Painter
Instagram: Eileenshaloum
Member of Flag since
2017
Artist Bio:
Eileen Shaloum is a painter and mixed media artist who resides in Delray Beach, Florida and Long Beach, New York. She received her B.A. in Art Education and her M.A. in Art History from Hofstra University in New York. Being an art educator in the public schools of Long Island from 1971-2006 was a rewarding career, which continues to inspire her own art.
During her career teaching art, she gave professional development workshops to other art teachers in the New York Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) and Long Island Art Teachers Association (LIATA). During that period of time, she continued to exhibit her own work and ran several art businesses from her home studio; these businesses included designing one of a kind children’s clothing, creating one of a kind art furniture and painting portrait sign-in books for all occasions.
After retiring in 2006, she and her husband, Al, bought a home in Delray Beach, splitting her time between Florida and New York. Joining and becoming active in many art organizations gave her opportunities to exhibit her work and become part of a network of talented artists. This has contributed to a busy full time art career. She has exhibited in galleries and museums, warehouses and libraries both in group and solo shows during the past four decades. She has won many awards and is in several private collections in the United States and England.
Artist Statement:
I am an abstract painter and mixed media artist who enjoys the process of layering paint, papers, fabric, photographs, written passages into the picture plane in a bold and colorful manner.
An ongoing theme in my body of work was inspired by the book “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino. His book became a jumping off point for my imaginary abstract landscapes. The journeys travelled in this book have become a metaphor for my own journeys- real, reflective, imagined, fulfilled and unfulfilled.
When doing figurative work, they are always playful with a touch of humor and whimsy. Even when I am working with a serious subject, for example, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I emphasized her being more of a cultural icon over her serious work as a Supreme Court Justice. My non objective paintings are a combination of paint and papers, fabric and other mixed media, and mark making tools. My style is often a combination of hard and soft edges, lots of color and carefully placed lines.
Solo Shows:
Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts,
March 23 – April 24, 2018
Syosset Public Library, “Invisible Cities” -November 2016
BJ Spoke Gallery “Women-Words-War”-October 2010
BJ Spoke Gallery “More than Words”- June 2012
BJ Spoke Gallery “Between the Lines” June 2014
Exhibitions:
National Association of Women Artists, National Juried Online Exhibition, Layering: Collage/Mixed Media, September 10 -November 5, 2021
Women in the Visual Arts (WITVA) Juried Exhibition, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, Florida,
September 7 – October30, 2021
Firefly Artists Gallery, Northport, New York, “Works on Paper” Juried Exhibition, August 14 – September 12, 2021
J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, “Artist’s Choice” Exhibition, August 4 – August 29, 2021
Women’s Caucus for Art, Washington, D.C., Juried Exhibition: Changing the World, May 17-June 30, 2021
Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Abstractions” Juried Exhibition, April 28 – May 21, 2021
National Association of Women Artists, National Juried Online Exhibition, “SPECIAL WOMEN / HERstory” Celebrating Women’s History Month, March 1 – May 31, 2021
Flagler Art League, Palm Coast, Florida, International
Juried Show: FACES AND FIGURES EXHIBITION,
February 28 – May 30, 2021
The Studio Door Gallery, San Diego, California:
The Crow Show, 7th Annual National Exhibition,
April 3 – 24, 2021
Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
“Spring Fling” Juried Exhibition, March 31 – April 16, 2021
National Association of Women Artists, Florida Chapter, juried exhibit, Perennial Power: Women, Art, Nature; Miami Beach Botanical Garden, March 4 – April 4, 2021
National League of American Pen Women, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, juried online exhibit, February 11 – March 31, 2021
National Association of Women Artists, “Small Works” juried online exhibit, February 1 – April 30, 2021
Florida Artists Group (FLAG) 71st Annual Exhibition, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida
