ARTIST STATEMENT:

I describe my work as a juxtaposition of color, movement and pattern creating a composition that is vibrant and thought provoking.

It is my belief that a true work of art is not merely a visual statement but should stimulate our senses, quicken our emotions, and allow the beholder to grasp the hidden beauty that lies within our midst. My mission as an artist is not to recreate nature, but rather to enhance the perception and magnificence of our realm. And to that end, I employ a variety of mediums to capture the essence of the subject matter. My work endeavors to bridge the gap between fantasy and reality and to portray that window which connects mankind to our environment and indeed to our universe. My paintings portray not what I see but what I dream to be real. In the words of the eminent artist Vincent Van Gogh "I dream my painting and paint my dream" In that, I find my greatest fulfillment.

ARTIST BIO:

Madeline received her formal art training at the Fine Arts Department of Lehman College, City University of New York. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She continued her education at Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts Interior Design Department. Madeline was president of Interspace Interior Design for over 25 years. She is a registered interior designer and is currently president of Madeline Sugerman Interior Design. Madeline’s interior design projects has been published in many magazines and seen in several designer show houses.

Madeline is a member of many arts leagues including the Naples Art Institute, The United Arts Council of Collier County, The International Encaustic Artists and the Encaustic Art Institute. 

Madeline’s work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions and art shows throughout the country. Her work is part of the permanent collection of The Encaustic Museum of New Mexico. Madeline’s work has been prominently featured in Encaustic Magazine, Naples News, Grandeur Magazine, Astonish Magazine and she is listed in the National Directory of Art. Madeline was delighted to have been chosen as one of the artists selected for the “Turtles on the Town” community arts project in Naples, Florida. The project featured sea turtle sculptures embellished by artists and displayed in locations throughout Collier County. Madeline’s creation “Namaste Turtle” was prominently displayed on 3rd Street  in Naples. The proceeds of the sale of “Namaste Turtle” benefitted the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Her work is currently on display in her studio/gallery on Marco Island, Florida.

Madeline has taught a variety of encaustic (hot and cold wax) art classes in several art centers in Southwest Florida. She currently serves as a juror for two art galleries in Southwest Florida. In 2025 Madeline will be teaching at the Marco Island Center for the Arts. She also teaches private and semi private classes in her studio.

In 2018 Madeline and a fellow artist founded a local chapter of International Encaustic Artists (IEA) which is called SWFL Wax. The mission of SWFL Wax is to promote, inspire, and support the varied interests of encaustic artists. Madeline is currently serving as co president of SWFL Wax.

Madeline’s latest endeavor is an exciting new art collaboration between mother and son artist team Madeline and Chad Sugerman under the label MC2 Original Sugerman.

Madeline’s work and the work of MC2 Original Sugerman can be viewed in the main gallery of her website www.madelinesugerman.com

ARTIST CV: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1985-Present President of Madeline Sugerman Interior Design , Interspace Interior Design, Signature Interior Design

2017-Present Artist Instructor at Naples Art Association, Naples Florida and The Visual Art Center in Punta Gorda, Florida

2018-Present Founder and Co-President SWFL WAX (Southwest Florida Wax a chapter of International Encaustic Artists)

2012-Present Member of The Naples Art Association, The United Arts Council of CollierCounty, The Fort Myers Alliance For The Arts, The International Encaustic Artists, The Encaustic Art Institute, Bonita Springs Center for the Arts, and The Macon Arts Alliance

SELECTED EXHIBITS

2019 50 States/200 artists (July20-Sept 15, 2019) A curated and juried exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Madeline was one of only four artists to be chosen from the state of Florida to be represented in this exhibition. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue in print and is available to to the public for purchase.

2019 Collier County Government Center (May 2019) “The Everglades” A One Woman Show of a series of 9 paintings

2019 Biennial Juried Instructors Exhibition . Naples Art Association Naples, Florida

2019 30th Annual Members Only Juried Show Bonita Center For the Arts Bonita Springs, Florida

2019 Fire and Ice Exhibition Bonita Center For the Arts Bonita Springs, Florida

2018 Global Warming Is REAL, II Encaustic Art Museum Santa Fe, New Mexico “Patterns of Variance”

2018 Tales of the Sea, South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, Michigan “Le Rev Self Exploration”

2017 Global Warming Is REAL I Encaustic Art Museum Santa Fe, New Mexico “Continuum C”

2017 Southwest Florida Annual Juried Painting Exhibit at Rookery Bay “Reef Sprit” and “ “Contiguity II”

2016 Southwest Florida Annual Juried Painting Exhibit at Rookery Bay “Kinetics I” and “Kinetics II” - Merit Award

2016 Turtles on the Town “Namaste Turtle” proceeds benefitting the United Arts Council of Collier County and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

