Gabriella Boros

My work is informed by the fact that I am a woman, an Israeli by birth, the daughter of Shoah (Holocaust) survivors and a Jew. I make religious, cultural and geographical references to these themes in my art.

I am fascinated by narratives and consider myself a visual storyteller. The narrations are both
observational and political. The double meanings of the symbols are intentional. Laughter
and sorrow, beauty and discomfort, rub shoulders in real life and in my stories.

The process for creating the pieces begins with a written concept on which I build visual images. I then hone the composition with finished pen and ink drawings prior to completing the paintings. By using specific colors, poses, objects and observational viewpoints, I load each pastiche with meaning. I apply upwards of ten layers on the surface. My technique of painting in acrylic on wood panel, uses the living grain of the wood to enhance the interior movement of the painting. By building up layers of contrasting colors I attain a translucence which I further emphasize with a surface of gel. This final layer also gives the painting an illusion of greater depth and dimensionality.

Education1983 BFA University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan1982 Sir John Cass School of Art, Semester Abroad London,England

2010 No Place Like Home, Koehnline Museum, Des Plaines IL
2010 Migration, Douglas Park Cultural Center, Chicago IL
2010 In My Own Backyard I Can See the World, ARG, Zhou B Gallery Chicago, IL
2010 Monsters, work•detroit, Detroit MI
2010 Powers of Healing, Swedish Covenant Hospital Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Adamovo Rebro (Adams Rib), Traveling exhibit of feminist art, Pula, Croatia
2009 Migration, work•detroit, Detroit MI
2009 Down to There: Women and Their Hair, Koehnline Museum, Des Plaines, IL
2009 NAILS: Favorite Things, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago IL:
2009 Thinking in Time: Reflection on Change Insight Arts, Chicago, IL
2009 work•detroit , Detroit, MI
2008 Women and Ecology, Koehnline Museum, Des Plaines, IL
2008 Featured Artist, Beverly Art Center, Beverly, Illinois
2008 Narrative Visions, CCT Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Devils and Beasts, Art Center of H, P., Highland Park, Illinois
2007 Shadows of Memories DreamBox Foto Studio, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Alumni Group Show, Main Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2007 Marks on Paper, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007 ImPerfect Balance, Irish American Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2006 Intimacies, Gallery Mornea, Evanston, Illinois
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