Blair Folts
Blair Folts is an artist and environmentalist living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Her work is inspired by nature and her connection to the earth. She is passionate about adventuring to remote areas in search of natural mysteries which she refers to as “landscapeness.” After graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in English and Art, Folts attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where she pursued painting and printmaking.
Though she considers herself a painter first, Folts is also deeply connected to the printmaking process. She approaches printmaking as she does her painting and combines many layers of ink and many passes through the press in order to create the finished prints. Using printmaking this way, Folts depicts the layers of time and presents how change is impacting the culture and the environment in the 21st century. She had her first major show in 1991 at the Currier Museum of Art where she had the opportunity to exhibit paintings, prints and an environmental installation about Acid Rain. Since then she has exhibited across New England and has shown internationally in Canada, China and Italy.
An ardent conservationist, Folts is also the founder of the Green Mountain Conservation Group and served as executive director from 1998-2019. Her experiences have pointed her to be intensely involved in the relationships between art and nature. “My creative inspiration begins through sketching the natural world even if the final work is later abstracted into huge canvases, installations or even alternative dance performances.”
Blair Folts is an artist and environmentalist living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Her work is inspired by nature and her connection to the earth. She is passionate about adventuring to remote areas in search of natural mysteries which she refers to as “landscapeness.” After graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in English and Art, Folts attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where she pursued painting and printmaking.
Though she considers herself a painter first, Folts is also deeply connected to the printmaking process. She approaches printmaking as she does her painting and combines many layers of ink and many passes through the press in order to create the finished prints. Using printmaking this way, Folts depicts the layers of time and presents how change is impacting the culture and the environment in the 21st century. She had her first major show in 1991 at the Currier Museum of Art where she had the opportunity to exhibit paintings, prints and an environmental installation about Acid Rain. Since then she has exhibited across New England and has shown internationally in Canada, China and Italy.
An ardent conservationist, Folts is also the founder of the Green Mountain Conservation Group and served as executive director from 1998-2019. Her experiences have pointed her to be intensely involved in the relationships between art and nature. “My creative inspiration begins through sketching the natural world even if the final work is later abstracted into huge canvases, installations or even alternative dance performances.”
Process of creating the "Tree Ghosts" installation
