Florida Artists Group

Kristin's Bio:

Florida artist Kristin Herzog grew up on the coast of Massachusetts and began painting before starting school. She launched her adult career as one of very few women draughtsmen for civil engineering companies before moving to New York City to begin training as a publication designer at the School of Visual Arts. Over time she moved around the country, teaching at Indiana University, becoming Design Director for the Phi Delta Kappan Magazine, and Art Director for the Dayton Daily News in Ohio before joining the faculty at the University of Florida.
Herzog studied drawing and painting at Sweet Briar College with Loren Oliver, where she graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. She also took classes with Bauhaus artist Kurt Kranz in Hamburg, Germany. Her MFA is from George Washington University. 
Her current work ranges from non-representational to abstract, often with a landscape or vegetative reference. Herzog enjoys traveling frequently to residencies in the US and abroad. Her work has been juried into over 80 regional, national and international shows and has won two awards from The Artist’s Magazine. In 2017 she accompanied one of her paintings to an international show in China.
      Herzog paints every day and lives with the requisite two cats and an undetermined number of alligators in Naples, FL.

Artist Statement:

My work is about color and its power to convey emotion. On another level it is also about preserving a feeling or a moment. Viewers can use my images to enter their subconscious and dream. I build up the surface of each painting with many layers to create a complex and engaging image, and find great joy in unexpected results. My interaction with each piece is guided by intuition and exploration so that every step of the way becomes a surprise.

Solo Shows:

One solo show scheduled for 2021
The Arts Club of Washington, D.C., January, 2017
Herndon Art Space, Herndon, VA December 2016
The Arts Club of Washington, D.C., November, 2015
The Arts Club of Washington, D.C., November, 2013
Thayer Gallery, Braintree, Massachusetts, September, 2012
The Arts Club of Washington, D.C., February, 2012

Selected Group Shows:

Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC, 8/2020
Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL, 5/2020
The Hill Center, Washington, D.C., 9/2014
U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, two person show, 11/2014
Black Rock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD 8/2014
2013 Watergate Gallery, Washington, D.C., 12/2013
2011 Heather Glen, Baltimore Watercolor Society, Clarksburg, MD, 6/2011
2011 Celebrating the Arts, Hill and Knowlton, Washington, D.C., 3/2011
2010 Small Masterpieces, Vander Zee Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 11/2010
2010 Four-person show: Summer Abstractions, Gary Fisher Gallery, Washington, D.C., 6/1-9/6/2010
2009 George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA, 6/2009

Selected Juried Competitions:

