THE ART SCENE: Motria Holowinsky's expressions of dreams (12/08/02)

THE ART SCENE: Motria Holowinsky's expressions of dreams

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Painting is Motria C. Holowinsky's principal creative endeavor. She works mainly in water media and rice paper on canvas. Her training as an artist includes undergraduate studies at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia (BFA) and graduate studies at Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence (MAT).

Ms. Holowinsky's paintings are the expression of dreams on imaginary subjects, color and composition. Her imagery, therefore, is created, not found. She invents highly lyrical atmospheres through the use of unusual color combinations. Ms. Holowinsky adds overprinting to her paintings in order to enrich the surface. Her main interest is the human figure. Periodically, she enjoys painting landscapes in which figures diminish or simply disappear from the scene. What matters most in her creations is the achievement of an evocative lyrical environment where human figures interact.

Ms. Holowinsky creates also large objects in paper clay and "little sculptures" under the guise of jewelry. She finds much joy in all her artistic endeavors no matter how diverse they may be and on occasion, ventures into design of interiors for private residences and for the stage.

Ms. Holowinsky, an elected artist member of the Mystic Art Association, has exhibited over the years in solo and group shows at Mystic, Conn., Boston and Falmouth, Mass., Providence, R.I., New York and Philadelphia. One of her paintings - "Mother and Child," is owned by the Hasborough Children's Hospital in Rhode Island. Other paintings adorn private collections throughout the northeast.

For 28 years Ms. Holowinsky taught art history and advanced studio courses at Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, R.I., where she also chaired the art department for many years. She is the recipient of several achievement awards, most notable, the school's prestigious San Antonio award for excellence in teaching and has been honored by the board of trustees who, in 2002, established the school's first ever named chair - The Motria C. Holowinsky Teaching Chair for the Arts.

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The exhibit "Recent Paintings by Motria C. Holowinsky" opened at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute on November 20. The exhibit is on view through January 17, 2003; exhibit hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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