bG Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Wrona Gall, opening at the gallery’s Santa Monica location at Bergamot Station. This exhibition marks a significant moment in the artist’s ongoing exploration of atmosphere, light, and emotional space, presenting a new body of paintings that reflect both continuity and evolution within her long and distinguished practice.

Over the course of a career spanning more than four decades, Wrona Gall has developed a distinctive visual language rooted in abstraction and guided by an intuitive response to color, horizon, and movement.

Cloudscapes have fascinated Wrona Gall for over 40 years. They create a dialogue between light and air, provoking memories and uniting them with her imagination. As her muse, the sky presents a forceful, even physical presence. It is constantly in flux, and always inspiring. Choosing a dominant color sets her painting in motion. The resulting palette communicates energy and movement to draw the viewer into the rich atmospheric realm she creates. Sixties and seventies rock blasts a wonderful white noise that isolates her from distractions. She paints directly with her hands —no brushes—to create images that float like water on air. A narrow ground of abstracted strokes emphasizes the importance of the sky’s universality over individual landscapes, illustrating her belief that what we share as humans is more important than our differences. Her mantra is happiness inspired by the infinite changes above our heads. Every sky, from a cloudless blue day to a vibrant yellow-orange sunset, provides an opportunity to focus on happiness for ourselves and others. Subtle wire borders enable her vision to extend beyond the edge of her wood panels.

After spending many years working in a Chicago loft studio, Gall relocated to Ojai, California in 2015, a transition that profoundly reshaped her relationship to light and landscape. The expansive skies and shifting atmospheric conditions of California have become central to her work, informing compositions that feel both grounded and expansive, intimate and immersive.