Artist Statement

When painting landscapes, I strive to accomplish a marriage of apparent contradictions: of abstract imagery within a realistic framework, of arbitrary shapes and the singIe-source light that imbues realistic depth, and of imposed, formalist structure on random, "messy" nature. The desired effect is for a state of flux to exist in a painting; flat plane versus three dimensional depth. The depiction of water in various states of movement and light adds nicely to this effect, so it continues to figure prominently in my work.

Most of my subject matter consists of small, local waterways and their surrounding topographies. I am drawn to these slight openings in dense forests, where light reveals a myriad of shapes and colors with the many elements of nature vividly exposed. The seasonal and conditional changes of these environs provide and endless and fascinating well of information and inspiration. For some time now, the streams and bluffs of the Baraboo Range have been a favorite stomping ground. There is both a sense of drama and intimacy to this area that I find appealing.

My strongest wish is to convey at least a fraction of the beauty and complexity in a natural scene, to underscore the truly sublime in what may first appear to be a common, anonymous image.

Ken Schneider

Artist Resume

Ken Schneider

EDUCATION: 1982 Bachelor of Science Degree
University of Wisconsin-Madison

EXHIBITS: 1983 “Watercolor Wisconsin,” juried group exhibition
Wustum Museum, Racine, WI
Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc, WI

1984 “Wisconsin Biennial,” juried group exhibition
Madison Art Center, Madison, WI

1985 “Wisconsin Landscape,” group invitational show,
Seuferer Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1986 “Kenneth Schneider, Watercolor Paintings”
Seuferer Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1986 “Festival Salute,” group exhibition
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1988, 1990 “Kenneth Schneider, Watercolor Paintings,”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1991 “Interpreting the Landscape, the Paintings of
Contemporary Wisconsin Artists,” group invitational
exhibit, Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, WI

1991 “Kenneth Schneider, Feature Show,”
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, WI

1992 “Kenneth Schneider, Watercolor Paintings,”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1994 “Kenneth Schneider, Recent Work,”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1995 “Landscape in Focus,” Drawings, Paintings, and
Photographs, group exhibit, Tory Folliard Gallery,
Milwaukee, WI

1996 “Kenneth, Schneider, Recent Work,”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

1997 ”Kenneth Schneider, Feature Show,”
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, WI

1998 “Wisconsin Vistas, New Paintings by Kenneth Schneider”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2000 “Essential Places, New Paintings by Kenneth Schneider,”
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2002 “Transitions, New Oils and Watercolors by Kenneth
Schneider”, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison WI

2003 “Wisconsin Landscape: Artistic Interpretations,” group
invitational show, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin,
Eau Claire

2004 “All But Summer - New Oils and Watercolors”, Grace
Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2005 “Watercolor Wisconsin”, Juried group exhibition, Racine
Art Museum, Racine, WI
(George Frederiksen Memorial Purchase Award winner)

2006 “Woods & Water - New Oils and Watercolors”, Grace
Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI

2007 “Hangin’ Out The Washes; 40 years of Watercolor
Wisconsin - group exhibit, Racine Art Museum,
Racine, WI

2008 “Paintings 2008 - Oils & Watercolors”, Grace Chosy
Gallery, Madison WI

2009 "Celebrating 30 Years," group show, Grace Chosy
Gallery, Madison, WI

2010 "The Four Seasons; Selections From The Miller Art
Museum," Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI

2010 "Forest Immersions, New Oils and Watercolors,"
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI.

COLLECTIONS:

Corporate: The Bank of New England, Boston, MA
New England Mutual Life Insurance CO., Boston, MA
Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit, WI
Wisconsin Power & Light CO., Madison, WI
Oscar Mayer Food Corp., Madison, WI
Marine Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Associated Physicians, Madison, WI
United Asset Management, Boston, MA
Price Waterhouse, Boston, MA
Minnesota Power & Light, Duluth, MN
Home Savings & Loan, Madison, WI
Northwestern Mutual Life, Milwaukee, WI
Heritage Insurance Co., Sheboygan, WI
Lieber & Co., New York, NY
Rite-Hite Corp., Brown Deer, WI
Foley & Lardner Law Offices, Madison & Milwaukee, WI
St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison, WI
AAL Insurance, Appleton, WI
Thrivent Financial, Appleton, WI
Don and Mary Anderson Hospice Care Center, Madison, WI
Meriter Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital, Madison, WI

Public: "University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI
State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation, Oshkosh, WI
State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation, Fond du
Lac, WI
Miller Art Center, Sturgeon Bay, W I
University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, WI
State of Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer
Protection, Madison, WI
City-County Building, Madison, WI
United States Ambassadorial Residence, Botswana,
Gabonrone, Africa
R.M. Bock Laboratories, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
UW Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital, Madison, WI
Protection, Madison, WI
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
James A. Graaskamp Center For Real Estate, University of Wisconsin
Business School, Madison, WI

REPRESENTED BY:
Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Door County, WI