GABBY LONG
Memory, reflection, and nature are foundational elements in my work. I reference interior and exterior relationships in landscapes and architecture in my drawings, paintings, and sculptures. I combine real objects and narratives with dreamed ones, building mythopoetic situations. In my work, I consider how objects, color, light, and pattern impact the viewer's psychological and physical space. I am simultaneously interested in the volume that ceramic vessels hold, the movement that gradients incite, and the shadows that imply form. I am ultimately curious about how mental health is linked to environments.
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EDUCATION
2024- 2025: Colorado State University Ceramics Post Baccalaureate Student
2021: Asbury University
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art with an emphasis in Painting and a minor in Outdoor Recreation in Wilmore, KY.
EXHIBITIONS
September 2024: Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels group exhibition at The Arvada Center in Arvada, CO.
January 2024: DreamLand group exhibition at 40 West Arts in Lakewood, CO.
June 2023: Biome solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff, in Flagstaff, AZ. Funded by The Arizona Commission on the Arts.
March 2023: The Surreal World group exhibition at Found:Re Contemporary in Phoenix, AZ.
March 2023: Ceramics Showcase at the Coco-Op Makerspace in Flagstaff, AZ.
March 2022: Sip & Shop Artist Vendor with Flora and Fauna Amor in Winchester, KY.
April 2021: Entropic Daydream solo exhibition at Asbury University’s Blue Gallery in Wilmore, KY.
October 2020: University Open LexArts online exhibit in Lexington, KY.
November 2019: Junior Showcase at Asbury University’s Blue Gallery in Wilmore, KY.
RESIDENCY
July 18-August 1, 2022: Montezuma Castle National Monument Artist-In-Residence in Camp Verde, AZ.
Practiced plein air and imaginative painting, made pottery, and created drawings from nature at Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, and Tuzigoot National Monuments. Designed and taught two public art workshops and donated three paintings to the Western National Parks Association.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024: Award of Excellence from 40 West Arts Gallery in Lakewood, CO.
2023: Artist Opportunity Grant awarded by The Arizona Commission on the Arts supported by The National Endowment for the Arts.
2021: Senior Merit Award from the Asbury University Art + Design Department.
PROJECTS
August 2024: Bud Vases and Blooms workshop in collaboration with Dirt and Bloom Flower Farm in Fort Collins, CO.
March 2023: Sgraffito Workshop at The HeArt Box Gallery in Flagstaff, AZ.
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