Biography
Rain Kiernan creates sculpture in marble, bronze,
stainless and alternative media, including fiberglass and cement. Her
abstracts include both large-scale outdoor works, and smaller interior
sculpture. Rain's forms are both free-form and derivative, but
are characterized by her unique style which features powerful but
sensuous curves, relieved by supporting planes. The artist works both
in her Connecticut studio and Pietrasanta, Italy, has won several
awards of merit for sculpture, and is represented in various U.S.
galleries. Rain, who has been showing her work professionally
since 1990, works with architects, designers, and art consultants to
create work for public parks, commercial property and private
residences.
Artist Statement
"My vision: conveying the struggle inherent in the
human quest for an independent spirit. While some of the works
are free-form and speak to such themes as 'unity' and 'collaboration';
others are abstractions of the female form and emphasize a continuing
focus on 'courage' and 'discipline'."
Selected Exhibitions/Installations
| 2006 |
Permanent Outdoor Installation (national contest)
Portland Community College, Portland OR
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| 2005 |
Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Gallerie Je Reviens, Westport CT
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| 2004 |
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, City of Hampton VA
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| 2004 |
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT
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| 2002 |
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, City of Hampton VA
The SunTrust Award
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| 2002 |
One Person Show, 'Private Forms'
Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan CT
Review: The Advocate: "In trouncing over
traditional labels in the irreverent manner of the masters... this work
combines minimalism with abstraction while extending the visual
conversation to materials---bronze, marble and steel. 'Jaya II' is a
marvel in it's portrayal of the yielding strength of the feminine
warrior."
Review: Weston Magazine: "Kiernan abandons
figurative conventions, adopting her own visual vocabulary as a means
to express her recurring formal, intellectual, and emotive motifs.
Sensitive yet powerful, the works are compelling in their embodiment of
the human spirit."
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| 2001 |
Annual Juried Show, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC
Harriet W. Frishmuth Memorial Award for Sculpture
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| 2001 |
Permanent Outdoor Installation (national contest)
Bristol Community College, Fall River MA
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| 2000 |
Annual Juried Show, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC
Anna Hyatt Huntington Award for Sculpture
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| 1999 |
One Person Show
Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
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| 1997 |
Permanent Outdoor Installation, John Rogers Memorial, 'One Man's Music'
Commissioned by New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan CT
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