Discovering Cornelia Kuemmel

The newly discovered artist I am writing about today is Cornelia Kuemmel. While Ms. Kuemmel is not a new artist I have just been made aware of her paintings. Cornelia Kuemmel was born in 1863 in a small town in Missouri.  She took art lessons at Pritchett Institute in Glasgow, Missouri.  She taught art from 1883 to 1891 at Pritchett Institute.   She attended Washington University School of Fine Art in St. Louis in 1891 to 1895.  Cornelia Kuemmel died in 1938.

Cornelia Kummel was inspired by literature, fashion and nature.  One of my favorite paintings by the artist is Pandora’s Box.  Her oil paintings reflected the outdoors.  She loved the woods and his and she created many nature scenes of using vibrant colors.  Kuemmel’s paintings have been exhibited in several museums and galleries.

Although not very well known, Cornelia Kuemmel’s paintings that are available to view today provide us with beautiful scenes of natural settings of a Midwestern life and the people that lived during her time.

Versatile Daria Dorosh

The newly discovered artist today is Ukraine born artist, Daria Dorosh. This artist was discovered while looking at an exhibition catalog displaying digital prints and ceramic constructions.  Like other artists I have written about recently, Dorosh is not a new artist but her work is new to me.  Daria Dorosh has called an artist, educator and activist.

Daria Dorosh lives and works in New York City.  She studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture and the Institute of Technology. She has held many exhibitions and is a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.  Dorosh was a co-founder of A.I.R. gallery, the first professional gallery in the country to show work of women artist.

What is most interesting about this artist is that she has produced a variety of work.  Dorosh uses a variety of materials.  I believe her photo-based work is her most successful.  Dorosh used digital prints to capture history as well as certain memories.