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Artist Emmy Houweling, is a self taught Primitive Folk Artist who resides and works out of her historic 1820's home in New Castle, Ky. Inspired by an 18th century Dutch intinerant folk artist, she has been creating art throughout her entire life and began working with paint 30 years ago. Emmy has characterized her style by using black backgrounds and signing her work with: Emmy (fish)  .
From working farms and weathered barns to familiar buildings that lay sideways, each painting tells her story with movement and accomplishment. These primitive
rural works of art definitely cannot be categorized as "still life". They represent common people, performing life's everyday tasks, with whimsical
animals grazing and working the lands on which they are so lovingly featured. |
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Emmy has exhibited her works extensively and accepts commissioned work to paint local farms and homes. She is a professionally affiliated member of many of the Arts and Craftsmen Guilds and participates, year round in many Juried Art Fairs and exhibits in Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, and Alabama. Many of her creations have traveled across the United States, and to England, Australia, France, Germany, Romania, The Netherlands and Greece. She also takes time to teach children's art classes out of her home studio. |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Visual Arts at the Market / Kentucky Crafted, a Program of the Kentucky Art Council Southern Artistry Artist, Southern Arts Federation Atlanta, GA. Juried Member Louisville Artisans Guild, Kentucky Member Louisville Visual Arts Association, Kentucky Member Oldham County Arts Association, Kentucky Kentucky Folk Art Center & Museum
PAST EXHIBITS
Water Tower Art Museum, "2001 Annual Exhibit", Louisville Actor's Theater Lobby Exhibit, Louisville Pegasus Gallery at the Louisville International Airport, Louisville "Bank One Exhibit" 2002, Louisville Towers IV at the Chapel Gallery, Louisville Kentucky State Capitol Building, Frankfort, Kentucky 2006 Terrace Gallery, JCC, Louisville Kentucky Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, Kentucky, Solo Exhibit Group exhibit at the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville, Kentucky, 2005, 2007 Arts on Main Juried Exhibit, Shelbyville, KY Ky State Capitol Exhibit during 2007 Session of the Kentucky General Assembly
View Emmy's Certificate from Senators Williams and Kelly
ART WORK REPRESENTATION:
Kentucky Folk Art Museum and Center in Morehead, Kentucky Kentucky Artisans Center, Berea, Kentucky Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Main Street Louisville, KY Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, KY AND.........Emmy's work can also be found in the Netherlands, France, Greece, Romania, England and Germany, Australia, Chile, Italy and throughout the United States.
SPECIAL AWARDS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
“FIRST Place” Cash & Trophy Award - Folk Art Div. 21st MAGI Competitive Show, Morehead, KY “First Place Cash Award” 2-D category in 2002 & 2003 Oldham County Arts Association Cover Page “Country Register Publication” Huntington Museum of Art Hilltop Festival 2003 Poster 2004 Calendar Page - Louisville Visual Arts Association Solo Exhibits at Louisville Stoneware, KY Published newspaper and magazine articles
Several paintings have been selected and purchased by the Brown-Forman Corporation for their Arts Collection at the World Corporate Offices in Louisville, Kentucky Commissioned work for private Homes, Estates, Farms and Horse Farms in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and California
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