Connie Noyes

International painter Connie Noyes has been honored at home and abroad for her energetic painting style. Her work, an examination of the pull between centripetal versus centrifugal emotional forces, is influenced by the cultural landscape and compassion for global issues. The artist’s strong love of paint, surface and process is deeply set in her sense of independence and individualism of spirit. Constantly seeking a balance between chaos and control she works spontaneously to allow the painting itself to dictate the final outcome. Through exploitation of the unique properties of paint—purity of color, luminosity and plasticity, once finished her rich paintings erupt with a physical energy, often quieted in the process of creation. Born in Washington D.C., Noyes currently lives and works as a full time artist in Chicago. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MA degree in Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont California.  Having moved 42 times in her life, she considers herself a 21st Century nomad. Through the combination of study, travel and geographical faux pas, Noyes has developed an interest in the unconscious psychology of culture; and how art can support dialog and bypass cultural differences. Noyes’ interest and experience of global culture has been supported through sponsors in a variety of prestigious international artist’s residencies and symposiums, including the Emaar International Art Symposium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2005), the Thupelo International Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa (2005) and the 6th Annual International Symposium of Art in Bulgaria (2006).  In 2007 she participated in the 5th International Visual Arts Symposium in Monastir, Tunisia and this year (2008) she will participate in the Visual Arts Festival in Montenegro sponsored by the Association of Fine Arts Belgrade-Serbia and Montenegro. She is also an active member of Pintura Fresca, an international abstract painters group.