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 Artist's
Statement
Native habitats, the plants, insects, animals, and
rocks that are unique to a particular place, are the subject of this
artwork. This includes old growth forests and land where little or no
development has occurred. Many of the plant species represented are
endangered or threatened. Recent prints depict the varied habitats of
Central and South Florida, swamps, forests, marshes, prairies, scrubs, and
pinelands. The prints begin with on-site sketches. A dominant theme is the
drama of the moment, a personal interaction with a particular place. The
work represents natural forms and processed accurately and expressively,
going beyond documentation. The woodcut medium and the carving process suit
this expressive depiction. The carved marks have texture and rhythm. While a
planned sketch is transferred to the wood, the carving demands a "high
dosage" of spontaneity, letting go, and following the movement or feeling
for the form.
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Cabbage Palm with Fern & Oak
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GRANTS/AWARDS
2007 Artist-in-Residence, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, FL
2005 Artist-in-Residence, Big Cypress National Preserve
2004 Artist-in-Residence, South Florida Community College (AIE, Florida
Dept. of Cultural Affairs)
2003 Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant
2003 Artist-in-Residence, Everglades National Park
2001 Regional Artist Project Grant (NC)
2000 NC Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship
1998 Regional Artist Project Grant (NC)
1998 Francis B. Goodrich Development Grant (Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC)
1994 Los Angeles Cultural Arts Grant
1992 Los Angeles Cultural Arts Grant
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2006 “South Florida Habitats,” Bok Sanctuary, Lake Wales, FL
2004 “South Florida Flora and Fauna,” Museum of Florida Art and Culture,
Avon Park
“Prints of the Everglades,”Ernest Coe Visitor's Center, Homestead, FL
“Mountain Inspired,” Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North
Carolina
2003 Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, South Carolina
(Two-person exhibit)
2002 “Currents from Western North Carolina,” Marietta College, Marietta,
Ohio
“Woodcuts from Jocassee Gorges and the South,” Blue Spiral One, Asheville,
NC
RECENT SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 “Florida's Printmakers 15th National,” Dunedin Fine Art Center, FL
“The 45th Founders Juried Exhibition,”,The VonLiebig Art Center, Naples, FL
(Award of Excellence)
2006 “14th All-Florida Juried Exhibition,” The Arts Center,
St. Petersburg (Honorable Mention)
“Big Cypress Group Show,” Museum of Florida Art and Culture, Avon Park
2005 “Florida Printmakers 14th National, ” University of Miami, FL
“Art Encounter 2005”, VonLiebig Art Center, Naples, FL
(Merit Award)
“Art in Federal Buildings,” Appalachian Resource Commission Building,
Washington, D.C.
2004 “Florida Printmakers 13th National”; University of Miami, FL
2003 Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, UNC Consortium,
Hendersonville, NC
2002 “10th Southeast Regional Exhibition,” Okaloosa-Walton Community
College, Niceville, FL
2001 “2001 NC Arts Council Fellowship Exhibition,” Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, NC
“Black & White,” Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville,NC
“Invitational Exhibition,” Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, UNC
Consortium, Hendersonville,
“New Artists, New Works, New Year,” Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
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From the poem by Rainer Marie
Rilke:
“I live my
life in growing orbits which move out over things of the world. And I have
been circling for a thousand years, And I still don't know if I'm a falcon
or a storm or a great song.”
See Mollie's complete works on her
website at:
www.Doctrow.com
HIGHLANDS TODAY Article
February 4, 2008
Upcoming Doctrow Events
February 16- Afternoon Workshop at Bok Tower- "Bookmaking and Nature Prints"
April 9th- "The Spirit of the Scrub"- Building G101 at SFCC Highlands
Campus, 1-2PM
Main Exhibit at LK Gallery through March 20th
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