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, and how imaginative escapism and nature contribute to hope and motivation.
EDUCATION
2024-2026 Ceramics Post-Baccalaureate at Colorado State University
2021 Bachelor’s of Fine Art with an emphasis in Painting and a minor in Outdoor Recreation at Asbury University
EXHIBITIONS
2025 (upcoming) Contemporary Art Survey at The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO
Petrichor Collective Anniversary Show at The Center for Creativity in Fort Colins, CO
2024 Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels, The Arvada Center in Arvada, CO
DreamLand, 40 West Arts in Lakewood, Co
2023 Biome Solo Exhibition funded by the National Endowment for the Arts
hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff, in Flagstaff, AZ
The Surreal World, Found:Re Contemporary in Phoenix, AZ
Ceramics Showcase at the Coco-Op Makerspace in Flagstaff, AZ
2022 Plein Air Painting Showcase at the Montezuma Castle National Monument
Visitor Center in Camp Verde, AZ
Sip & Shop Vendor with Flora and Fauna Amor in Winchester, KY
2021 Entropic Daydream Solo Exhibition at The Blue Gallery in Wilmore, KY
2020 University Open LexArts online exhibition in Lexington, KY
Artist of the Month at Good Foods Co-Op in Lexington, KY
Junior Showcase at The Blue Gallery in Wilmore, KY
Sophomore Showcase in the McCreless Fine Arts Building in Wilmore, KY
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024 Award of Excellence from 40 West Arts Gallery in Lakewood, CO
2023 Artist Opportunity Grant awarded by Arizona Comission on the Arts and
The National Endowment for the Arts
2021 Senior Merit Award from the Asbury University Art Department
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.
PROJECTS
2024 Bud Vases and Blooms workshop in collaboration with
Dirt and Bloom Flower Farm in Fort Collins, CO.
2023 Sgraffito Workshop at The HeArt Box Gallery in Flagstaff, AZ.
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