Whitney Knapp - About The Artist

Bio:
Whitney was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1981. She lived in Surrey, England for almost a decade before moving to Virginia in 1994. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 2003 from Denison University.
In 2008, she received her Master of Fine Arts Degree from Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she studied with Vincent Desiderio,
Yvonne Jacquette, and Scott Noel among others.
Whitney's work has been exhibited nationally and featured in
various publications. Her pieces are in private collections throughout the United States and abroad. She is represented by the Newman Galleries (Philadelphia), The Photo Dog Art Gallery and Jessie Edwards' Studio
(Block Island.) Whitney lives and maintains a studio in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She teaches Drawing at Howard Community
College (Columbia, Maryland.)

Statement:

I am fascinated by the sky – both by its subtle, transitory qualities,

and by its ability to alter the landscape. Much of my work is focused on the atmospheric relationship between the sky and the attendant land and sea. In my work, I strive to integrate these realms through my use of atmosphere for both perceptual and metaphorical purposes.

Through skies, I seek to allude to the infinite province of the Divine. I reference my own environment by the depiction of places that are important to me. I am interested in water both as a perceptual and as a symbolic subject. Water is ultimately the origin of atmosphere, thereby interrelating land, sea, and sky. As an oil painter and a pastel artist, I find that one medium often informs the other. I attempt to utilize my media to most effectively convey my ideas. I use titles to suggest a subtle narrative.