ABOUT

ARTIST STATEMENT

 

With more than 25 years spent as a painter residing and working in the captivating landscapes of Cape Cod, my artistic journey has been dedicated to capturing the visual and historical essence of my surroundings. More recently, part-time residency in Mérida, Mexico has further broadened my palette and subjects, enriching my work with new sources of inspiration. 

 

When I first started painting, I sought advice from a fellow artist I respected. His simple yet valuable guidance was to focus on the act of painting itself rather than trying to capture specific emotions. He believed that the emotions would naturally find their way into the artwork.

 

Taking this advice to heart, I started painting the scenes around me, especially the untamed beaches of Truro. I embraced the teachings and workshops of experienced artists connected to Cape Cod's artistic heritage, including Robert Henry, who learned from Hans Hofmann, and Fine Arts Work Center Fellows Jim Peters, Bert Yarborough, and Richard Baker. Through their guidance, I learned to play with materials and free myself from rigid representations. This led me to an expressive approach, where I let colors and compositions guide my creations, blending intellect and emotion.

 

The Bay Area Figurative Movement, led by painters David Park, Wayne Thiebaud, and Richard Diebenkorn, has also greatly influenced my artistic vision. 

 

My preferred mediums are wax-based – encaustic or cold wax with oil – allowing me to layer colors, create transparency, and play with texture. I am continuously aiming to infuse the joy of creation into my work. My hope is that the layers in my artwork make for visually captivating surfaces, aw well as breathe life and emotion into the subjects, whether figures, structures, or boats, hinting at the mysteries within.

 

I am honored that my artistic journey has been acknowledged in Deborah Forman’s book, Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea (Schiffer Publishing, 2013).

 

I have been a teaching-artist at the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School at PAAM.

 

EXHIBITIONS
 

Marc Kundmann: Body Language

Curated by Robert Rindler

September 1–30, 2024

Great Pond Gallery, Wellfleet Adult Community Center

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Summer Collection

August 24, 2024

Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

 

Beyond Bohemia at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill

August 24, 2023 

Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA

 

Playing with Knives and Brushes:
Marc Kundmann and Andrea Petitto
August 19, 2023 
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Marc Kundmann One Man Show

September 11, 2021

Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA 

 

Reflections On the Pandemic

September 2020

Truro Historical Society, Truro, MA

 

One Man Show

July 20, 2019

Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

 

Nudes Nudes Nudes

Septermber 2018

Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit MA

 

Member’s Juried Show, September 2017, Provincetown Art Association & Museum (PAAM)
Curator: James Wagner, Exhibits Specialist, JFK Presidential Library and Museum

 

Member’s Juried Show, March 2016, PAAM
Curator: James Wagner, Exhibits Specialist, JFK Presidential Library and Museum

After Hopper

Cape Cod Museum of Art

August 29-November 22, 2015

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA

 

Solo Show: Illuminations
Reception, September 12, 2015 
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Solo Show
Exhibition, July 2014
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Teaching Traditions
Curator: Grace Ryder O’Malley
November 10-January 8, 2014
Provincetown Art Association & Museum

Contemporary Cape Cod Artists: Images of Land and Sea

Exhibition of artists from Deborah Forman's Book

June 22 - July , 2013 

Tao Water Gallery, Barnstable, MA

 

Joyce Johnson & Marc Kundmann
September 2012, AddisonArtGallery, Orleans

Art of the Garden
Curator: Richard Lacasse
May 4–July 15, 2012
Provincetown Art Association & Museum

Mary Moquin and  Marc Kundmann
Timeless: Explorations in Wax-based Media
November 19, 2011 - January 29, 2012
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis

Members Open: Small Works
November 10-January 8, 2011
Provincetown Art Association & Museum

Members Juried Show
September 23 - November 6, 2011
Provincetown Art Association & Museum
www.paam.org

Memories in Color, Exhibition and Artist Talk
August and September 2011 Addison Art Gallery, Orleans

Inspired by the Cape Cod National Seashore
Group Show

Summer 2011
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Encaustic Artists @ Kennedy Gallery
June 2011, Provincetown, MA

Projected Image @ artSTRAND, group show
June, 2011, Provincetown, MA

Mary Moquin & Marc Kundmann
Exhibition and Artist Talk, July 2010
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Solo Show
Exhibition and Artist Talk, July 2009
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA

Solo Show
July 2008, Tristan Gallery, Provincetown, MA

Group Show 

Curated by Fine Arts Work Center Fellow Nathalie Miebach at FAWC January 2008, Provincetown, MA

Stephen Coyle and Marc Kundmann
July 2007, Tristan Gallery, Provincetown, MA

Stephen Coyle and Marc Kundmann
July 2006, Tristan Gallery, Provincetown, MA

Member’s Juried Show, March 2004, PAAM

Member’s Juried Show, February 2003, PAAM


INVITATIONS

 

Juror for “The National 2023

July 10 - August 12

Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable

Speaker: Contemporary Artists of Cape Cod

Curated by Robert Rindler, Fall 2018

Open University of Wellfleet

Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA

 

Work selected for the 2008 Gala Dinner at Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM)

Work selected for Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) Monoprint Project 2005-2012

Castle Hill Summer Auction Artist Project in 2009, 2011 and 2012


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Graduated with Honors, 1985

Studied painting at the Provincetown International Art Institute with Jim Peters

Workshopped with Robert Henry, Bert Yarborough, Tom Knechtel, Richard Baker, and David Hilliard at the Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown MA.


REPRESENTATION + AFFILIATIONS

Represented by Addison Art Gallery
Orleans, MA

Past showings at Tristan Gallery and the Union Square Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts, J&W Gallery in New Hope, Pennsylvania and The Farmhouse, Alpharetta, Georgia

Member of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum