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• Upcoming Exhibition: ​Sehnsucht

  Solo Exhibition| 2nd floor gallery

  

  On view: July 7 – September 6th, 2025​
  Reception: August 1, 5:00-7:30pm | Event Info

  Much of my work is created out of an overflow of the thoughts churning in my mind as  I stand before the easel with brush in hand.  Musical lyrics, prayers, and books that I am reading all find their way into every brushstroke on the canvas. Those thoughts are just as much a part of a piece as the paint itself, and therefore, often find their place as titles of my paintings. 
  
  “Sehnsucht” ( zeen- zookt) is a series of paintings born out of spending time in the writings of one of my favorite authors, CS Lewis. Lewis explored the idea of humankind’s spiritual hunger and a shared experience described as, “sehnsucht” , a German word used by many poets and writers of the Romantic era to describe a profound, yet fleeting longing for something we can’t explain, but know that it is beyond anything we will find in this world....

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  My Very Bones Cry Out, Who is Like Our God?
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 36" x 36"
  $2,460
  
  
  

  

  Nocturne in E Minor
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 40" x 30"
  $2,280
  
  
  

  

  Crowns
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 40" x 30"
  $2,280
  
  
  

  

  Spring's Arrival (Pansies)
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 24" x 18"
  $820
  
  
  

  

  A Message For You (Iris)
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 24" x 18"
  $820
  
  
  

  

  Secret Garden
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 48" x 60"
  $5,500
  
  
  

  

  Why So Downcast, O My Soul? Put Your Hope in God
  
  Oil on canvas
  Art dimensions: 48" x 36"
  $3,300
  
  
  

  

  Welcome: New Gallery Artists
  Group Exhibition
  
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  flowers, floral, representational, nature, scenic art, scenery, natural, vibrant, colorful, bold
  
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• Statement
  Flowers fascinate me. They demand our attention, with their brilliant colors and voluptuous curves. I see flowers personified, each with their own unique personality. A lot of my inspiration comes from my own garden, as many flowers, sharing the same space, some bent over, some stretching out. They entwine themselves around each other in a chaotic beauty of sinuous lines and color.
  

  Biography
  As a full-time artist and instructor of 12 years, Kulish brings flowers to life in a big way as a semi self-taught artist. Both of her parents were artists, and she states, this is where she “inherited a desire to know more.”  Over time she has been included in several regional exhibitions including a solo show in the Des Moines Botanical Garden. Using oil paint, applied in a layered glazing technique, Kulish’s oversized blooms burst with color, revealing the unique personality of each flower. And while vibrant color is a large part of her work, equally so is the use of sinuous lines to create movement, along with the idea of the “beautiful chaos” found in nature. Her inspiration comes largely from her own expanding flower gardens, and the influence of both the floral still-life’s of the Dutch masters, and the light effects found in the works of Caravaggio.
  

  Previous Exhibitions
  

  Welcome: New Gallery Artists - 2023
• Exhibitions and Commissions
  2012 - One person exhibit - Des Moines Botanical Garden, Des Moines, IA
  2014 - Two person exhibit (with Charles Freitag)- Lowes Art Center Gallery, Marion, IA
  2016 - Three person exhibit (with Bruno Randles and Zach Kulish) “Creative Legacies” Lowe Art Center Gallery, Marion, IA
  2018 - Multi person exhibit, “Celebration of Iowa Artists” - Pearsons Lake Arts Center, Okoboji, IA
  2019 - Multi person exhibit, “Into the Blue” - Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
  2020 - Two person exhibit (with Juliet Stock) - Quad Cities Arts, Davenport, IA