Pirie, Jim
  

Upheaval
6" x 6"
Oil on Canvas
2010

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Enviroments
          This body of work is a collection of memories, thoughts and dreams captured as brief moments in time. The images represent places we know, places we may have been and places we may yet visit – Environments both real and imagined.

Artist Statement         

           Songs, memories, and emotions are the things that inspire Jim Pirie as he creates his abstract work.  His use of bold strokes, big color and determined patterns leave his work open to interpretation by his audience while the careful structure allows for the knowledge that the disorder evolved from purpose.

 

At his home studio in his Shoreline, WA, Pirie experiments with colors and their contrasts as a statement of his creativity.  Lights and darks are used in an attempt to capture emotion, spirit, passion and energy - the very core of what makes us who we are.

 

Jim's style is expressive, colorful and provocative, utilizing all aspects of the abstract genre.  The beginning of each painting is often like a journey with no predetermined destination.  As colors and textures intermingle, the paints act as a guide for the artist; expressing an idea or representing a moment in time captured on canvas.  That sensual connection between the artist, the materials and the viewer is something Jim strives to preserve in each piece he creates.





            


    

Biography:

 

Education

University of Washington – Construction Management, Architecture and Fine Art
Cornish College of the Arts -- Fine Art Course Credits


Selected Exhibitions

 

Solo Exhibitions

2010     Environments, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009     Edmonds Art Walk, Ombu Spa, Edmonds, WA
             Elemental, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008     Private Show, Private Residence, Seattle, WA
2007     Belltown Art Walk, Allure Salon, Seattle, WA
              Queen Anne Art Walk, The Paragon, Seattle, WA
2006     Private Show, Seattle Unity Church, Seattle, WA
2005     Private Show, Private Residence, Shoreline, WA
2004     Private Show, Private Residence, Shoreline, WA
2003     North City Art Walk, Hotwire Coffee House, Seattle, WA
              Solo Exhibit, Starbuck’s Coffee, Woodinville, WA
              Solo Exhibit, Starbuck’s Coffee, Seattle, WA
2002     Private Show, Private Residence, Seattle, WA
1999     Private Show, Private Residence, Shoreline, WA

 

Group Exhibitions

2009     5x5 Group Show, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA

            PAINT! Group Show, Climate/Gallery, Long Island City, NY

            Aqua Art Miami – La Familia Gallery Group Show, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL

            Art Blitz! – Capitol Hill Art Walk, City Home Store, Seattle, WA

2008     The Canvas Project, Art House Co-Op, Atlanta, GA

            New Member Show, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA

            Art Parties Seattle - Group Show, Nectar Lounge, Seattle, WA

            Wallingford Art Walk, Seattle, WA

            Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA

2007     Queen Anne Art Walk, Seattle, WA

            Ballard Art Walk, Seattle, WA

            Henry Art Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

            Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA

2006     The Figure, Blank Space Gallery, Seattle, WA

            Georgetown Annual Art Walk, Seattle, WA

2005     Henry Art Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA

2004     Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA

2003     Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline, WA

2001          Henry Art Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

2000          Henry Art Bash, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

            Dual Artists, The Athena, Seattle, WA

 

Juried Exhibitions

2009          PAINT! Group Show, Climate Gallery, Long Island City, NY

                   Aqua Art Miami – La Familia Gallery Group Show, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL

 

Publications

2010          Studio Visit Magazine - Spring/Summer Issue, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA

2009         PAINT! Catalog, Climate/Gallery Publishing, Long Island City, NY

                  Elemental Catalog, La Familia Publishing, Seattle, WA

2008        Jim Pirie – 2008, La Familia Publishing, Seattle, WA

 

Collections

Private Collection, Reno, NV

Private Collection, Woodinville, WA

Private Collection, Everett, WA

Private Collection, Lynnwood, WA

Private Collection, Seattle, WA

Private Collection, Issaquah, WA

Private Collection, Shoreline, WA

Private Collection, Boulder, Colorado

Private Collection, New York, New York


Commissions
2007           Abstract Painting, Private Residence, Seattle, WA
                    Wall Mural (Oil & Acrylic), Private Residence, Seattle, WA
2006           Abstract Painting, Private Residence, Seattle, WA
2005          Wall Mural (Oil & Acrylic), Private Residence, Mercer Island, WA
2004          Wall Mural (Oil & Acrylic), Private Residence, Shoreline, WA
2003           Pre-Production Paintings & Storyboards, Matthew Burke, Screenwriter

Charitable Art Donations
2009 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
2008 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
Faces For Life (Puget Sound Blood Center), Seattle, WA
2007 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
2006 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
Faces For Life (Puget Sound Blood Center), Seattle, WA
2005 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
2004 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
2003 EEU (Experimental Education Unit) Benefit, Seattle, WA
2002 Lifelong Aids Alliance Fundraiser, Seattle, WA