MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITION:
DONNA PAYTON
VIBRANT MATTER
January 12th - February 21st, 2025
Opening Reception:
Sunday, January 12, 2025 | 4pm-6pm
Main Gallery Hours:
Tuesdays - Sundays: 10am-4pm
Mondays Closed
EXHIBIT STATEMENT
The Monmouth Museum is delighted to announce a solo exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed artist Donna Payton, opening in January 2025. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to experience Payton's innovative approach to art, where diversity in media and materials is integral to her creative process.
This body of work is Payton's interpretation of the unseen energies that permeate our miraculous universe. "Underneath the sense-perceived phenomena of the physical world, there seems to be a vast intelligence behind the evolution of all life forms," says Payton. "This underlying intelligence organizes the molecules and atoms of all physical forms, each with an animating spirit. All matter is vibrant with the vitality of the life force. My work portrays this unseen metaphysical condition, and by using vibrant colors, a real feeling of aliveness is conveyed."
ARTIST STATEMENT
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Donna Payton received her Master of Fine Arts from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, specializing in sculpture and painting. She is known for her assemblage sculptures, paintings, and drawings that seamlessly combine recycled objects, natural materials, and traditional media.
Payton’s career includes accolades such as a New Jersey Print and Paper Grant from the Brodsky Center at Rutgers University and a collage award from The National Collage Society during the Berman Museum's centennial celebration of collage as an art form. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across New York, California, Florida, Missouri, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and New Zealand.
Her creations are part of numerous private and corporate collections, including Southeastern Banks, Citibank of Florida, Cleveland Clinic in Florida, Novo Nordisk, Bristol Myers Squibb, AtlantiCare New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum, Jersey City Museum, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the Hunterdon Museum of Art.
To learn more about Donna Payton and her own work, visit @donnapaytonart on Instagram & https://www.donnapayton.com/