Constant Color: New Work by Donna Broder and George Woollard
January 16 - April 13, 2004

Donna Broder presents a body of work created during a six-week artist-in-residence program at Vermont Studio Center.Her process involved simultaneously inking five small zinc plates with identical color combinations. After pulling each print, she pulled another “ghost” print using the residual ink and added other colors and marks to the paper. Some prints utilize multiple layers of ink and are directly worked by hand. The exhibition also includes several larger pieces printed from a 9 x 12 inch zinc plate. In order to challenge herself and foster spontaneity, the artist incorporated yellow and green – colors she does not customarily use – into her work.

Broder was born and raised in Colorado and has studied art at the University of Hawai‘i—Manoa, Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina and Anderson Ranch Art Center in Colorado. Much of Broder’s inspiration comes from travel to such places as India, Nepal, Africa, Southeast Asia and Micronesia.

George Woollard presents a series of acrylic and collage works on panel, which he creates by carving into the wood surface. The texture and grain of the wood reveals itself in areas, lending additional depth to the paintings. Woollard is concerned with effectively using color and challenges himself to create dynamic, balanced and fluid compositions. He is inspired by the colors, forms and places that he experiences as a Hawai‘i resident.

Woollard was born in Massachusetts and attended Punahou School in Honolulu. He received a BA in degree in art and an MFA in printmaking from the University of Hawai‘i—Manoa. He has also studied in France and Italy and has taught painting, drawing and printmaking in Hawai‘i, Italy and France. His most recent solo exhibition was held at The Gallery at Ward Centre in Honolulu.