Foundation Maeght, St. Paul de Vence, France
“I am interested in sharing an artwork that is alive with emotional interest but has no fixed meaning, open to interpretation by all, similar to works of nature, music and poetry”
Shirley Arnold Kern is an abstract painter who lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and creates art in her nearby studio in Hopewell. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Northern Vermont University.
Kern has exhibited her paintings at:
Arts Council of Princeton Gallery
Muse Gallery Philadelphia, PA
Dickinson Hall Gallery Princeton University
A.I.R. Gallery Brooklyn, NY
NOHO M55 Gallery Manhattan, NY
Robert Blackburn Gallery Manhattan, NY
Manhattan Graphics Center Manhattan, NY
Erdman Gallery Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ
Hunterdon Art Museum Hunterdon, NJ
Ellarslie Art Museum NJ
John James Audubon Museum Henderson, KY
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art New Harmony, IN
Julian Scott Gallery Northern Vermont University Red Mill Gallery Johnson, VT
Vermont Studio Center Johnson, VT
University Southern Indiana Art Gallery, Evansville, IN
Shirley Kern’s abstract paintings are in many Private and Corporate Collections. Request to see her current available work.
Education
MFA Northern Vermont University, Johnson, Vermont
BA University of Southern Indiana. Evansville, Indiana
BS Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Additional Studies
School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, New York
Manhattan Graphics Center, Printmaking, Manhattan, New York
Robert Blackburn Printmaking, Manhattan, New York
Art Students League, Manhattan, New York
New York School of the Arts, Manhattan, New York