Madelyn Bartolone

Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9am-8pm

Saturday to Sunday: 11am – 6pm

Exhibition Statement
This exhibition explores memory, observation, and place through fragmented landscapes andstitched compositions. Merging traditional oil painting with fiber art techniques like sewing andquilting, the work navigates the boundary between fine art and craft. Small painted canvasesare collaged onto muslin fabric, creating layered psychological spaces shaped by fleetingimpressions, emotional states, and non-linear recollection. These patchwork constructionsmirror how memory behaves: layered, stitched together, sometimes frayed or incomplete.

The landscape imagery in these pieces, influenced by small moments in nature, shift betweenclarity and abstraction to create spaces guided by emotion, inviting viewers into open-ended,felt spaces. The process of arranging and hand stitching each composition highlights theimportance of intentional acts of care, slowness and resistance to speed and the fast pace ofeveryday life. Within the work, soft colors and textures are embraced to reclaim decorativequalities of fiber art that are often associated with femininity and re-imagine them asmeaningful expressions of care and resilience.

This exhibition offers a space for quiet reflection, where memory, imagination, and emotion areallowed to overlap. Through softness, fragmentation, and care, the work invites viewers to slowdown and engage on a personal and intuitive level, bringing their own experiences intodialogue with each piece.

Artist Biography
Madelyn Bartolone is an artist based in Athens, Ohio where she is currently pursuing her MFAin Studio Art with a focus on Painting and Drawing. Her work explores the intersections ofmemory, perception, and place through fragmented landscapes and textile inspired processes.She received her BFA in Studio art and Art Therapy from Ohio University in 2023 and hasexhibited in their university galleries as well as group shows in Athens, Lancaster, and her hometown of Canton Ohio. Her work has also been featured in the New Ohio Review.