Statement

My work explores predator/prey relationships within nature as well as the effects of man’s destructive actions on the natural world. Different bodies of work explore the various techniques animals employ for survival. Owls, Spiders, Moths, butterflies, bees, bats and birds to name a few. Be it camoflage, false predatory eyes, silent flight or dangerous color, each being has their own unique way of surviving. The Alternative pollinator series addresses the plight of the honeybees who are dissapering in alarming numbers.

Surface plays an important part of my work. The paintings are done on aluminum panels, acrylic sheets (plexiglas) or a layering of both. The choice of these surfaces is twofold. Esthetically, I wanted to merge the content with the medium. Painting organic imagery on a manmade, industrial surface highlights the contrast of these worlds. Practically I wanted a surface that could offer something of its own, and expand the language of paint. The aluminum surface has a reflective sheen, which changes the look of the piece, based on the light, time of day, or position of the viewer. I find this quality appealing because it mimics the shifting phases of light in nature. The acrylic sheet in clear can be painted on both sides to create more depth while still retaining transparency and transparent colors can be layered and a back shadow gives additional depth. The florescent sheet used in the “They hide in Trees” series highlights what may not usually be apparent in a landscape by creating a glowing contrast. The Pollinators series uses of gold mirror as the back layer conveys the essence of pollination. In pieces where the paintings continue off the panels, the sculptures are aluminum cans & other recycled materials.

Cara Enteles lives and works in NYC and Abramsville, PA. Her work is featured in the 2006 Mid-Atlantic edition of New American Paintings and is in the Public Collections of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hewitt as well as numerous private collections and commissioned pieces. Awards include inclusion in the Art in Embassies program at the American Embassy in the Mauritius 2007-2009, a Fellowship to the Julia & David White Artist's Colony, 2005, a studio at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts 2004- , and a grant from the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Fellowship for the Visual Arts, 2002. She has a BFA from Parsons School of Design and has also studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

Bio

Education

Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France

Parsons School of Design, BFA, New York, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007

Viveza Gallery, Seattle, WA

2006

Mulry Fine Art,Spider Stories, West Palm Beach, FL

2004

Sara Nightingale Gallery, If a Butterfly..., Watermill, NY

2003

Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art Ltd.,Light Lovers, New York, NY

2001

DVAA Gallery, Organic Graffiti, Narrowsburg, NY

1998

Mindscapes

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2008

Art Gate Gallery, Summer Group Show, New York, NY

Garson Baker Fine Art, Small Wonders, New York, NY

Metaphor Contemporary Art, Back to the Garden, Brooklyn, NY

Petri Dishes, HiArt Gallery hosted by the White Box Annex, New York,NY

2007

Flow Art Fair, Mulry Fine Art, Miami Beach, FL,

Takes on Landscape, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

Pentimenti Gallery, In Summer, The song sings itself, Philadelphia, PA

Aidan Savoy Gallery, The Watercolor Show, New York, NY

Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius

Kips Bay Decorator Show house, Vital Design, New York

2006

New American Paintings, The 2006 Mid-Atlantic Edition, a juried show in print

Morpeth Gallery, The Contemporary Show, Hopewell, NJ

2005

Mulry Fine Art, Inaugural Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL

Julie Baker Fine Art, "In the Garden" Grass Valley, CA

ADA Gallery, "June Anniversary Show", Richmond, VA

ArtLA, Sara Nightingale Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2003

Good things come in Small Packages"

2002

Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art Ltd., "Layered" New York, NY

MMC Gallery, "A Closer Examination" New York, NY

Sara Nightingale Gallery, "...in residence" Watermill, NY

80 Washington Square East Galleries/ NYU, Small Works Show, New York, NY curated by Barbara Millstein

2001

Barrett Art Center, New Directions 2001, Poughkeepsie, NY curated by Charlotta Kotik New Directions'97, curated by Jennifer Blessing & '96, curated by Beth Venn

1998-1999

Alexandria Museum of Art, September Exhibition, Alexandria, LA curated by Beth Handler

Awards & Honors

2005

Fellowship to The Julia & David White Artists' Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica 2002

recipient of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Fellowship for Visual Artists

NYU Small Works Show Honorable mention

Public Collections

• PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York, NY
• Hewitt, New York, NY

Press

• New American Paintings,The open studio-press #63
• Parsons RE: D Magazine, May 2006
• Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, July 2002
• Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, December 20th, 2002
• The New York Times, May 20th, 2001
• The Times Herald Record