ROSE UMERLIK (American b. 1975-)Painter Rose Umerlik’s work is abstract with a focus on form and line. Using these elements, she captures the emotion in human relationships or stories of aloneness. Her primary interest is in capturing the complexity of what it is to be human by mirroring that complexity in the interaction and layering of forms and lines in her work. Rose Umerlik received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing arts, with strong influences from Stephen Zaima who impressed upon her the importance of one’s ability to self-evaluate, and the “work method”. The backbone of her studio practice is based on a strong work ethic and dedication to being present and honest with her work. Umerlik has had fifteen solo exhibitions in New England and has been included in numerous group exhibitions across the country and internationally. Her work has been reviewed in Art New England and Artscope. She has also published two books, Intimacy of Forms and Histories.Among other awards, she has received a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts to participate in the Takt Kunstprojektraum Residency in Berlin, Germany; a fellowship to participate in the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Residency; and a Clowes Award to participate in a residency at the Vermont Studio Center. She has also been a finalist for the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s prestigious Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. Umerlik lives in Jeffersonville, where she maintains a full-time studio practice. - Public Library and Funded by the NH State Council on the Arts. Takt Kunstprojektraum Artist Residency. Takt Kunstprojektraum Gallery, Berlin, Germany, June-July 2008 ManyMini Artist Residency The Berlin Office, Berlin, Germany, July 2008 NH Cultural Exchange Grant NH Department of Cultural Resources & Park Street Foundation, NH State Council on the Arts, Concord, NH, March, 2008 Best in Show Award, “New-In Exhibition”Hun Gallery, New York, NY, March, 2008 * Bachelor of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts 1998Read this wonderful article from ArtScope Magazine:http://www.artscopemagazine.com/asdyn/index.wr?is=34&a=18And another by Britta Konau, for Maine Home and Design Magazinehttp://mainehomedesign.com/the-canvas/2047-gestural-memories.html“Taking Shape” Anne Bryant, Portsmouth Herald, November 1st, 2009