NOELLE MALINE
Nöelle Maline's work is about documenting transparent things and recording imaginary communication. Being able to see sound and hear shadows. Translating static, echoes and sound waves into something that is tangible.
'It's about decoding faint messages. Quietly observing
information. Mapping and cataloging things that were left behind.
Gathering and connecting untold stories of the places
and people I never knew but wish I did.'
These recent works entail creating a narrative with mixed media paintings, photographs, collages, sound art montages, and multi-layered installations of hidden rooms.
Preferred materials encompass paint, paper, wood, wire, old photographs and found objects. At the same time, her practice involves collecting remnants, sounds using tape recorders, lost images, and pockets of artifacts.
' I grew up down by the sea in an old lookout tower. My mother was a librarian who liked to paint and collect shells and rocks by the side of the road. She was also a master at creating themed costumed parties. My father was a storyteller and enjoyed taking the family on field trips and adventures. My brother loved old movies and painted miniatures for dioramas. Among some of the favorite childhood movies that my brother and I would watch were Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Blith Spirit. These whimsical tales are a few of the things that have kept me inspired.
He and I would spend hours in the very top of that tower, looking through the old telescope for lost ships and submarines.
At that young age.. I was captivated with the sea and ghosts. It was the mystery and the magic in these things.
I wanted to be a ghost and I knew that I wanted to be by the sea. Since I could not be ghost.. I became an artist.'
Nöelle Maline currently lives and works down by the sea near Los Angeles, California
Education
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts ~ Painting, Installation, Experimental Sound ~ CalArts, Valencia, CA
1990-1993 Studied Fine Art ~ Painting, Photography, Installation ~ CalArts, Valencia, CA
1990 Associate of Studio Arts ~ Long Beach Community Collage, Long Beach, CA
Solo Exhibitions
*October 2024 - Portals to Places, Solo show ~ HA Gallery, Portland, OR
*November - January 2016/17 - Sound Maps, Solo Exhibition & Installation
~ Stairwell Gallery, Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA
*October 2012 ~ Sound Maps, Solo Exhibition
~ University of Redlands, CA
*November 2011 - 'Diorama of an Art Exhibition' ~ Solo Exhibition & Installation
~ The Fish Factory, Factory Place, Los Angeles, CA
*December 2010 - 'Diorama of an Art Exhibition' Solo Exhibition & Installation
~ Santora Building, Santa Ana, CA
*December 2004 - 'Greetings from Grayland' ~ Solo Exhibition
~ The Boliver gallery, Santa Monica, CA
*November 1993 - Research ~ First Solo Exhibition
~ Pik Me Up, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
*August 2023 New Realism/Altered Reality Exhibition @ Gallery 23NY , New York , NY
*September 2022 Roots Exhibition @ Gallery Azulejo , New York , NY
*May 2022 Emerger Exhibicion @ DAMA Galeria , Bogota , Columbia
*April 2022 Emerge @ Blue Gallery , New York , NY
*June 2021 The International Small Art Phenomenon @ Rochester Contemporary Art Center , NY
*January 2020 Postcards From the Edge @ Bortolami Gallery , New York , NY
*June 2019 Expo @ Joshua Tree Art Gallery , Joshua Tree , CA
*March 2019 Her Story group show @ The Jane Hotel , New York , NY
*June 2018 Chashama Gala Art Show @ Chashama Gallery , New York , NY
*March 2018 Public Arts @ Public , New York , NY
*February 2018 Unnatural Symmetry @ Rochester Collage Society , NY
*October 2017 No Restraint @ Ark , Pasadena , CA
*March - April 2017 Art on Paper @ Maryland Federation of Art , Annapolis , MD
*November - December 2016 Altered States of Collage - Collage Artists of America National Exhibition
@ San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center , CA
*November 2016 Dada Centennial @ The International Museum of Collage Assemblage
and Construction Santa Fe, NM
*December 2nd - December 26th 2016 Small Wonders @ Maryland Federation of Art , Annapolis, MD
*September 17th 2016 Symmetry in Motion @ Studio C Gallery , Los Angeles, CA
*April 1 - April 30 2016 Art on Paper @ Maryland Federation of Art , Annapolis, MD
*November 27 - December 23 2015 Small Wonders @ Maryland Federation of Art , Annapolis, MD
*July 13 - 2015 Digital display at the Louvre Museum , Paris, France
*January 10 - February 1 - 2015 Passage Exhibit @ Verum Ultimum , Portland, OR
*Decemeber 1 - 8 - 2014 Art Takes Miami @ Scope Art Show , Miami, FL
*November 15 - December 22 - 2014 International Show @ HUD Gallery, Ventura, CA
*October 31 - November 17 2014 - Traveling Collection @ Rosebud County Public Library, Forsyth, MT
*September 26 - October 24 2014 - Traveling Collection @ JailHouse Gallery, Hardin, MT
*August 18 - September 19 2014 - Traveling Collection @ Henry A. Malley Memorial Library, Broadus, MT
*August 8 - August 10 2014 - Traveling Collection @ Artists of the Prairie, Ekalaka, MT
*July 5th - August 15 2014 - Small Wonders @ Dianne Neuman Gallery, Gualala, CA
*June 14th - June 27th 2014 - Abracadabra @ Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
*June 9 - July 3, 2014 - Traveling Collection @ Schoolhouse History and Art Center, Colstrip, MT
