Do you believe in making resolutions as we leave one year and enter another? For a long time, starting in my adolescence and into adulthood, I thought making resolutions was necessary if I wanted to be successful. But, a few years ago I started a practice that changed my thinking around the ways we truly are able to look forward, learn, achieve, evolve, and become the best versions of ourselves.
I’m excited to share that my work was selected for The Collective - a group show with Visionary Projects at the High Line Nine Galleries in Chelsea.
I’ve been thinking about my tendency to try to convince myself that I shouldn’t be nervous about a situation. I want to own my feelings and let myself experience whatever I need to experience so why block myself from important emotions? Well, experimenting is an important part of my art practice and as someone who is usually nervous about and overthinking on all the things, this idea of embracing all the feelings (especially the hard ones) has finally made its way into other areas of my life. What a concept! The freedom!
I’d love to meet you this weekend as I open my studio doors for the annual RiverArts Studio Tour!
This summer I was lucky enough to attend my first artist residency. High on a hill above the ancient Valle Camonica in the town of Cividate Camuno in Lombardy, surrounded by the majestic embrace of the Italian Alps, stands RUC. This mystical place is an ancestral home where artists from all over the world come to work in and be inspired by nature and history.
At the end of 2022 I achieved a goal that I set for myself several years ago. I was inducted into the National Association of Women Artists at the National Arts Club. My path to this moment was not linear (unsurprisingly).
I’m very excited to share that my first ever digital artwork, Portrait in the Clouds, is part of a debut Curated Digital Art Collection by Alice Riot, a fine art curatorial, licensing and consulting agency. The Alice Riot collection is exclusively available worldwide on the Blackdove digital art platform.
Meet me at the JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown, New York at an art reception celebrating my work on Sunday, March 5th.
I'm monica shulman
I'm an artist, photographer and lover of all things colorful. This is my journal where I share the stories about my artwork and a behind-the-scenes look into my studio and art practice.
I am thrilled to share that my exclusive artwork is on display and for sale on the 7th floor of Bergdorf Goodman in New York City with Chairish! It’s an honor to be a part of this dream collaboration!