Southern Watercolor Society, 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Kerr Arts and Cultural Center, Kerryville, TX, 2019, juror Judy Morris; Holbein USA and Creative Catalyst Award
Duxbury 2019 Annual Winter Juried Show, Duxbury, MA, jurors C. Godfrey, C. S. Corby, M. Carroll, M. Rose
VMRC 2019 Annual Art Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA, jurors C. Gusler, E. Kniss, D. Maune
Watercolor Missouri International, 2018 Quingdao, Laotian Museum, China, juror Laurin McCracken
Georgia Watercolor Society XXXIX National, Atlanta, GA, 2018, juror Kathleen Conover; Fifth Place
Georgia Watercolor Society XXXVIII National, Atlanta, GA, 2017, juror Fealing Lin
Virginia Artists 2016, Hampton, VA 2016, juror Jeffrey Allison
LaGrange Regional, LaGrange Art Museum, GA, 2016, group jury
The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2016, juror Lisa Golightly
7th Annual Juried Show, Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg , VA 2015, juror Mary Holland
Water Works, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD, 2015, juror Kevin Adkins; Juror’s Choice Award
Baltimore Watercolor Society Regional Exhibition, Germantown, MD, 2015, juror Mark Mehaffey
Virginia Watercolor Society 36th Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA, 2015, juror Mark Mehaffey
Georgia Watercolor Society XXXVI National Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, 2015, juror Iain Stewart
The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2015 (4) Honorable Mention (1), jurors Paul Reuther, Lisa Streika, Jayme McClellan, Jennifer Lindsay
22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD, 2014, juror Maiza Hixson
Watercolor Missouri International Annual Open, The Churchill Museum, Fulton, MO, 2014, juror Cathy Hegman
LaGrange National XXVIII, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2014, juror Annette Cone-Skelton
The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2014 (6), jurors Anne Marchand, Timothy App, Ginger Hammer, Olivia Kohler-Maga, James Farrah
Springfield Art Guild, Annual Juried Show, Annandale, VA, 2013, juror Susan Herron
Central Virginia Watercolor Guild Twenty-Second Annual Show, Charlottesville, VA, 2013, juror Jan Ledbetter
Hampton Arts Virginia Artists 2013, Hampton VA, juror Lise C. Swensson
The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2013 (4), jurors L. Dickens, J. Anderson, J. Coulter, G. Schermerhorn
Springfield Art Guild Members’ Juried Show, Annandale, VA, 2012, juror Lisa Semerad, (2), Second Place
Central Virginia Watercolor Guild Twenty-First Annual Show, Charlottesville, VA, 2012, juror Chris Krupinski, Award of Excellence
Lancaster County Art Association National Juried Exhibition, Strasburg, PA, 2012, juror John Costanza, Second Place in Oil/Acrylics Award
Visual Arts Society of Texas 44th Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Denton, TX, 2012, juror Elizabeth Dunbar, Winsor & Newton Award
Georgia Watercolor Society XXXIII National Exhibition, Jonesboro, GA 2012, juror Pat Dews, Sixth Place
LaGrange National XXVII, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, 2012, juror Dr. Robert E. Steele
The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2012 (4), jurors Judy Bass, Joseph Di Bella, Judy Greenberg, Honorable Mention (1), juror Jonathan Linton
Art in City Hall, Alexandria, VA, 2012, (3) jurors Ali Ringenburg, Sydney-Chanele Dawkins
Pittsburg Watercolor Society’s 65th Annual International Exhibition 2011 Aqueous Open, Pittsburg, PA, juror William (Skip) Lawrence
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 32nd Annual International, West Chester, PA, 2011, juror Mary Todd Beam
Watermedia 2011, 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Montana Watercolor Society, Bigfork Museum of Art and History, Bigfork, MT, juror Tom Francesconi
Georgia Watercolor Society 32nd National Exhibition, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, GA,
2011, juror Christopher Schink, First Place Award
Southern Watercolor Society, 34th Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC, 2011, juror Eric Wiegart, Winsor & Newton Award
Springfield Art Guild, Annual Members’ Juried Show, Annandale, VA, 2011 (3), juror Jean Gill
Illinois Watercolor Society, 27th Annual Open, Fine Arts Center, Dixon, IL, 2011, juror Robert Lee Mejer
Louisiana Watercolor Society 41st Annual Exhibition, Place St. Charles, New Orleans LA, 2011, juror J. Toogood
Watercolor Missouri National 11th Annual Open, The Churchill Museum, Fulton, MO, 2011, juror Jerry Stitt
North East Watercolor Society 34th Annual International Juried Exhibition, The Gallery at Kent Art Association, Kent, CT, 2010, juror Robert J. O’Brien
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 114th Annual Open, at The National Arts Club, NY, NY, 2010, group jury
The Pennsylvania Watercolor 31st Annual International Exhibition, Warren, PA, 2010, juror Nicholas Simmons
California Watercolor Association 41st National Exhibition, Concord, CA, 2010, juror Christopher Schink
Watercolor Missouri National 10th Annual Open Exhibition, Fulton, MO, 2010, juror Chris Krupinski
Georgia Watercolor Society XXXI National Exhibition, Dawsonville, GA, 2010, juror Judy Morris
7th Biennial National Art Exhibition, The Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL, 2010, juror Peter Trippi
Rockies West National 2010 18th Annual Juried Watercolor Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO, juror Judi Coffey
Southern Colorado Watercolor Society, Aquarius National 2010, Pueblo, CO, 2010 (2), juror Stephen Quiller
23rd International Exhibition on Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA, 2010, juror Katherine Rutledge
19th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD, 2010, juror Nevin Kelly
Rawls Museum Arts Juried Exhibition, Courtland, VA, 2010 (2), juror Sally Bowring
Springfield Art Guild, Annual Members’ Juried Show, Annandale, VA, 2010 (3) Second Place
Philadelphia Water Color Club 109th Anniversary International Exhibition, at the Berman Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2009, juror Stephen Quiller
Southern Watercolor Exhibition, Columbus, GA, 2009, Charles Reid, Airfloat Systems Award
Virginia Watercolor Society 30th Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA 2009, juror Tony Van Hasselt, Award of Excellence
Spotlight on the Arts, Fairfax, VA , 2009, Special Merit Award
Springfield Art Guild, Annual Members’ Juried Show, Annandale, VA, 2008 (2), Judge’s Choice Award
Salmagundi Club 31st Annual Juried Show for Non-Members, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 2008
International Exhibit V, Laredo Art League, Laredo, TX, 1997, Second Place/Drawing
Cheyenne Artists’ Guild XXVIII National Juried Art Competition, Cheyenne, WY, 1997 (2)
Honorable Mention
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 100th Annual Open Exhibition, at The National Arts Club, National, New York, NY, 1996, Leila Gardin Sawyer Award for Drawing
International Exhibit IV, Laredo Art League, Laredo, TX, 1996. Honorable Mention/ Drawing

Residencies:

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, 1/2012, 8/2016, 10/2017, 11/2018
Schloss Plüchow, Mecklenburg, Germany, 4/2016
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, 11/2010, 10/2015, 4/2019, Forsyth Fellowships
Cowwarr Art Space, Cowwarr VIC, Australia, 4/2014
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France; 10/2011, 9/2013, Elizabeth I. Graves Scholarships
Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany, 7/2012
Can Serrat Centro de Actividades Artisticas, El Bruc, Spain, 11/2011

Education:

Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA, BA, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., MFA
School of Visual Arts, New York, New York. Thirty credit hours in art and design

Associations:

Southern Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Baltimore Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Missouri Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Georgia Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Publications:

Artist’s Magazine, Competition Honorable Mention, January 2020
Artist’s Magazine, Competition winner, March 2017
élan Magazine, 12/2015 by Donna Cedar-Southworth
The Palette Magazine, K. Herzog, p.6, See It’s Still There; Put in Something That Doesn’t Belong, 6/2012, #42.
The Palette Magazine, Positive Black, p. 12, and Exercise and Expression, p. 16; 1/ 2011, #36.

Collections:

U.S. Department of State
Private collections in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and across the U.S.