*May 21 - June 27, 2014 - The Art of the Collage @ Gallery360, Lancaster, PA
*May 5 - June 2, 2014 - Traveling Collection @ MonDak Heritage Center, MT
*April 11 - May 18, 2014 - Left Coast Annual Exhibition @ Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
*March 28 - April 25, 2014 - Juried Exhibit: Traveling Collection @ The Gallery, Glendive, MT
*March 7th, 2014 - Year in review 2013 @ Exhibition Space, Armory Week, Long Island City, NY
*January 25 - March 8, 2014 - 35th Annual Works on Paper @ WaterWorks Art Museum, Miles City, MT
*March 2013 - MindCamp - Group Show @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*February 2013 - Diorama of an Art Exhibition no.4 - Group Show @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*November 2012 - Current Location - Latitude: 34.0391003, Longitude: 118.2360374 -
An Art Exhibit @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*May 2012 - 'The Mushroom Basement Show' group show @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*February 2012 - 'Diorama of an Art Exhibition no. 3' group show @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*June 2011 - 'The Dog's Breakfast" group show @ Musee16, Santa Ana, CA
*April 2011 - 'Ignite: A study from street level' group show @ SPARC Gallery, Venice, CA
*February 2011 - 'Diorama of an art Exhibition no.2' group show @ Musee16, Santa Ana, CA
*August 2010 - 'No. 3' traveling group show @ Musee16, Long Beach, CA
*June 2010 - 'Diorama of an Art Exhibition' ~ Installation , Long Beach, CA
*September 2009 - 'Research' @ the batteries, Marin Headlands, CA
*November 2008 - 'Diorama of an art Exhibition' Installation @ Musee16, Orange, CA
*September 2007- 'Research' show @ Musee16, Portland, OR
*July 2007- 'Overkill' @ Jace Gace, Portland, OR
*April 2007- Wonderquest @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
*April 2007- 'The Traveling Menagerie' @ Musee16 in Portland,OR
*February 2007- 'Diorama of an art Exhibition' group show/Installation @ Musee16 in Portland,OR
*June 2006- Group show @ The Smell. Los Angeles, CA.
*February 2006- Group show @ Ric Rac, Pasadena, CA.
*February- March 2005 'Open Season Productions' group show @ Koo's in Long Beach,CA
*November 2004-January 2005-'Saints and Sinners' @ neopopart.com
*October 2004- Nightmare on 18th Street@18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
*September 2004-Group show, Organized by Act Now@ King King, Hollywood
*July 2004-'Lost Women of Juarez', Group show @ Chapman University, Orange, CA
*January 2003-Group show Exhibit @ The Broadland Hotel, Long Beach, CA
*October 2001-'Here' Guerila group show @ Linden St., Long Beach, CA
*September 2001-Pertinent Intervals@ 11-7 gallery, Long Beach, CA
*July 1999-'War'group show, organized by S.M.A.C.@ gallery row on u-haul, Echo Park, CA
*June 1999-Ninety Nine@ Miller Durazo gallery, Los Angeles, CA
*September 1993-Aids Benefit group show@ L.A.C.E., Los Angeles, CA
~~~Sound/Installations~~~
*August 2018 - Sound installation @The Information Dept, Los Angeles CA
*March 2017 - Sound installation @The Information Dept, Los Angeles, CA
*February 2016 - Sound installation @The Information Dept, Los Angeles, CA
*March 2013 - A Black Pool sound & projection performance @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*December 2012 - A Black Pool sound performance @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*October 2012 - Sound installation for Sound Maps, Solo Show @ University of Redlands, CA
*October 2012 - Sound performance & projection @ Musee16, Los Angeles, CA
*November 2011 - Sound installation @ Musee16, Santa Ana, CA
*February 2009 - Sound performance & projection @ Musee16, Portland, OR
*November 2008 - Sound performance @ Musee16, Portland, OR
*April 2007- Sound installation/performance@ Musee16, Portland, OR
*March 2004- Song for 'The Original' show@Walled City, San Pedro, CA
*June 2003- Sound performance', Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA.
*May 2003- Sound installation/performance, 'Altered Egos' show@Del Mar Theatre,
Los Angeles, CA
~~~Group Benefit Exhibitions~~~
*June 2024 6x6 @ Rochester Contemporary Art Center , NY
*March 2019 The Collage Garden @ Denver , CO
*June 2019 6x6 @ Rochester Contemporary Art Center , NY
~~~Print/magazine/Cover Artwork~~~
*June 2018 Collection of Wild Things @ PM Magazine
*March 2018 Wotisart #12 @ Wotisart Magazine , Liverpool , UK
*March 2018 Average Art 19 @Average Art Magazine , UK
*June 2017 Collection of Wild Things @ PM Magazine
2017~ Making The Cut Vol 1 - The World's Best Collage Artists by Crooks Press Australia
2015~ 5 Year Anniversary Art Exhibition , Artist Portfolio Magazine
2015~ The Exposure Award collection of Photographs
2015~ Kolaj Magazine, collage artist trading cards
2013~ Intransitive Recording, album cover artwork, For by Maile Colbert
1993~ Art of California Magazine two page Gold Award
~~~Articles/Awards~~~
2016~ 4th Juried Showcase Winner for ArtSlant for Mixed Media
2015~ The Exposure Award presented at The Louvre
2015~ 2nd Juried Showcase Winner for ArtSlant for Installation
2014~ 29th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
2013~ 8th Juried Showcase Winner for ArtSlant for Installation
1993~ Gold Award for Art of California for Mixed media