Julia Martin Gallery

Address: 444 Humphreys Street, Nashville, TN 37203

Dates: March 4 – 25, 2023

Hours: Opening Reception on March 4, 6-9pm; Open Saturdays 12-6pm and by appointment

Website: juliamartingallery.com

LOUISA GLENN: The Cracks are How the Light Gets In

Louisa Glenn’s work is rooted in color theory. For her 2023 solo show Glenn brings personal revelations and lessons forth through layering abstract bursts of color - building undulating fields of vibrant epiphany.

My painting practice has largely been informed by traditional quilt patterns. They've provided me with a highly structured framework that gives me this strange and beautiful freedom to traverse my own inner landscape, crack it apart into digestible pieces, and put it back together again. I really enjoy the soothing focus that painting precise lines and shapes brings, particularly if I'm unpacking something wild and/or weighty. The greatest joy I get out of painting, however, is delving into color. It's what my work is all about right now, using a broad array of colors to explore how I feel about the state of the world, waking up next to the one I love, standing on the shore before an infinite sea, you name it. I love laying down colors that vibe gently off each other and colors that scream at their neighbors in the same piece; it's relaxing and jarring and thrilling all at once. And that's what I hope you'll discover here too - not only wonder at why olive greens and orchid purples pair so nicely together, but also the sense that you know what those colors feel like in your own inner landscape. - Louisa Glenn

First Morning, 24" x 30", acrylic on canvas