ELIZABETH GREGORY-GRUEN

Hand cut paper wall relief sculpture
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ELIZABETH GREGORY-GRUEN

Hand cut paper wall relief sculpture
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BIOGRAPHY & RESUME

Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series uses a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, and color. The dimensional layers move with vibration, creating candid images that explore the behavior of shadow and light. There are no rules, drawings or plans in the process. Imperfection is perfection. Using bold gestural cutting to convey the intensity and complexity of our inner lives to engage with the emotion and imagination of the viewer.

Gregory-Gruen grew up in Chicago. Her mother and grandmother were artists, introducing Elizabeth to visual thinking. She attended Parsons School of Design in NYC, receiving a BFA in Fashion Design. In her design work she discovered a language of movement in the human condition, leading to the development of her imagery in drawings and cut paper. Elizabeth began exhibiting her Cut Work series in 2008. In 2018 she had a solo retrospective show at Howl Gallery in NYC and continues to exhibit her work. Elizabeth currently resides in New York City.

She currently resides in New York City with her husband Bob Gruen.

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2020 Looking In, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2019 Cut Work: A Survey 2008-2018, Howl Gallery, New York
2018 Transcendence, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2016 Cut Work, 1stdibs Gallery at 200 Lex, New York
2014 Cut Work, KTCHN Restaurant, New York
2014 Meditation, Scalpels & Shotguns, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2012 Cut Work Metal, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2011 Double Cut, Sacred Gallery, New York
2010 Cut Work 2010, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2009 Cut Work, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2008 Nature As Architect, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 The Female Emperor, Alpha 137 Gallery, New York
2023 Geometric Abstraction, Alpha 137 Gallery, New York
2022 Ensuing Moments, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2022 Perfectly Flawed, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2022 Upstate Art Weekend, Visitor Center, Newburgh, NY
2022 Perfectly Flawed, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2022 Art Market Hamptons, C Fine Art, Water Mill, NY
2022 Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, C Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2020 Adapt, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2020 Adapt, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2021 EndFragment, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2021 Sign of the Times, Westbeth Gallery, New York
2019 'A Group of Individuals', Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2019 Brookyln Cider House Fall 2019 Exhibition, Brooklyn
2019 Artfirst, Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2019 Art on Paper Fair, Alpha 137 Gallery, New York
2018 Beyond Black & White, Westbeth Gallery, New York
2018 SOFA, Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design, C Fine Art, Navy Pier, Chicago
2018 Palm Beach Modern+Contemporary, C Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2017 Edge Art Exhibit, Novado Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2017 Out of Bounds, C Fine Art, White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2017 Market Art+Design, C Fine Art, Bridgehampton, NY
2017 Gardens on Orchard, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York
2017 Spring/Break Art Show, Black Mirror, New York
2017 Atrium Gallery, Morris Arts, Morristown, NJ
2016 Nobu Hotel Miami, Soloman Arts Gallery, Miami
2015 Metamorphic Abstraction, One Art Space Gallery, New York
2015 Restless Edge, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York
2013 Armory Week, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2013 Parsons School of Design Alumi Show, New York
2013 Tribeca Toast Group Show, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2012 Armory Week, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2011 Tribeca Toast Group Show, Salomon Arts Gallery, New York
2010 Art Barter Group Show, NP Contemporary Arts Center, New York