About Ingrid Van Slyke
 Ingrid exhibits her work nationally and throughout the Northeast. Her pastel and oil paintings have earned her numerous awards and honors. Including the Cape Cod Award given at The Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance exhibition in New York City. She is a Signature member of The Pastel Society of America, the Adirondack Pastel Society, the International Association of Pastel Societies, and the National Association of Women Artists. Ingrid teaches pastel and oil painting workshops. She is represented at Gallery 46 in Lake Placid N.Y.

Artist Statement
I seek to translate the profound reverence I hold for my environment into vibrant expressions of its innate beauty. Through the ever-shifting tapestry of the Adirondack Mountains, I find my muse and mentor.  Inspired by the legacy of the American Impressionists, I navigate the interplay of light and shadow, color, and form, with a loose and painterly touch. As a humble recorder of nature's symphony, I strive to capture its essence.
Each brushstroke is a testament to my intimate connection with the landscapes that surround me, layered with colors that echo the energy of the world as I perceive it. My paintings are a reflection of my soul, imbued with a sense of freshness that invites viewers to share in the wonder and reverence I feel. I hope that through my art, others may glimpse the sublime beauty of nature and experience it anew, as seen through a painter's eye.
 
Artist Bio
Ingrid Van Slyke (b.1967, Washington D.C) Received her BSN in nursing from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica, NY. She received her M.F.A in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2023. She has exhibited her work in international and national group exhibitions throughout the country including New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Illinois as well as solo shows.  Her work has been juried into the highly prestigious Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance exhibitions held at the National Arts Club and the Salmagundi Club in New York City. She has been a guest speaker for the National Association of Women Artists, “Arts in Conversation” series. Ingrid teaches soft pastel painting to individuals and groups and has been a guest teacher at the New York State Art Teacher’s Summer Institute at The Great Camp Sagamore in Upstate NY. Her work is currently represented at Gallery 46 in Lake Placid, NY. Ingrid lives with her family in Lake Placid, NY, and finds inspiration for her landscape paintings from the beautiful natural environment of the Adirondacks.


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 EDUCATION
  • Savannah College of Art and Design M.F.A, Savannah Georgia, June 2023
 

JURIED EXHIBITIONS
  • 2020 Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance 48-National Arts Club, Virtual, New York, NY
  • 2018 National Association of Women Artists annual members exhibition- New York, New York
  • 2017 Adirondack Pastel Society, national exhibition-Shirt Factory Gallery Glen Falls, NY
  • 2016 International Association of Pastel Societies- Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
  • 2016 Pastel Society of America. Enduring Brilliance 44– National Arts Club, NY, NY
  • 2015 Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance 43- National Arts Club, NY, NY
  • 2015 Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance in Pastel –UConn Stamford Art Gallery, Stamford, CT.
  • 2013 International Association of Pastel Societies- online juried show
  • 2013 Pastel Painters of Chicago – The Art Center- Highland Park, IL
  • 2013 Connecticut Renaissance in Pastel-Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT
  • 2013 Pastel Society of America enduring brilliance 41st- National Arts Club, NY. NY
  • 2008-2013 Northeast National Pastel exhibit- View Arts Old Forge, NY
  • 2009 Pastel Painters of Chicago Biennial National exhibit- Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
  • 2008 Pastel Painters of Maine annual National Exhibit- Chocolate Church Art Gallery, Bath, ME.
 
 INVATATION and SOLO EXHIBITS
  • 2024 Paul Smiths College, VIC- Splendor of Winter, Paul Smiths, NY
  • 2023 Thesis exhibition, "Wintering" Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY
  • 2019 Solo exhibition at View Arts, Old Forge NY, For the Love of Boats
  • 2016 Convergence of Pastel- Lake Placid Center For the Arts Gallery, Lake Placid, NY
  • 2018 Those Who Can- Teach Art- Regional art teacher’s exhibit- Lake Placid Center For the Arts. Lake Placid, NY
 
  AWARDS
  • 2020 Bev Saunders Award- Adirondack Pastel Society, Glens Falls, NY
  • 2018 Miriam Russo Enders Award-National Association of Women Artists-New York, New York
  • 2017 Adirondack Award- Adirondack Pastel Society, Glens Falls, NY
  • 2016 Girault Award- Pastel Society of America 44th enduring brilliance – National Arts Club, NY, NY
  • 2014 First Place- Adirondack Pastel Society National Exhibition- Glens Falls, NY
  • 2013 Honorable Mention- International Association of Pastel Societies- Online juried show.
  • 2013 Cape Cod Award- Pastel Society of America 41st enduring brilliance exhibition. National Arts Club, NY, NY
  • 2013 Friedlander Award- Northeast National Pastel Exhibit- VIEW Arts, Old Forge, NY
 
  MEDIA
  • 2023 Lake Affect Magazine, Spring/Summer Vol.61, Rochester, NY
  • 2022 Lake Affect Magazine, Winter/Spring Vol.60, Rochester, NY
  • ​2020 Illustrations for published children's book, Grandmother's Clovers
  • 2018 Those Who Can, Teach- Lake Placid News
  • 2018 Cover artwork for Adirondack Pastel Society National Exhibition
  • 2016 The Arts section -Article titled, “Home Again”- Lake Placid News
  • 2016 The Weekly Adirondack News- Press Release of PSA show
  • 2013 Cover Artwork for Northeast National Pastel Exhibition

  PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS
  • 2021 Grandmother's Clovers-Children's book illustrations
 
  TEACHING
  • 2015 to present- Art teacher at Northwood School- Lake Placid, NY
          Teaching classes in drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture and print making to students
  • 2017 New York State Art Teachers Association summer institute- Guest instructor in pastel. Great Camp Sagamore, Raquette Lake, NY
  • 2016 New York State Art Teachers Association summer institute- Guest instructor in pastel
  • 2013 to Present- Workshop instructor at Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Lake Placid, NY
 
AFFILATIONS
  • Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (Juried)
  • International Association of Pastel Societies
  • National Association of Woman Artists (Juried)
  • Adirondack Pastel Society
  • New York State Art Teachers Association
 
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
  • Gallery 46. Lake Placid NY
  • Tupper Arts, Tupper Lake, NY