2021 Commencement Exhibition

Gabby Hemmer

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2021 Commencement Exhibition
Eight individual weavings are shown against a white background. Each weaving depicts a simple house shaped form, set against shades of blue sky and green grass. + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Village 2021 Acrylic and Wool Yarn 8 x 11 in. (each)
Eight individual weavings are shown against a white background. Each weaving depicts a simple house shaped form, set against shades of blue sky and green grass. + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Village detail 01 2021 Acrylic and Wool Yarn 8 x 11 in. (each)
Eight individual weavings are shown against a white background. Each weaving depicts a simple house shaped form, set against shades of blue sky and green grass. + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Village detail 02 2021 Acrylic and Wool Yarn 8 x 11 in. (each)
Five loop pile rugs shown against a white background. Each rug, in simple font, tells viewers to "wake with the sun," "drink a hot beverage," "find the comfy chair," "give love," or "gaze at stars." + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
GH's Recipe for a Perfect Day 2020 Acrylic and Wool Yarn 30 x 20 in. (each)
A black and white weaving set against a white background. A black and white checkerboard pattern runs along the edges of the weaving. In the center, three simple renderings of white chairs are set against a black field. Two inches of black and white fring + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Chairs 2021 Cotton Rug Warp 23 x 26 in.
A shag carpet with a black and white checkerboard pattern around the edges of the piece. At the bottom of the rug, four red abstracted tulips sprout from a deep green field. Atop the tulips, against a black and white checkerboard, are four simplified huma + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Garden 2021 Acrylic and Wool Yarn 40 x 26 in.
A pink house sits in a yard against a pale yellow sky. A purple and blue path and stairs cut through the green lawn leading up to the house. To the left of the house, a tree supports a clothing line with a tee shirt and jeans. To the right of the house, a + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
House Cat 2020 Oil on Canvas 30 x 24 in.
A cream house with a red roof, red door, and blue windows sits atop a vibrant green lawn. The sky is a dark midnight blue, gradually getting lighter towards the top of the painting. A large yellow crescent moon hangs in the sky. A tree is to the left of t + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
Nighttime 2020 Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 in.
A simple cloth book in a muted purple shade. Each page has a stanza from the poem handwritten in white + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
House 2020 Cotton dyed with Logwood 7 x 7 in
A simple cloth book in a muted purple shade. Each page has a stanza from the poem handwritten in white + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
House detail 01 2020 Cotton dyed with Logwood 7 x 7 in
A simple cloth book in a muted purple shade. Each page has a stanza from the poem handwritten in white + Enlarge
Gabby Hemmer
House detail 02 2020 Cotton dyed with Logwood 7 x 7 in
Statement

Gabby Hemmer is a multimedia painter and textile artist based in Baltimore and Silver Spring, Maryland. Hemmer uses a variety of materials to evoke the timeless through symbolic imagery and childlike gestures. In whatever medium she works with, her mark making and repetitive use of imagery are in conversation with each other. She strays from the representational by obscuring reality through intense choice of color, abstract textures, and simplified shapes. Her work focuses on concepts of home, memory, work, and rest.

Fiber (BFA) Students
Abbey Franklin
Alex Adam
Beatrice Browne
Gabby Hemmer
Isabelle Dorvillier
Lily Wilkins
Lusi Cai
Morgan Betsill
Qinnan Zhu
Quincy Yang
Sienna Kwami
Yael Bloom

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