As
an artist, I explore the connections between ideas. Archetypes and symbols
represent ideas, establish connections, and are grounded in the fundamental
reality that unites us with our history.
 Because
I seek connections, I work in series. Each painting in a series presents a new
set of problems to solve as I explore the content from a different perspective.
Much of my work is concerned with aging, the cycles of life, and our hopeless
battle with the passage of time. I study archetypes and use concrete imagery as
symbols to express my thoughts about these subjects.
As a result of the ongoing struggle between the things I can control in life and
the things I cannot control, there is a tension in my work. I build on the
controlled accident and follow where it leads me. What drives the series and
fuels the tension is the realization that I am never “there” yet. I’ve never
quite said what I’m ultimately trying to say; but along the way I touch on it,
and I learn something from my efforts. Falling short of the mark keeps me
engaged.
I don’t want anyone to get comfortable with my work; I want it to be
provocative. My favorite reaction is, “Scary, but beautiful.” If I can move the
viewer to think about why the work evokes that reaction, I will be getting
closer to what I am trying to do.
Dory Ingram
Atlanta, GA
doryingramart@comcast.net
Education
Georgia State University, Bachelor of Fine
Arts, Summa cum laude, 2003
Georgia State University, Master of Science, Human Resource Development, 1992
University of Georgia, Non-Degree Student, Visual Arts, 1977-78
George Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Master of Library Science, 1971
Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Arts: Major, English; Minor, Fine Arts, 1968
Juried Exhibitions and Awards
Watercolor Society of Alabama 66th National Exhibition, Anniston Museum of
Natural History, Anniston, Alabama, April 1-May 31, 2007. Juror: Cheng-Khee Chee.
Jekyll Island Art Association October 2006 Wildlife Artist Exhibition,
Goodyear Cottage, Jekyll Island, Georgia, September 29-October 26, 2006. Juried
by committee.
Watercolor Society of Alabama 65th Annual National Exhibition, Birmingham
Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, May 29-June 27, 2006. Juror: Mary Alice
Braukman.
Award: Arches/Canson Paper Award.
Georgia Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition, Cobb Playhouse and
Studio, Acworth, Georgia, September 7-October 15, 2005. Juror: Larry Walker.
Award: Third Place.
Girardot National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast
Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, July 1-30, 2005. Juror: Jeannie Denholm.
Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama,
October 16-December 26, 2004. Juror: Sean Ulmer.
Georgia Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition, Quinlan Art Center,
Gainesville, Georgia, September 2-October 15, 2004. Juror: David Becker.
South Cobb Arts Alliance 17th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House
Cultural Center, Mableton, Georgia, July 12-August 15, 2004. Juror: Gregor Turk.
Award: Mable House Award of Distinction (First Place).
Watercolor Society of Alabama 63rd Annual National Exhibition, Leslie S.
Wright Fine Arts Center, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, March 1-26,
2004. Juror: Ted Minchin. Award: Winsor & Newton Award.
Georgia Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition, Bowen Center for the
Arts, Dawsonville, Georgia, September 20-October 28, 2003. Juror: Don Getz.
Award: Third Place.
A Regional View: Art in the Southeast. Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta,
Georgia, September 2-October 3, 2003. Juror: Alan Tiegreen. Award: Honorable
Mention.
Other Group Exhibitions
Harpeth Hall Alumnae Art Exhibit, Patton Visual Arts Center,
Nashville, Tennessee,
February 23-April 4, 2007.
Recent Works by Suzanne S. Clements, Dory Ingram, and Patti Provost,
Brown Art Gallery, Swilley Library, Mercer University, Atlanta, Georgia,
January-March, 2005.
Harpeth Hall Alumnae Art Exhibit, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Nashville,
Tennessee,
February 28-April 16, 2004.
BFA Graduating Show, Georgia State University Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia,
May 5-10, 2003.
Off the Wall Pin Up Show & Sale, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia,
Atlanta, Georgia,
November 13, 2002.
Harpeth Hall Alumnae Art Exhibit, Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Nashville
Tennessee,
January 18-February 23, 2001.
Solo Exhibitions
Paintings
from Brood Year, Fuqua Orchid Center, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, April
23-July 16, 2007.
Paintings from Brood Year, Lawrence V. Johnson Library Gallery, Southern
Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia, February 19-April 15, 2007.
Brood Year, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia, April 8-May
20, 2005.
Selected Works from Brood Year, Sandy Springs Branch, Atlanta-Fulton
Public Library, Sandy Springs, Georgia, June-July 2004.
Fool’s Paradise/Brood Year, Delta Technology Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia,
January 7-30, 2004.
Invitational Exhibitions
Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia,
November 15, 2006-January 13, 2007.
Small Sketches and Drawings: Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia,
November 17, 2005-January 14, 2006.
The Art Wing: An Exhibit of Insect Art, Entomological Society of America
Annual
Meeting, Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida,
December 15-18, 2005.
Turn up the Heat, Next Door Gallery, Leland, Michigan,
January 15-February 12, 2005.
Prints by Georgia Artists: A Holiday Show, Swan Coach House Gallery,
Atlanta, Georgia,
November 29, 2001-January 12, 2002.
Memberships
Atlanta Artists Center
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Eyedrum
Georgia Watercolor Society, Exhibiting Member; President, 2004-2005
High Museum of Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Watercolor Society of Alabama, Signature Member
Recent Exhibition: Callanwolde Fine
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