TRISH COONROD
Trish Coonrod, Satsuma Mandarin, Two Starfruit and Cranberries, 24x36, oil
Trish Coonrod, Cherries, 6x8, oil on canvas/birch panel
Trish Coonrod, Amaryllis, 8x10, oil on aluminum composite material
Trish Coonrod, Three Figs, 6x12, oil on aluminum composite material panel
Trish Coonrod, Shell, 6x9, oil on aluminum composite material
Born in Danvers, Massachusetts in 1966, Trish Coonrod knew from a young age that she would be an artist. She majored in painting at Washington University in St. Louis, and later at The New York Academy of Art, where she graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating from the Academy she took a job in the studio of Jeff Koons where she worked as a lead painter for 8 years. She now resides in Ithaca New York with her husband and two children.
For the past several years Trish has focused on still life painting. Her subject matter is often fruit with other objects sometimes included bringing additional shapes and colors to the composition. She likes painting fruit because it’s a colorful natural form, and each piece of fruit is unique and can imply gesture and personality. Also, fruit is slowly but surely decomposing, making each painting a race against time in which she is attempting to make a lasting record of something temporary.
“What I ultimately strive for is to create a space that I believe in, that people feel they can go into. And feel like it’s an inviting place to be.”
~ Trish Coonrod
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Education
The New York Academy of Art, 1995 MFA, Graduated Cum Laude
Washington University, St. Louis MO, 1989, BFA
Exhibitions
Feast For Your Eyes, Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs VA 2018
Fine Line Designs, Door County WI 2018 Season
In The Spotlight, West End Gallery, Corning NY 2018
Small Works Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria VA 2017
Inspirations, 4 person exhibit, West End Gallery, Corning NY 2017
23 Pairs, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira NY 2017
Featured Artist, Fine Line Designs, Door County WI 2017
Root to Bloom, Principle gallery, Alexandria VA 2016
In The Spotlight II, West End Gallery, Corning NY 2016
Still Life Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria Virginia, 2016
Small Works Invitational, Principle Gallery, Alexandria Virginia, 2015
Fingerlakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY, Alice E. Koret Docent Award, People’s Choice Award, 2015
National Juried Art Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown NY, Juror Citation, 2015
Southern Tier Biennial, Olean NY, 2015
International Guild of Realism 10th International Juried Exhibit, Principle Gallery, Alexandria Virginia, Collector’s Choice Award, 2015
Director’s Choice, West End Gallery, Corning NY 2015
Landscape Today, Lederer Gallery, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo NY 2014
Arnot Regional Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira NY 2014
Re-presenting Representation VIII, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira NY, 2014
Small Gems, West End Gallery, Corning NY, 2014
Directors Choice, West End Gallery, Corning NY, 2013
Finger Lakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY, 2013
The Drawing Center, Viewing Program Participant, New York NY, 2007-present
Under The Stone Gallery, Skaneateles NY, 2012-2013
East Shore Festival of the Arts, Lansing NY, 2012, 2013
Greater Ithaca Art Trail, Ithaca NY, 2009-2013
Selections from the Ithaca Art Trail, Cap Art Space, Center Ithaca, Ithaca NY, 2012
Black and White, Benjamin Peters, Ithaca NY, 2012
Selections from the NYAA Alumni Exhibition, Island Weiss Gallery, New York NY, 2010
WSKG Art in Motion, traveling show, 2nd Place in 2D Category, 2010
Light in Winter, Tompkins County Library, Ithaca NY, 2010
Ithaca Artists Show, The Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca NY, 2008
Annual Portrait Exhibition at Elderfields Preserve, Manhasset NY, 2008
Second Invitational Art Show, All Souls Church, New York NY, 2008
Lime Hollow Art Festival, Cortland NY, 2008
Summer Exhibition, NYAA, selected by Eric Fischl and Jenny Saville, 2007
Heart and Soul Charitable Auction, Christie’s, New York NY, 2006
Take Home a Nude, NYAA, New York NY, 2006
Dialogues with Visual Tradition, selected by Philip Pearlstein, NYAA, New York NY, 1998
Alumni Exhibition, NYAA, New York NY, 1997
New York Area MFA Exhibition, College Art Association, Hunter College, New York NY, 1994
Art St. Louis VII, The Exhibition, St. Louis MO, 1991
Scholastic Art Awards, Prudential Tower Lobby, Boston MA, Gold Key 1983, Blue Ribbon, 1984
Professional Experience
Jeff Koons Productions studio artist 1996-97, assistant manager, 1999-2003
Evergreene Painting Studios, New York NY commissioned mural painter, 1998
Publications
Bill Chiasson, “Painting From Life: Trish Coonrod,” Ithaca Times, 12/31/2013
Sabrina Knight “Local Artist in Love with Landscapes,”Ithaca Times, 7/17/2013
Warm Springs Gallery
12 Katydid Trail
Warm Springs, VA 24484
540.839.2985
Gallery & Cafe Hours
April 1 – December 31, 2021
Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
11 am – 3 pm
Eigth Annual Bath County
Plein Air Festival
September 27 – October 3, 2021
For seven days artists will paint picturesque scenes throughout Bath County. Visitors and locals will have the unique opportunity to observe artists as they paint on location.