About Langley Tolbert

Langley Tolbert
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist

An intuitive painter who loves the adventure of painting spontaneously, Langley is known for her use of color,  texture and composition. She began the serious study of painting at the University of Alabama and obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Always learning, exploring and experimenting, she studies regularly with artists who inspire her. She is also inspired by Alabama’s Lake Martin, where she works overlooking its wooded shores in a studio she designed herself.

Other artists, past and present, who influence her work are Franz Kline, Richard Diebenkorn, Manuel Neri, Harrry Ally and Stanley Kurtz.

Langley’s paintings in acrylics and mixed media have won numerous awards and been chosen for the prestigious collections of Alabama’s Jackson Hospital, the Retirement Systems of Alabama and Alabama Art Colony. Her work has appeared in the Encore Exhibition of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Bi-Annual Show of the Montgomery Museum and the Annual Regions Bank Show.

Education
University of Alabama
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts degree

Juried Exhibitions
Regions Bank Annual Show 2005 through 2017
Alabama Arts Council Exhibition 2009
Montgomery Museum Bi-Annual Show 2007, 2013, 2015 & 2017
Auburn University Montgomery Show 2008, 2012 & 2014                         Kelly Fitzpatrick Museum Show 2013

Awards
First Place Water Media, Regions Bank Show 2014 & 2015
First Place Water Media, Auburn University Montgomery Show 2012
Best of Show, Alexander City Show 2014
First Place Mixed Media, Alexander City Show 2011, 2012  & 2015
First Place Acrylic, Alexander City Show 2012