Fold Into by Jill Alicia Gruben
The Widlund Gallery at Tannery Pond Center presents: Fold Into by Jill Alicia Gruben
Tuesday | January 30 - Saturday | March 9
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Sat, 12:00 - 4:00 PM | additional hours by appointment
Reception: Friday, February 9 | 5-7 PM
Artist Biography
Jill Alicia Gruben, a Ballston Spa, New York resident, studied drawing and painting for 10 years with Neva Powell at the Rockland Center for the Arts in West Nyack, New York. She wrote extensively about art and music in newspapers and national magazines throughout college at the University of Maryland, College Park where she majored in Journalism and minored in Fine Arts. She is a member of the Adirondack Pastel Society and has had her art selected for national juried exhibits as well as displayed in numerous venues throughout the Capital District. Jill enjoys making her own “paper” out of foam core or matte board. Jill Alicia Gruben accepts commissioned work. She can be reached at: jagrubenart@gmail.com and on IG at: jagruben
Artist Statement
There is this deception of ease with what is difficult to achieve. Fall folds into winter, where the leaves change from green to an array of color. It seems like it happens in a blink, but is actually a complex change. It is vital to life … to the continuation of life. The skier loses and finds himself, gliding and going into rhythm and connection with the steep curves of a mountain scape. The land has no beginning and no end. The dancer makes a story effortless out of hours of practice. The subtlety unfurls … we can self correct, redirect, and change with illusory ease. Soft pastels are the purest form of artist color, made almost exclusively from pigment. It is messy. It is fun. It is vital to life. Thank you for enjoying the movement of my work.
