Skot Horn - "Plumb Bobs" Oil Painting

"Plumb Bobs"
Oil on Canvas.
70" W x 52" H.


Skot Horn - Toledo Artist

Born 1958, Fremont, Ohio.

Squeezing the paint out of the tube the night before painting may very well be the best discovery I've made in the studio. Creating a distance between myself and my work, like meditating, takes practice. It also makes any issues easier to see and resolve. I've also learned that it's better to stop before I'm finished and a good way to do that is by signing my name. For years I have used the pseudonym "Skot Horn." I call it my "Mark Twain" if anybody asks. It's primarily a visual preference.

Sometimes the concept of painting seems archaic in a technologically consumed world where any artistic technique can be mimicked and printed on any desired surface. But I would miss the tactile surface of canvas and Alizarim Crimson tracked aimlessly around the studio floor.

I rely on intuition and memory when I paint; discarding any expectations or photographs I may have. I work hard for my work to feel spontaneous. At this stage my idiosyncrasies are well established and having multiple canvases going at once seems to work best. Unexpected discoveries can be so easily overlooked by overworking. Judging a painting too soon was a hard habit to break so I still hide it away in another room for another day.

It's a tricky business fooling oneself but I'm nothing if not persistent. There are no set rules to follow, and every painting is different. What works for one painting might not for the next. Operating under the premise that I know enough to find my way through unchartered territory has worked for me and if I don't know it by now, I probably don't need to know it.


Education

School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois. BFA degree.

Awards

2004 Toledo Area Artists 86th Annual Exhibition, Molly Morpeth Canaday Award
1991 Toledo Area Artists 73rd Annual Exhibition, First Place Award
1990 Toledo Area Artists 72nd Annual Exhibition, Third Place Award

Selected Exhibitions

Toledo Area Artists 74th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art; Toledo, Ohio
"Outsider Art" - Group Show, Objects Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Works on consignment, Objects Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Annual Art Exhibition, Evanston Art Center
Painting Exhibition, Contemporary Art Workshop; Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, Illinois

Solo Exhibitions

2015 Presence, Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2014 Flower Power, Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2003 Hornucopia, Meet the Artist, Toledo Museum of Art Westgate, Toledo, OH
1998 Skot Horn Recent Works, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

Group Exhibitions

2013 "Undefined," Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2012 20 North/ 20 Years, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
2010 'Tis the Secor, The Secor Building, 425 Jefferson, Toledo, OH
2009 Horn Kampfer Porecca, Bozarts, Toledo, OH
2008 'Tis the Secor, The Secor Building, 425 Jefferson, Toledo, OH
2005 87th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo, OH
2005 Derby Days 2005, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
2004 Group Session, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Three Artists, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
2004 86th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - Molly Morpeth Canaday Award
2003 Contents Under Pressure, 3 Artists, Mary Wolfe Gallery, Toledo, OH
2003 85th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2000 3 Sculptors: 3 Media, Jim Funk Fine Art Ltd., Maumee, OH
2000 Images from A Field Trip, Jim Funk Fine Art Ltd., Maumee, OH
1999 30 Artists/30 Works, Reve, Sylvania, OH
1999 Guerrilla Gallery, Toledo, OH
1997 79th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1994 ARTOLEDO, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
1994 Of Sticks and Stones and Metal Finds, Art Space Lima, Lima, OH
1993 Art & Spirituality, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1993 A[t]tension to the Moment, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1993 Vessel, Quilt, Table: Pushing the Idea, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
1993 The Best of 1993, Ohio Designer Craftsman, Columbus, OH
1993 75th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Juried, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1992 74th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Juried, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1991 73rd Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Juried, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - First Award
1990 72nd Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Juried, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - Third Award

Exhibitions and Awards

2018 Disclosed, 3 Person Exhibition, Porter Gallery, TSA, Toledo, OH
2018 Undisclosed, Group Exhibition, Porter Gallery, TSA, Toledo, OH
2017 Disclosed, 3 Person Exhibition, Porter Gallery, TSA, Toledo, OH
2017 Undisclosed, Group Exhibition, Porter Gallery, TSA, Toledo, OH
2015 Presence, Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2014 Flower Power, Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2013 "Undefined," Two-person exhibition, Secor Gallery, Toledo, OH
2012 20 North/ 20 Years, Group Exhibition, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH
2010 'Tis the Secor, The Secor Building, Group Exhibition, 425 Jefferson, Toledo, OH
2009 Horn Kampfer Porecca, Group Exhibition, Bozarts, Toledo, OH
2008 'Tis the Secor, The Secor Building, Group Exhibition, 425 Jefferson, Toledo, OH
2005 Toledo Area Artist 87th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo, OH
2005 Derby Days 2005, 20 North Gallery, Group Exhibition, Toledo, OH
2004 Group Session, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Three Artists, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
2004 Toledo Area Artist 86th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - Molly Morpeth Canaday Award
2003 Contents Under Pressure, 3 Artists, Group Exhibition, Mary Wolfe Gallery, Toledo, OH
2003 Hornucopia, Meet the Artist, Solo Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art Westgate, Toledo, OH
2003 Toledo Area Artist 85th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2000 3 Sculptors: 3 Media, Group Exhibition, Jim Funk Fine Art Ltd., Maumee, OH
2000 Images from A Field Trip, Group Exhibition, Jim Funk Fine Art Ltd., Maumee, OH
1999 30 Artists/30 Works, Group Exhibition, Reve, Sylvania, OH
1999 Guerrilla Gallery, Group Exhibition, Toledo, OH
1997 Toledo Area Artist 79th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1998 Ann Nathan Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Featured at SOFO, Chicago, IL
1994 ARTOLEDO, 20 North Gallery, Group Exhibition, Toledo, OH
1994 Of Sticks and Stones and Metal Finds, Group Exhibition, Art Space Lima, Lima, OH
1993 Art & Spirituality, Bowling Green State University, Group Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH
1993 A[t]tension to the Moment, Bowling Green State University, Group Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH
1993 Vessel, Quilt, Table: Pushing the Idea, Group Exhibition, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
1993 The Best of 1993, Ohio Designer Craftsman, Group Exhibition, Columbus, OH
1993 Toledo Area Artist 75th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1992 Toledo Area Artist 74th Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
1991 Toledo Area Artist 73rd Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - First Award
1990 Toledo Area Artist 72nd Annual Group Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - Third Award

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Collections

Works held in private collections in the United States and Europe.


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