T’Alyne, Born in the mountains a Colorado native and during formative years raised in Michigan surrounded by fresh water. I continually observe and am fascinated by the environment and its constantly form. I discover unifying patterns in the precise processes. I am spellbound by the exchange of energy and the natural timing and organization of our surroundings. Currently living and working in a zero-emissions Offgrid solar home and studio in the mountains of South Colorado. I am interested in balance and environmental stewardship. I am living and working in Nature having a positive impact for an ecologically conscientious way of life. Access to fresh air and nature can boost your health and calmly neutralizes the mind which is an important opportunity to rebuild and restart something different. T’Alyne studied printmaking and foundry art at Arizona State University, where she graduated with BFA, BA, and MFA. Later she earned another Masters Degree from the University of Colorado Denver. She has since built an impressive exhibitions resume as well as holding Visiting Artist and Resident Artist positions both in Europe and the U.S. of which have been the defining influence on her art practices. She has held long term residencies at Camac Centre D’Art (Fondation Franck Tenot), Marnay sur Seine, France; Atelier Fourwinds, Aureille, France; Virginia Center of Creative Arts, Amherst, VA; Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT; and the Webb School, Knoxville, TN. Equally noteworthy is her exhibition recognition En Bref including: Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio; Forest Hills Fine Art Center, Michigan; Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand; American River College, California; Eglise de Saint Jacques, Dival, France; Luxun Academy Shenyang, China, Curator- Alma Ruiz; The Vienna Project, Madrid and Vienna; South Bend Museum of Contemporary Art, Indiana; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan; Mesa Contemporary Centre for the Arts, Arizona; Conservatoire de Musique de Marcel Landowski, France; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Colorado; Manitou Springs Art Center, Colorado; and SITE Brooklyn Gallery, New York, Curator- Gail Levin; SITE Brooklyn Gallery, New York, Curator- Peter Frank; Art Complex Museum, Mass T'Alyne's work is archived in many Museum and Private Collections En Bref including: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of Art, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, Archibald S. Alexander Library, Rutgers University, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Smithsonian AA/PG Library, Ryerson and Burnham Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, Frick Art Reference Library, The New York Public Library, Littauer Center, Harvard University, Library of Congress, Museo De Arte Contemporanco, Mexico, Carrillo Gil Mexico D.F., Mexico, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, West Michigan Centre of Arts and Technology, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kaiser Foundation, California, Fondation Franck Tenot, France, Pole University, Vichy, France, E.on Energie AG, Munich, Germany. To view the complete list please click CV. T’Alyne views her artistic mission in part a social one. She values the establishment of personal connections and hopes to be instrumental in building awareness of the importance of the environment to society and culture through her interactions with the public at all levels of awareness. “Through my work as an artist, I establish personal connections becoming a part of the wave of collective consciousness implementing awareness. Building up our inventory of experiences that support the value of creativity and cultural heritage to the lives of citizens is key.” Her abstract works, which are comprised of powdered pigment suspended in water-based varnish on fiberglass paper and wood, are meant to capture the temperament of her surroundings and to reflect the ever changing environment. She is influenced by Rothko, Diebenkorn, Frankenthaler, Avery, and the French Surrealists and Impressionists and the radiance of ever changing light.