Common Elements – Heidi Martin Kuster with special guest Machelle Knochenhauer

ARTicles / Leslie Curran Gallery proudly present Common Elements, an exhibition showcasing the works of artists Heidi Martin Kuster and special guest Machelle Knochenhauer.

In this exhibition, Heidi Martin Kuster’s abstract paintings reference the rolling waves and shifting sand dunes on Hatteras Island, and the spring snows and blossoms of the Sonoran Desert. She uses collage and varied mark making as she zooms in to create intricate compositions that explore the common elements of nature and life on our ever-changing planet.

“My work is an examination of nature’s mark making and memory. My paintings acknowledge
the interplay between earth’s physical notations and my human recollections. In this way I
consider the inevitable merge between universal and personal history.” – Heidi Martin Kuster

Heidi Martin Kuster was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and spent her childhood in
the rural Midwest. Currently residing on The Outer Banks of North Carolina, she has lived and
worked in New York City, St Petersburg, Nashville, Chicago, Brussels, Barcelona, and Paris.
She received her Master’s from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work is in private
and public collections throughout Europe and The United States.

Machelle Knochenhauer is a ceramic sculptor whose work is characterized by a perceived simplicity aimed at
revealing the value of beauty inherent in color, texture and form. While aspects of her work are intricate,
minimalism overrides complexity, not for minimalism sake, but in order to lessen references to scale, time
and place.