1993-1995 Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland.
1992-1993 School for Teachers, majoring in fine arts, Olsztyn, Poland.
1985-1990
Art School, major- graphic design and painting, Gdynia, Poland.
I've been creating art since childhood. My earliest efforts included some writings and small comic books about ghosts and skeletons. Later on, my interests shifted to painting, and I decided that this was something that I wanted to do in life.
I enjoy working in different media: pencil and colored pencils on paper, pen and ink, acrylik, oil on canvas or wood. Mixing styles and techniques is very exciting and enables me to express myself in a better way. I don't think that I could work only in one medium and be committed to just one theme for all my life, because where my mood changes, my subjects change too.
Umbrellas, rain, empty streets, and vegetables are some of my favorite things to draw, but using very bright, strong colors in big canvases led me to more humorous subjects like cratures on wheels instead of legs or even smiling worms. Some of my pieces are inspired by Leonard Cohen's songs and poetry, for example: drawings "Freshly Cut Tears," "Famous Blue Raincoat," or "Hearts Burning in Hell." The smallest picture that I've ever produced was 1-inch by 1.5-inches, the largest was 5-feet by 9-feet.
I like kayacking, hiking
in the Rocky Mountains, visiting Colorado, and walking with my dogs.
EXHIBITIONS
2003
“Women’s Work: 50 on 50,”
Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN.
Oak Ridge Public Library,
Oak Ridge, TN.
2002
“In My Secret Life”, Tennessee
Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
2001
Peters Jewelers, Oak Ridge,
TN.
Juried ArtFest Exhibition, Rodman Townsend Memorial Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
“Fall Show,” Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville, TN.
“Summer Exposure,” with A1LabArts at the University of Tennessee’s University Center, Cherokee Lounge, Knoxville, TN.
“Spring Show,” with A1LabArts at Homberg Place, Knoxville, TN.
“ The Millennium 2001 Art Show,” Art Market, Candy Factory, Knoxville, TN.
“Artist of the Month - March,”
Upstairs Gallery, Oak Ridge, TN.
2000
“Forms and Creatures,” Children’s
Museum of Oak Ridge, TN.
1998
“Art in Public Places,”
Arts Council of Greater Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
“Open Show ’98,” Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN.
A-1 LAB Art Space, Knoxville,
TN.
1997
“Open Show ’97,” Oak Ridge
Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN.
Tennessee Artists Association’s 13th Annual Juried Show-Awarded, Farragut, TN.
Tree House Gallery, Oak Ridge, TN.
1995
Na Pietrze Gallery, Gdansk,
Poland.
Zak Gallery, Gdansk, Poland.
Cawiaret Gallery, Sopot,
Poland.
1993
KMPiK Gallery, Olsztyn,
Poland.
Na Pietrze Gallery, Gdansk, Poland.
Palowa Gallery, Gdansk, Poland.
1992
DK Gallery, Tczew, Poland.
1988
Olimp Gallery, Gdansk, Poland.
Fonograf Gallery, Gdynia,
Poland.
ONE PERSON SHOWS
2003
Oak Ridge Library
Peters Jewlers
2000
"Forms and Creatures"
1995
Cawiaret in Sopot
1993
Na Pietrze Gallery in Gdansk
SPECIAL COMMISSIONS:
2000 -
“ Happy Hours ” - series of six acrylic paintings, 5 x 9 feet each,
commissioned by Homeland Food & Cafe, Oak Ridge, TN.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
June 2004 -
at Columbia University, New York, during the Leonard Cohen’s Event.
December 2004 - Oak Ridge
Public Library, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
NEWS ARTICLES
Several news articles have been written about my work in the Oak Ridger newspaper. To view these articles click on the link to the Oak Ridger below, and then enter "Marta Goebel" in the search box at the top right of the page.