2016 A Touch Of Purple, Naples Art Association “ Solar Kinetics”

2016 Your Choice, Naples Art Association “Le Rev - At One With The Universe”

2016 Member’s Gallery Encaustic Art Museum “Mark Of The Spirit”

2015 Pictures In Process, Naples Art Association “Shrine For A Friend”

2015 Wild Florida, Naples Art Association “Struggle”

2015 Member’s Gallery, Encaustic Art Museum “Storm Warning”

COLLECTIONS AND GALLERIES

2019 Madeline’s work is currently represented by ARTedge Gallery Naples, Florida

2018 Permanent Collection The Encaustic Art Museum Santa Fe, New Mexico “Continuum C”
2016 Permanent Collection Jewish Federation of Collier County “Tree of Life”

CURATING:

2020 EXPLORING ENCAUSTIC ART an exhibit of Encaustic and Cold Wax Presented by SWFL WAX and COCO Art Gallery (March 17-31, 2020)

2020 MAKING OUR MARK IN WAX an exhibit of Encaustic and Cold Wax Presented by SWFL WAX and The FineMark National Bank and Trust (March 5 - March 13)

2019/2020 HOT AND COLD an exhibit of Encaustic and Cold Wax Presented by SWFL WAX and The Bonita Center for the Arts Center (Dec. 9 - Feb. 15, 2019-2020

2019 THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX an exhibit of Encaustic and Cold Wax Presented by SWFL WAX and the Norris Center of Naples, Florida (Nov. 1 - Nov. 30, 2019)

2019 DISCOVER THE ART OF WAX an exhibit of Encaustic and Cold Wax presented by SWFL Wax and The United Arts Council of Collier (Aug 5 - Oct. 28, 2019)

2019 “EVERGLADES” A One Woman Show (Coming in May)
2018 PURELY ENCAUSTIC An exhibit of encaustic art by SWFL WAX A 2018 JOURNEY IN WAX An exhibit of encaustic art by SWFL WAX

2018 COLD AND HOT An exhibit of encaustic art by SWFL WAX

EDUCATION:

-BFA cum laude Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York -Additional studies School of Interior Design Endicott College Beverly, Massachusetts.

-National and International Art Workshops

MEDIA:

2019-20 Encaustic Magazine winter issue 2019-2020 Featured Artist

2019 Catalogue for the 50/200 exhibition in the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico

2019 Art Guide Magazine Artist Bi-Annual National Artist Directory

https://www.artguidemag.com/artist-directory/sugerman-madeline-florida

2018 Grandeur Magazine “Artful Experts”
2016 Gulf Shore Magazine “Namaste Turtle”
2016 Naples Daily News, Naples Magazine, Gulf Shore Life, Naples Daily News “Turtles on the Town” and “Namaste Turtle”
2018 Art and Logo for SWFL WAX

ARTIST STATEMENT:

ARTIST STATEMENT I describe the style of my paintings as “Representational Abstract”, suggesting organic shapes, colors and textures in the real world, yet also something unquantifiable and emotional. There’s something familiar, yet not. The eyes beg to linger. Each piece, wrought in encaustic hot wax medium, an unpredictable translucent molten medium, captures a bit of the bend of a river, or a certain section of sky, or a flower halfway to seed, and possibly something of the artist or viewer as well. Occasionally, a simple discarded item or a found object add texture, depth and interest.

“I frequently begin a painting with no defined direction where it will take me in its creation.” I begin with nature in mind, then expand perception, flowing with luminous process, surrendering to wherever brush, heat, wax and pigment take me.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018 - Present - Co-President and Co-founder SWFL WAX. A Chapter of International Encaustic Artists.

2018 - Present - Instructor at Naples Art, Naples, Florida, Bonita Springs Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, Florida, Marco Island Art Center, Marco Island, Florida, Layor Art Gallery, Bend, Oregon.

2018- Present - Member of Naples Art, The United Arts Council of Collier County, Bonita Springs Center for the Arts, International Encaustic Artists, The Encaustic Art Institute .

EXHIBITIONS

2020 - Global Warming Is REAL, IV, Juried show. Encaustic Art Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico. “GLOBAL TEARS”

2020 - 31st Annual Members Only, Juried Show, Bonita Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, Fl. “PURPLE REIGN”.

2019 - 30th Annual Members Only, Juried Show, Bonita Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, Fl. “YELLOW FELLOWS”

AWARDS AND CREDITS

2020 - Annual Membership Exhibition, Juried show, Bonita Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL. Merit Award “PURPLE REIGN”.

2020 - Image of original artwork used in promotional material by FineMark Bank, Naples, FL. “FLORAL”

2019 - Annual Membership Exhibition, Juried show, Bonita Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs, FL. Barbara Culbertson Merit Award “YELLOW FELLOWS”.

2019 - Image of original artwork used in promotional material by FineMark Bank, Estero, FL. “FLORAL”.

2018 - Image of original artwork used in promotional material by First Presbyterian Church, Bonita Springs, Fl. “EARTH ANGEL”.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Sherrie's background has embraced many different forms. At the beginning, fashion design allowed her to create patterns and seek out unusual fabrics.  The love of texture lead her to the art of weaving.  Her studio soon became filled with different types of looms: Frame, Floor, and even a large Tapestry loom....Then she began spinning her own yarn to get that uniquely individual fiber.  Now Sherrie loves to experiment in the mediums of acrylic and wax (encaustics).  Her paintings emit creativity and texture.  She is proud when her work says "reach out and touch me".