April Gornik Bronze, 2014 Patina: Silver nitrate
About the Artist
April Gornik Painter (b.1953)
"In bronze, my hands are newly animated, strangely compelling."
April Gornik is an American landscape painter born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio.
She received her BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1976). Her work has been shown in many notable exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (1984), the Whitney Biennial (1989), and a group show entitled Museo Grimani at the 2015 Venice Biennale. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Guild Hall Museum (2003).
Gornik utilizes oil paint and charcoal to examine the nuanced emotions that exist in our natural landscape, capturing moments of sublime beauty and contemplation.