Sunday, March 20, 2011

Circa Gallery-Barbara Gilhooly's Art Opening


If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I am a huge, huge fan of Barbara Gilhooly and her amazing art.  Barbara recently moved from the Twin Cities to Fort Collins, Colorado.  However, she still has a strong presence here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.  Her work can be found at Gallery 360.  Also, last night I attended her art opening at Circa Gallery in Minneapolis.  Barbara was there for the opening.  Although I was too shy to talk to her, I was really happy to be in her presence and see all of her amazing paintings.  I took some photos to share with you.  If you are a Minneapolis local, I highly recommend visiting the gallery to see her work in person.  As I walked around the gallery, I was struck by continuously finding something new in a painting I'd already studied.  Barbara's paintings are layers deep, which is part of their appeal.  She also has a background in printmaking, which she incorporates magnificently into her paintings. If you can't get enough Gilhooly, like me, her flickr site is also very inspiring!
























5 comments:

tgarrett said...

Hello Briana- Oh you should have talked to her- she's so nice. I so wished I could have gone- it's a long drive for us. She actually is living in Ft Collins. I have some of her wire things from long ago.

Barbara said...

Brianna, I am so amazed and bummed I didn't catch you last night at the opening! It was a fun night seeing everyone. Thank you for the lovely blog post, but I wish I could of said hi and chatted. I am back in Colorado now and was sent this link. Thank you! Barbara Gilhooly

Briana, MA said...

Thanks for your comment, Terry. I love her wire work, too!
AND
Barbara-your work is amazing. Thanks so much for your kind comment here. Big SMILES!!

Simply Smith said...

ooooh, her pieces are so beautiful! I love her artwork!!! thanks for sharing!

Liv @ Choosing Beauty said...

oh wow! i love every piece i see! thanks for introducing me to her work, briana!

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