Scott Cahaly

Biography

Artist's Statement

My life as an artist is essential to my identity and well being. About ten years ago I became consumed fully with painting and stone carving. This complemented a range of activities I was engaging in at the time, such as meditation, journal writing, being in solitude, and spending time in nature. All of these pursuits led to a profound spiritual transformation. My artistic practice remains an important source of nourishment for my life and ongoing spiritual quest.

My artistic efforts continue to be devoted to both painting and sculpture. Each serves to inform and inspire the other. In my work I seek to depict inner and outer realms, the metaphysical, the transcendent, and a sense of timelessness and mystery. In both the painting and the sculpture I use repetition of stylized depictions of the face and the human form. At times these are easily recognized, and at others they are abstracted almost past the point of recognition. I combine these with animal imagery, and familiar symbols such as hearts, stars, suns and moons. These pictorial elements comprise my primary visual vocabulary which I use in dynamic, swirling, and fluid overall compositions. In the paintings I use brilliant color on dark grounds, resulting in a radiant feel not unlike stained glass. In the sculpture I carve with sensitivity to the stone’s inherent beauty, texture, and natural color.

Through my many years of living and working as an artist I have developed great belief in the power of art to depict and reflect inner states. Through my work I aim to reinforce for the viewer the validity of his or her own spiritual journey. My artistic practice feeds my spiritual progress and I hope it helps contribute to that of others.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo ExhibitionsS

2003      Paintings and Sculpture, Gallery, Dedham MA
2002      Paintings, Gallery@SERG South End Boston MA
1997      Figural Paintings I, Francis Colburn Gallery, Curator Frank Owen; University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Group Exhibitions

2007      Wild Things A Benefit Art Auction, CVB Space 407 west 13th st. New York
            Penumbra Gallery, Gloucester, MA
            Nesa Sculpture Show, North Shore Art Center, Gloucester, MA
            Global Warming Show, Protest Space, New York, NY
            The “2B4D GAME, First Floor Gallery, New York, NY

2006      Faith in Art, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA
            Nesa Sculpture Show, UMASS/Boston, Boston , MA
            Museum of Fine Arts, Silent Auction, Boston, MA

2005-07      Art House, silent Art Auction, Brattle Film Foundation, Cambridge, MA

2005      New England's Best, Boulevard Gallery, Newport, RI
            WGBH Public Auction, Western ave Cambridge, MA
            Artists Choice, Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
            SOWA Art Walk, South End, Boston, MA

2004      The Variety Show, Alternate Currents, Boston, MA
           Painted Worlds, Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2003      International Paper Exhibition, curator Edward Evams,
                MG Art International, New York, NY
                CVB Space, New York, NY
                William Whipple Art gallery, University of Southern Minnesota & Marshall
           Guernica to Baghdad, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
           GROUP SHOW, Soprafina Gallery, Somerville, MA
           SOFA Show, Space 12, South End, Boston.

2002      Artists and Their Studios Show, Monique Goldstrom Fine Art, New York, NY
           Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
           Tribute to DeCordova's Faculty Show, Francesca Anderson Fine Art
and Portraits North, Lexington, MA

2002-07      DeCordova's Faculty Show, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA

2001-04      Mystical Art Show, Swedenborg Chapel, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

2000-07      Open Studios, Somerville; Sponsor: Boston Cultural Council;

1999      Ice Sculpture, First Night on Boston Common; Sponsor: Brew Moon, Boston, MA
           Two Dimensional Work, Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA
           Figural Work, Out of the Blue Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1997      Resident Paintings, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
           Five Painters, Francis Colburn Gallery, curator Frank Owen, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

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Source: Diamond-Newman Fine Arts LLC has sourced this information from the artist. This information is solely for historical perspective and we can not guarantee the comprehensivenessor complete accuracy of this information since we did not directly comprise the historical log of the artist's shows ourselves. Exhibition information should not be a basis for purchasing artwork.

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