ Members Show
2022
August 5 - August 28
Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA - New England Collective XII Juried Exhibition
July 1 - August 31
The Space, Chester, CT - River Valley Artists Exhibit
May 13 - June 5
Art League of New Britain, New Britain, CT - 15th Annual Spring Open Juried Exhibit
February 14 - May 6
Valentine H. Zahn Gallery, Westbrook, CT - New Haven Paint & Clay Club
New Year - New Works - Members Exhibit
2021
September 15 - October 10
Sill House Gallery at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT - New Haven Paint & Clay Club 2021 Active Members Exhibit
August 12 - August 29
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT - Nor'Easter: The 51st Annual Juried Exhibition
June 26 - August 14
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts - 110th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
May 3 - May 30
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT - 120th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of
the New Haven Paint & Clay Club
March 1 - December 31
New Haven Paint & Clay Club - Selected Members Exhibit - New Vision
February 6 - March 20
Finer Line Gallery, Mystic, CT - Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts - CAFA+ Members Show
2020
September 2 - September 30
Sill House Gallery at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT - New Haven Paint & Clay Club 2020 Active Members Exhibit
July 18 - September 5
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts - 109th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
February 29 - March 21
Marquee Gallery, New London, CT - Nonpareil
2019
May 11 - June 1
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT - 118th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of the
New Haven Paint & Clay Club
May 4 - May 25
Essex Art Association Gallery, Essex, CT - "Becoming" - 2019 Spring Juried Exhibition
April 28 - June 9
The Clubhouse and Saltbox Galleries, West Harford, CT - 2019 CT+6 Exhibit
Regional Juried Competition of The West Hartford Art League
April 25 - May 26
Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT - "20|20 20/20 2020"
April 19 - June 1
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT - 108th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of the
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
January 31 - February 26
Keyes Gallery, Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford, CT
In Depth - Two Person Exhibit with Ashby Carlisle
2018
September 1 - September 30
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT - New Haven Paint & Clay Club 2018 Active Members Exhibit
June 23 - July 15
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT - Nor'Easter: The 48th Annual Juried Exhibition
May 12 - June 2
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT - 117th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of the
New Haven Paint & Clay Club
April 26 - May 27
Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT - "How with this Rage shall Beauty hold a Plea"
April 4 - June 24
Maple & Main Gallery of Fine Art, Chester, CT - Spring Exhibition
January 26 - March 18
Spectrum Art Gallery, Centerbrook, CT - See Me, Feel Me
January 25 - March 31
Maple & Main Gallery of Fine Art, Chester, CT - Third Annual Juried Art Exhibition
2017
September 11 - September 30
Guilford Art League, Guilford, CT - 70th Annual Juried Exhibition
July 21 – September 10
Spectrum Art Gallery, Centerbrook, CT - Abstract Nature Show
January 26 – April 2
Maple & Main Gallery of Fine Art, Chester, CT - Second Annual Juried Art Exhibition
2008
June 1 – December 31
Claire's Corner Copia, New Haven, CT - Solo Show
2007
November 1 – December 1
Claire's Corner Copia, New Haven, CT - Solo Show
March 31 – April 29
Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT - Show for a Show
March 18 – April 8
New Haven Paint & Clay Club, New Haven, CT - 106th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Awards & Recognition:
2022
Juror's Choice for Untitled I&II - New Haven Paint & Clay Club - New Year / New Works
Members Exhibit - Valentine H. Zahn Gallery, Westbrook, CT
2021
Honorable Mention for Tomorrow is a Beautiful Word - CAFA+ Members Exhibition - Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Mystic, CT
2019
Best of Show for Monumental (diptych) - 108th Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Mystic, CT
2nd Place for Chronichled Antiquity - 2019 CT+6 Exhibition Regional Juried Competition
of The West Hartford Art League
2018
2nd Prize for SILENT LANDSCAPE - HOLLOW - Third Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Maple & Main Gallery of Fine Art, Chester, CT
New Haven Paint & Clay Club Prize (3rd Prize) for Silent Landscape - Mourning Dove - 117th Annual Juried Art Exhibition of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club, New Haven, CT
2017
2nd Prize for PIANO KEY - 70th Annual Juried Exhibition - Guilford Art League, Guilford, CT
Honorable Mention for BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE - 70th Annual Juried Exhibition - Guilford Art League, Guilford, CT
Press & Publications:
2022
Saatchi Art -New This Week - November 7, 2022 Collection
Saatchi Art -New This Week - March, 28, 2022 Collection
2021
Musical Mandalas - Tidings (Album Cover)
Saatchi Art - July 4, 2021 Feels Like Summer - Soothing Vibes Collection
2020
ArtFolio Annual, Inaugural Issue - March 2020 - ArtFolioAnnual.com
2019
Daily Nutmeg - May 2019 - DailyNutmeg.com
2018
Musical Mandalas - Epitome (Album Cover)
The Middletown Press - June 12, 2018 - TheMiddletownPress.com
New Haven Independent - May 23, 2018 - NewHavenIndependent.org
Saatchi Art -New This Week - March, 5, 2018 Collection
Artsy Shark - Featured Artist- March 2, 2018 - ArtsyShark.com
Saatchi Art - New This Week - February 12, 2018 Collection
Juror:
2018
Essex Art Association - "Brilliant" Summer Open Show - June 2 thru June 23
Associations:
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts - Elected Member
New Haven Paint & Clay Club - Active Member
Public and Corporate Collections:
New Haven Paint & Clay Club - Permanent Collection
MGM Aria Resort & Casino - Tower Suites, Las Vegas, NV
