Will Gabaldón
b. 1978, United States
Will Gabaldón’s (b. 1978 Belen, New Mexico, lives and works in Chicago) paintings depict specific pastoral landscapes and environments the artist has observed over time and rendered from memory. Through painterly intervention, Gabaldón’s verdant scenes are simultaneously representations of real places and manifestations of what the artist refers to as "atmospheres left in memory." The work conjures images of places both real and imagined, utilizing concise brushwork, humble palettes, and the artist's keen sense of memory. Bold brushwork is a significant element of Gabaldón’s remembered and invented landscapes. Described as the "rhythm of brushstrokes" in the artist's words, they lead the eyes to sway back and forth across the surface, creating a sense of movement and energy in the silent scenes.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Winter will crave what is gone, Various Small Fires, Dallas, TX, US (2024), The stillness still that doesn't end, Ackerman Clarke, Chicago, IL, US (2023), Will Gabaldón, Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery, New York, NY, US (2023) and Phantom, Galeria Mascota, Mexico City, Mexico (2023). Recent group exhibitions include: A Particular Kind of Heaven, Karma, Tomaston, ME, US (2024), On Landscape, Greene Naftali, New York, NY, US (2024) and World Beyond World (curated by Alex Abedine), 1969 Gallery, New York, NY, US (2024).
