Kristine Moran
Painter Kristine Moran merges organic brush strokes with rigid cubist gestures in order to create a layered visible texture within her overwhelming, colorful pieces. Moran finds that when creating her work, it is best to move with the piece and to be open to new subject matter as it shows itself through the painting. Further, she believes that by adhering too closely to one original intent her paintings run the risk of becoming too didactic or illustrative. It is imperative that when certain brush strokes and gestures emerge she is able to shift directions with them and stay open to these unexpected turns. As her paintings are often personal reflections, Moran likes to tell stories with no clear representational figures. Moran instead uses arching shapes and colorful layered washes to create depth and to push space in a way that situates ambiguous figures within a broader landscape.
Moran has had a number of solo exhibitions in Toronto at galleries such as the Daniel Faria Gallery, Clark & Faria, and Angell Gallery as well as at New York’s Nicelle Beauchene Gallery. In addition to her solo shows, Moran has participated in group exhibitions at galleries including Mercer College Gallery in New …
Painter Kristine Moran merges organic brush strokes with rigid cubist gestures in order to create a layered visible texture within her overwhelming, colorful pieces. Moran finds that when creating her work, it is best to move with the piece and to be open to new subject matter as it shows itself through the painting. Further, she believes that by adhering too closely to one original intent her paintings run the risk of becoming too didactic or illustrative. It is imperative that when certain brush strokes and gestures emerge she is able to shift directions with them and stay open to these unexpected turns. As her paintings are often personal reflections, Moran likes to tell stories with no clear representational figures. Moran instead uses arching shapes and colorful layered washes to create depth and to push space in a way that situates ambiguous figures within a broader landscape.
Moran has had a number of solo exhibitions in Toronto at galleries such as the Daniel Faria Gallery, Clark & Faria, and Angell Gallery as well as at New York’s Nicelle Beauchene Gallery. In addition to her solo shows, Moran has participated in group exhibitions at galleries including Mercer College Gallery in New Jersey, Mulherin New York, Left Field Gallery in California, Ernest Newman Contemporary in Brooklyn, Humber College in Toronto, RH+ Gallery in Instanbul, Western Ehibitions in Chicago, and Laetitia Delorme Gallery in Paris.
