Artist Bio:

Gabriella Karimi is a painter/printmaker based in Atlanta, Georgia. She draws her inspiration from the human figure, specifically female, to create a narrative about form in space. Her years of training in medicine have strengthened her understanding of the body and intensified her interest in the way the body interacts with its surrounding elements: light, energy, and other figures.

Artist statement:

I began my career with relief printing, driven by a curiosity to explore form through light; the human figure as my muse. With this as my foundation, my current work centers on creating a narrative about the body in space through exploration of the female figure specifically. Inspired by her physical form, I aim to create paintings evocative of her presence through an abstracted lens. I work in the moment: using layered media, energetic strokes, and bold palettes to reveal an image that lives in both abstract and figurative worlds. My recent works spring forth from an emotional state, a feeling. Each piece is a unique study of movement and form growing forth from a layered foundation. What is left on the canvas has been molded by converging experiences, emotions, and forces - complete in their current versions, but always open for change.