Wilna Wolf

Abstraction in my paintings is inspired and fueled by wild, vivid dreams. My creative practice serves as a vital conduit between the subconscious and the canvas, translating deep-seated psychological landscapes—be it spiritual, or of love, fear, anger, disappointment, or great loss—into a physical, tactile language of color and form.Working primarily with acrylic paint on a typical canvas size of 30 x 36 inches, my process relies heavily on an intuitive kinship between eye, hand, and medium. I paint strictly in the immediacy of the present moment for all it has to offer. An intuitive energy comes over me when I begin; my hands and eyes respond directly to this movement of paint, oscillating deliberately between bold, high-energy compositions and quiet, gentle vulnerabilities. Take a deep breath and release yourself into my inner world—a topography where color is everything and nothing.

Wolf established her foundational perspective at the John Muir Alternative School of Humanistic Studies, an experience that heavily informs the psychological depth of her abstract practice. Driven by a predominantly self-directed approach to fine art, she later consolidated her technical skills at The Art Institute, earning an Associate Degree that successfully bridged her raw, intuitive creative instincts with formal discipline.

2018
Solo Show – OB Garden Cafe
Venus Show – La Bodega Gallery
2017
Solo Show - OB Garden Cafe
Perfect 10 Group Show – La Bodega Gallery
2016
Perfect 10 Group Show - La Bodega Gallery
Top Artist Group Show
Talmadge Art Show
Venus Show- La Bodega Gallery
2015
50 to Watch Publication and Group - The Studio Door
Perfect 10 Group Show - La Bodega Gallery
San Diego Contemporary Art Fair
Lions Tigers & Bears
2014
“The Texture of Dreams” House of Hair Solo Show
“Valentines Revisited” On the Edge Gallery Group Show
“Art in the Garden of La Jolla” Group Show with The Ray Street Artist’s
“Malibu Art Festival”
“Lyceum” Group Show with the Ray Street Artist’s
“Art Walk” NTC Liberty Station
2013
“SDAD’s 7th Annual Student Show”
“The One That Got Away” Taste of North Park, live painting demo
“Orbs & Auras” On the Edge Gallery Group Show
“Orbs & Auras” Twiggs Coffee House Solo Show