Mollie Doctrow Artists-in-Resident 2015

Artist Mollie Doctrow

Mollie Doctrow

Exhibiting regionally, nationally, and internationally, Doctrow has participated in many group and solo shows. Her work is currently on display in Niamey, Niger, for a 3-year exhibition with the Arts-in-Embassies program. As the recipient of several grants, Doctrow has created artwork, taught workshops, and directed
community art projects. She is the developer/artist of the Wildflower Wayside Shrine Trail and curator at the South Florida State College Museum of Florida
Art and Culture, Avon Park, Florida.

 

After Burn II Mollie Doctrow

Mollie Doctrow

 

Slogging through swamps, wading through weeds, and getting off the beaten path inspire my woodcut prints and environmental projects. The woodcuts are portraits of plants and plant communities, some endemic, rare, and endangered. Working with scientists and others during art residencies at national parks and preserves, primarily in Central and South Florida, has inspired much of my recent work. The work is influenced by the Western landscape tradition, representing natural forms accurately and expressively, as well as Oriental art. The carving demands spontaneity, letting go, and following the movement or feeling for the form.