Scott Addis was born in a small rural community in 1963. He now lives in the province of Quebec, where he has been painting landscapes “en plein air”. Scott has said that his move to Canada has allowed him to tour the country and gain tremendous insight and inspiration from our rugged tundra and its many splendoured seasons.
“It seems to me that everything I do ends up, somehow or another, on canvas. Excitement in my life yields intense, brilliant colours, and sadness translates into muted, more subdued tones. The complexities of life lead to more complex compositions…while I paint with feeling and emotion, I know that good paintings must stand the test of time. Throwing paint onto a canvas is as empty and uninspiring as technical mastery without heart.”
Scott is represented by Art Mode Gallery. His works have made their way into many private and corporate collections, including: Bank of Montreal, C.M.H.C., Calpine Canada, First Energy Corporation, Govt’ Canada, Cdn Medical, Griffiths McBurney & Part., Merrill Lynch, Mirant Canada, Pouch Cove Foundation- Nfld, RBC Financial, Rogers Communicaton Inc., Pan Canadian and the University of Indiana.
Awards:
Modern Day Masters Inaugural Listing (2001)
Soho International Juried Trial (2001 Award Winner)
Springfield Art Museum (2000 Award Winner)
Behringer-Crawford Museum (2000 Award Winner)
Whitewater Annual Art Competition (1999 Award Winner)
Hollywood News
Three Scott Addis works were featured in the movie “Traffic” which stars Michael Douglas and Amy Irving.
New York Times - Art Critic Roberta Smith chose Scott Addis as one of 22 entrants to the juried Miami Whitewater Annual Art Competition at Indiana University!
