Molly Strong
Website: www.mollystrongart.com
Instagram: @mollystrongart
Facebook: @MollyStrongArtist
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EXHIBITION HISTORY
Solo Exhibitions
2022
ART Cloth + Craft, Collection of abstract paintings, Jamestown, New York [February 2, 2022 - Summer 2022 ]
2021
Molly Strong: Color and Motion. Octagon Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, Westfield, New York [January 8 - February 5, 2021]
Group Exhibitions
2022
Fall Open House. Chautauqua Art Gallery, Jamestown, New York [October 7, 2022 - January 20, 2023]
Glass Growers Gallery, Collection of abstract paintings, Erie, Pennsylvania [February 19, 2022 - ongoing]
2021-2022
Jamestown’s Third Street Oak Tree Art Show & Sale. Chautauqua Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, Lakewood, New York [November 20, 2021 - January 2, 2022]
2021
Abstraction. Glass Growers Gallery, Erie, Pennsylvania [October 15 - November 14, 2021]
2021
Featured Artists. Octagon Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, Westfield, New York [July 2021]
2019
Patterns and Repetitions: New Abstract Works by Visual Arts At Chautauqua (VACI) Members. Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York [August 1 - August 21, 2019]
PROP DESIGN
2016
Climate Control by Kathryn Posin. Assistant prop design, Review by The New York Times, Live music by Meredith Monk and Theo Bleckmann, Harkness Dance Festival, 92nd Street Y, New York, New York [February 11 - February 12, 2016]
2014
The Odd Couple. 6’ x 12’ Theatre Drop, Painted as an oversized playbill featuring the two lead characters, Lucille Ball Little Theatre, Jamestown, New York [January 2014]
2009
Jamestown High School Marching Band. 20’ x 16’ Backdrop [August 2009]
MURALS
2023
Title TBA. Original design and concept, Illustrated the bathroom’s four walls + ceiling + back of door, Black POSCA Paint Pen Markers, The Beer Snob, Jamestown, New York [2023]
2022
In Bloom. Selected Artist, $5,000 grant through ASI & NYSCA: Spring Street Parking Garage Beautification Project (Phase 1), Original design and concept, Three outdoor murals on three separate exterior walls of the parking garage, Paint supplied by Sherwin-Williams, Spring St. & East 3rd, Jamestown, New York [ August - October 2022]
Cthulhu. 9’ x 4.5’, Original design, Indoor performance venue wall, House Paint, The Beer Snob, Jamestown, New York [March - April 2022]
2019
Whimsical Garden. 21’ x 8’, Designed & Painted, Non-toxic Tempera Paint, Love Elementary School, Jamestown, New York [September 2019]
Children’s Museum. Four walls: Painted additional detail to the already installed mural as it required color-matching for damaged and/or missing areas of the work, as well as adding personalized elements to the work per request of the owner, Children’s Museum of Jamestown Jamestown, New York [2019]
2012 - 2014
The Great Jamestown ChalkWalk - competition: all works of art created in chalk
Ship With Butterfly Sails - Salvador Dalí [September 2014]
The Singing Butler - Jack Vettriano [September 2013]
The Harlequin’s Carnival - Joan Miró [September 2012]
AWARDS
2022
Selected Artist, $5,000 grant through ASI & NYSCA: Spring Street Parking Garage Beautification Project (Phase 1) - Jamestown, NY
In Bloom. Original design and concept, Three outdoor murals on three separate exterior walls of the parking garage, Paint supplied by Sherwin-Williams, Spring St. & East 3rd, Jamestown, New York [ July - September 2022]
2019
Selected Artist, Collective Arts Brewing internationally distributed craft beer company, Graphic design artwork, titled Psychedelic Jungle, featured on Series 14: Surround Sound beer can [December 2019]
PUBLICATIONS
2022
Artist Hopes To Inspire Others To Pursue Their Own Dreams. The Post-Journal, ‘Southwestern New York's leading newspaper’, Section: Front Page, Volume197 NO. 66, Jamestown, NY, [September 23, 2022]
Community Takes Part In City Mural Paint Day. The Post-Journal, ‘Southwestern New York's leading newspaper’, Section: Region, Volume_ NO._ , Jamestown, NY, [September 13, 2022]
Full Bloom: Local Artist Outlines Design Plan For Downtown Mural. The Post-Journal, ‘Southwestern New York's leading newspaper’, Section: Region, Volume196 NO. 326, Saturday - Sunday edition, Jamestown, NY, [July 23-24, 2022]
Spring Street Parking Garage Beautification Artist Announced. Online article, WRFA Radio For the Arts107.9 FM, Jamestown, NY, [July 5, 2022]
Coming To Life: Local Artist Selected To Design Next Downtown Mural. The Post-Journal, ‘Southwestern New York's leading newspaper’, Section: Front page, Volume196 NO. 308, Saturday - Sunday edition, Jamestown, NY, [July 2-3, 2022]
Artist Spotlight. The Villager, Entertainment Newspaper, Front page, Volume 17 ~ Issue 20, Ellicottville & Chautauqua, NY [May 19 - May 25, 2022]
2019
Psychedelic Jungle. Graphic Design for internationally distributed craft beer company, Art featured on Series 14: Surround Sound beer can, Collective Arts Brewing [December 2019]
Featured Artist: Molly Strong. Collective Arts Brewing [October 15, 2019]
RADIO
2022
Arts on Fire. WRFA Radio For the Arts 107.9 FM, Jamestown, NY, [August 2022]
[LISTEN] - Community Matters. WRFA Radio For the Arts 107.9 FM, Updates by Mayor Eddie Sundquist, Including the parking ramp beautification mural project, Forward to 16:40 - 18:25 minutes in, Jamestown, NY, [July 7, 2022]
COMMISSIONS
2022
Engaged Couple Portrait. 12” x 16” Acrylic [June 2022]
2021
Memorial Family Portrait. 9” x 12” Pencil on paper [April 2021]
2020
Still Life.18” x 24” Acrylic on paper [August 2020]
2019
Multiple Flowers. 8.5” x 11” Watercolor on paper [October 2019]
Octopus. 5” x 7” Watercolor on paper [October 2019]
Cat portrait. 5” x 7” Acrylic on paper [October 2019]
Sea Turtle and Elephant. 3” x 5” & 5” x 3” Watercolor on paper [September 2019]
Abstract Painting. 24” x 48” Acrylic on Canvas [August 2019]
DONATIONS
Summer Dreams. Abstract Painting. 8” x 10” Framed, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, Come To The Table charity event and live auction for CASA of Chautauqua [May 2022]
Cat. Dedication painting located in the library. 18” x 24” Acrylic on Watercolor Paper, Love Elementary School [December 2020]
TEACHING
Visual / Performing Arts
Private art instructor, ages 4 - 60, all painting and illustrative mediums, one-on-one sessions.
Summer camp instructor, grades K -12, arts & crafts, groups of 20 students.
Summer camp instructor, YMCA, grades K - 9, groups of 20 students.
Art instructor for elementary after school programs, arts & crafts, groups of 25 students.
Music instructor for elementary after school programs, percussion, groups of 25 students.