Connie Noyes

Connie Noyes is an interdisciplinary artist whose work interrogates social constructs and the assigned values of idealized beauty. 

Biography of Connie Noyes

Born in Washington D.C., Noyes currently resides and works in Chicago. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California.

Noyes has been recognized with the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council and has received numerous professional development grants. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in cities such as San Francisco, Paris, London, and Innsbruck, with recent participation in the 3rd Biennale International d’art non-objective in Grenoble, France.

She has been chosen for various international artists' residencies, including the Emaar International Art Symposium in Dubai, the Thupelo International Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, and the 5th International Visual Arts Symposium in Monastir, Tunisia. In 2016, she was in residence with the Salwa Zeidan Gallery in Abu Dhabi, in conjunction with Art Abu Dhabi, and at the IRT Theater in Brooklyn, NY. 

Noyes' artwork is also part of numerous corporate, private, and museum collections, including those of The Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Greenville County Museum in South Carolina.

Connie Noyes' Art Style

Connie Noyes explores societal perceptions and assigned standards of beauty through her interdisciplinary art. She transforms neglected materials and sites into cherished objects or communal areas, imbuing the seemingly worthless with allure. This process prompts a reevaluation of conventional beauty standards, as the hidden narratives beneath the surface are uncovered and obscured. Whether in the studio or out in the world, Noyes' work raises the fundamental question: What defines beauty and value?

For Noyes, inspiration emerges from her interaction with materials, her inherent curiosity, and the act of creation itself. As an urban dweller, she draws upon her studio and the city itself as primary sources of material, gathering debris from studio floors, salvaging items from dumpsters, or repurposing objects discarded on street corners. Beginning each new project with an exploration of available materials, Noyes approaches her work with an openness to the unexpected, allowing the creative process to unfold organically.