January 15 – February 28, 2021
Stola Contemporary Art Gallery, Chicago Illinois,
“Rest in Power: Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” Juried Show December 31, 2020-February 7, 2021
Women’s Caucus for Art, Washington DC, Juried Show,
“See My Color” September 30 – November 30, 2020
Loft Artists Gallery, Stamford CT, Juried show,
“Multiplicity-Psyche, Culture and Change”
November 1 – December 1, 2020
Foosener Art Museum, Melbourne FL,
Florida Artists’ Group (FLAG) 70th Annual Symposium, March 28 – July 25, 2020 Coral Springs Museum of Art,
Coral Springs FL,
“Inspired By…,” February 6 – March 6, 2020
2020 Art Vision Exhibit at The Arts Warehouse,
Delray Beach FL, January 24 – February 29, 2020
Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, “Transformations: Figures of Our Other Selves”,
August 17 -September 14, 2019
Florida Artists Group in Naples – Art Association Gallery,
March 9 – April 6, 2019
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs FL,
“Inspired By” Exhibit, February 9 – March 1, 2019
National Association of Women Artists 129th
Annual Members Exhibition,
October 6, 2018 – October 18, 2018
Art League of Long Island, Juried Exhibition –
The Big Picture, May 26, 2018 – July 1, 2018
Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton FL,
Biennial Juried Art Competition,
February 15 – March 15, 2018
Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts,
Lake Worth FL, April 2017
Art Boca Raton / Art Synergy, March 15-19, 2017
National Association of Women Artists, Florida Chapter, Juried Exhibition, “Well Chosen,”
February 27-March 24, 2017
Florida Artists Group (FLAG), Coral Springs Museum,
Coral Springs, Florida, January 30 – March 1, 2017
Crest Theatre Exhibit, Delray Beach, Florida,
January 10 – February 24, 2017
Recognition and Awards:
Firefly Artists Gallery, Northport, New York,
“Works on Paper” Juried Exhibition,
August 14- September 12, 2021, Honorable Mention for
“Age is a Work of Art”
Women’s Caucus for Art, Washington, D.C., Juried Exhibition: Changing the World, May 17-June 30, 2021,
Second Place for “Kusama with Wings”
Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: “Abstractions” Juried Exhibition, April 28 – May 21, 2021,
Best in Show for “Moon at My Window”
National Association of Women Artists Exhibition:
“Special Women / HERstory” Exhibit, March 1 – May 31, 2021, First Place for “Ode to an American Treasure”
Florida Artists Group (FLAG) 71st Annual Exhibition,
January 15 – February 28, 2021,
Luminaries Award for “Unraveling”
2020 Art Vision Exhibit at The Arts Warehouse, January 24 – February 29, 2020, People’s Choice Award for “Rise Above”
Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery, “Transformations” August – September 2019,
Honorable Mention for “I Must Be Known”
Florida Artists Group in Naples , March 9 – April 6, 2019, Second Place for “Eudoxia”
Coral Springs Museum of Art, “Inspired By” Exhibit,
February 9 – March 1, 2019, Third Place for “Rise Above”
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, “Wide Open 7” Exhibition, 2016, People’s Choice Award for “Zaira”
Art League of Long Island Members’ Exhibition, 2015, Honorable Mention
Boca Museum Artists’ Guild Juried Exhibit, 2015,
First Place for “I’m No Angel”
Islip Arts Council 31st Juried Exhibition, 2014,
First Place for “Eudoxia”
Smithtown Township Arts Council, Mills Pond House Gallery Show, 2013, Honorable Mention for “Childhood Memories”
Long Beach Art League, 2008, Leona Post Award
24th Open Competition, Firehouse Gallery, 1996, reviewed in the New York Times for wood sculptures,
“Vincent” and “Paul”
Education:
Masters in Art History, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 1975
Bachelor of Arts in Art Education, University, Hempstead, NY 1971
Workshops and Other Education:
Aquamedia Painting with Bob Burridge, Hudson River Valley Art Workshop, Spring 2014
Boca Rarton Museum School of Art, Boca Raton, Florida, 2004-2006
Delray Center for the Arts, Delray Beach, Florida, 2006-2014
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2008
Art New England at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, 2004-2006
Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy, 2009
Career:
Art Educator, Public School Districts, Long Island, New York 1971 – 2006
Professional Artist
Organization Membership:
National Association of Women Artists
National Association of Women Artists, Florida Chapter
Art League of Long Island
WITVA – Women in the Visual Arts
Boca Museum Artists’ Guild
Delray Beach Art League