Valley House Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, Allison Gildersleeve: High Frequency. This exhibition includes recent paintings and drawings by Brooklyn-based artist Allison Gildersleeve. About her recent work, Gildersleeve states:
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the experiences and sensations manifestly lodged within our surroundings—not as formal histories but as personal, ever-changing narratives. I deliberately return again and again to familiar settings—wooded areas, home interiors, open highways, back country roads—to show that repeated visits to the same place invariably result in wildly divergent depictions. The practice of drawing is an essential part of my work. One wall of my studio is dedicated to my drawings; it becomes a storyboard for the project at hand. I’m interested in the point where imagery breaks down into abstraction, but not completely—I always want to catch it before the sensation of place dissolves into pure mark making."
Allison Gildersleeve spent her youth in rural Connecticut, where she was born. She earned a BA from the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1992, and an MFA in 2006 from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Valley House has represented Gildersleeve since 2014. A catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, April 28, 6 - 8 p.m.
Allison Gildersleeve will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m.
View images of paintings and drawings in the exhibition at www.valleyhouse.com
Watch an interview with Allison Gildersleeve and Cheryl Vogel about her 2016 exhibition on YouTube
Price
- FREE!
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