NEW YORK, NY –– October 24th, 2024 ––Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is delighted to announce an upcoming exhibition of new works by Arielle Zamora titled My Blue Friend. It will be Zamora’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and will take place at 179 10th Avenue from October 24th to November 30th.
Zamora’s practice is characterized by their attention to interactions between line and form, achieving this through a combination of paint and compound. Through this, the two-dimensional plane begins to project a dynamic impression. The artist’s thoughtful mediation between form and materiality produces an immersive plane. Indeed, Zamora’s works are alluringly dimensional, willing their viewer to exercise presence.
The works included in My Blue Friend succeed a devastating personal loss for the artist. As such, Zamora revisits their rigorous technique in order to process the ebbs and flows of loss and memory. Zamora’s memories of their lost loved one are bound to the meeting of the earth and sea–hence the exhibition’s title.
Of this body of work, Zamora states, “ [It] is a rumination on how the repetition and consistency of the ocean and the setting of the sun act as a salve during times of cacophony, uncertainty, and loss....”
Arielle Zamora has been included in numerous group shows, including at Attic Gallery in Portland, Oregon, the Strohl Art Center of the Chautauqua Institute in New York, and El Paso Frame Shop in Texas. Zamora has additionally been featured in numerous solo shows in Portland, OR.
