Rose Sielian Theriault is an Ogunquit Art Association member-artist (Painting/Printmaking) and one of our 6 Showcase Artists at Barn Gallery for the 2022 Season.

Theriault’s Showcase at Barn Gallery will run from May 25 – June 26, 2022 with an Opening Reception on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 (from 4PM – 7:30PM) and a Gallery Talk on Thursday, June 16, 2022 (at 6PM).

Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2022 Schedule: https://barngallery.org/get-ready-for-some-art-in-ogunquit-barn-gallerys-2022-season/

 

Continue reading below for some excerpts from a discussion we had with Rose Sielian Theriault about her background and work.

How long have you been a part of the Ogunquit Art Assocation?

I’ve been a member of the OAA since 1993. That was the year I was juried into the organization on graphics. Then, in 1995, I was cross-juried in on painting.
Describe your art and art practice.
I have been drawing and painting since I was a child and pursued my interest at the University of New Hampshire where I received a BA and BFA. Along with a career as a high school art teacher, I have served as board member and officer for regional art associations, including time as president of the New Hampshire Art Association. My exhibition record includes featured, group, and juried shows at galleries such as Barn Gallery, Levy, Harbor Square, and the Currier and Whistler House art museums. Collections in the U.S, Canada, Japan, and Europe hold my artwork, which consists of a variety of media.
What is the theme – Title –  of the body of work will you be exhibiting in your showcase?
Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? With my art. (paraphrasing Gauguin)
What materials and sizes and processes are you using?
I’m producing work using printmaking and painting (with a variety of media and in a range of sizes).  I also occasionally venture into photography.
What ideas are you expressing in the body of work you will be exhibiting?
Who am I? My exhibition is a kind of retrospective of my identity as an artist and my place in the world. (especially at this juncture after many decades of my life)
What is the take away idea from your exhibition?

Who am I? both in terms of my heritage and my art

 

Photos of Work by Rose Sielian Theriault.

 

Learn more about the Barn Gallery 2022 Schedule: https://barngallery.org/get-ready-for-some-art-in-ogunquit-barn-gallerys-2022-season/

 

Interview by Dustan Knight.