Stacey Cushner

Artist Statement

Stacey Cushner’s work was created out of the study of plant life, trees, flowers, birds and the natural surroundings. Part of her work is in oil where she utilizes layers of old master glazing techniques, applying them slowly - these deepen the effect of the oil paint.  She also draws in graphite or blue color pencil with deliberate marks made in various values, giving the drawing a fullness. 

 Cushner’s interest in painting and drawing florals and quite often birds grew of the the reverence she has of nature.  She makes her now home in rural Vermont having previously lived in the Boston area.   Her work stems from the fundamental aspect of being wholly present and in the moment.  The pandemic has changed the way we live, life itself is tenuous.  Flowers symbolize rebirth and a second chance.  Cushner seeks to remind viewers of nature’s endless possibilities for adapting and springing forward as well as its regenerative and restorative effect despite the twists and turns of our world.

Artist Bio

Stacey Cushner is a drawer and painter who studied fine art at Brandeis University and received her MFA in Visual Art at Lesley University's College of Art and Design. She taught drawing and painting for many years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has given curatorial talks at the MFA, Boston and workshops there. She has also taught at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, Vermont. Her work is nature based.

Stacey has shown her work at CONTEXT Pier 94 New York, SCOPE Art Basel, Basel Switzerland, Art Southampton, Southampton, NY, Art Silicon Valley, San Francisco, California and the Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, MA. Her work is included in private collections. She has also exhibited her work in solo, two person and group shows around the world. She has received prizes for her work, including an honorable mention from the Hollis Taggert Galleries in New York City and an honorable mention at the Blanche Ames National Exhibition in Massachusetts. She was selected to be the artist in residence at The WYE in Berlin, Germany, in Holland with the OBRAS Foundation and in 2017, was an artist in residence in Beijing, China at the Red Gate Gallery. Her work was featured in The Art Guide, New York, New York.