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About the Artist:
Gabriela Horikawa is a mix-media artist based in Flanders, New Jersey. Having initially pursued studies in interior design, it was during living abroad in Italy that she encountered the works of Nicolas de Stael and fell in love with impasto, thick paint, and palette knives. Now her work is focused on blurring the line between abstraction and figuration, exploring personal experiences and dream-like spaces. This year Gabriela was awarded for the second time an artist residency at Eileen Kaminsky Family Foundation at Mana Contemporary Jersey City, NJ., and her work is part of the ESKFF permanent collection.

About the Artwork:
Gabriela Horikawa reflects on her artwork by stating, "Summertime memories, family time, and children at play are the inspiration for this series I’ve been working on for these past two years.
Personal memories are represented in abstract compositions where figures are drawn and erased during the painting process. The final result is unknown, each painting is evolving as I work on them until I feel that it has been completed. My paintings are not perfect; I paint memories, feelings drawn from a deep process of intimate reflection."