I am an artist wondering at the art of living. My passion for art and creativity has emerged and evolved over the years. I have lived my life so far in the American Midwest. As my aunt once marveled flying into the Midwest after having lived away from this area for a length of time, “The green! The shades of green!” I live within those shades of green unfolding. Within this “heartland,” I find a place to express the landscape of my soul. I find space to stand in the sun, to feel the rain and snow, and to huddle in warm coffee shops with friends through the long and dark winters.
For the last fifteen years I’ve lived near Sheboygan on the Wisconsin shores of Lake Michigan as an artist and as a pastoral leader in the community of faith, Falls Community Church. Now living in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin as an artist and spiritual leader at a local community of faith, I continue to deepen my experience of the heartland in a new place. So along with all the Midwestern shades of green, I’m now captivated by the broad space and the hues of blue that unfold from the lakes.
CURRICULA VITAE 2018
EDUCATION
2013
Student, The Business of Art Classes, Frank Juarez, Instructor, Cedarburg (Wisconsin) Cultural Center.
2001-2012
Student, Alla Prima Oil Painting Classes, Kitty Lynne Klich, Instructor, Plymouth Arts Center.
WORK
2016-2017
Artist-In Residence, Spring Semester, North High School, Sheboygan Wisconsin.
Graphic Art Designer, The Federated Church, Green Lake, Wisconsin.
2015
Graphic Art Design for Publicity Team, Sheboygan Visual Artists.
2014-2015
Graphic Designer and Content Developer, Missional Networking Website.
2013
Entrepreneur, created "MartyCarneyArtist | OpenSpacesStudio" Business.
2012-2014
Inspiring Now Coordinator | The Gathering Place, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
Built connections between creative people in the arts and a vibrant day service for people living with memory loss to create events with social interaction.
2009
Instructor, "OpenSpaces: Soul Painting" Events at the Plymouth (Wisconsin) Arts Center.
EXHIBITIONS
2018
Exhibitor, “Summer Show,” Gallery 223, Geneva Lake Arts Foundation.
2017
Exhibitor, Artist-In-Residence Closing Show, North High School, Sheboygan WI.
2015
Exhibitor, “12x12x12” Exhibition, Frank Juarez Gallery.
2013-2016
Member and Exhibitor, Sheboygan Visual Artists, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
2015
Participant, Exhibitor, Award-Winner, “Paint the Town,” Plein Air Painting Event, Plymouth (Wisconsin) Arts Center, Winner, 3rd Place Purchase Award.
2014
Exhibitor, ”Spirited Life" Art Exhibition, Falls Community Church, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
2012
Participant, Plein Air Painting Retreat, Tree of Life Center, Alan Pape, Coordinator.
