Gina Werfel's abstract evolution featured in Prince Street Gallery exhibition through April 20

In 2008, Gina Werfel transitioned her artistic focus from plein-air landscape painting to abstraction while still retaining a deep emotional connection to nature. Her current exhibition at Prince Street Gallery is on display until April 20, 2024. Based in New York, Werfel has been a faculty member at UC Davis for a decade, fusing Abstract Expressionism with elements from Renaissance Mannerism and contemporary artists. Critics such as Peter Frank and Kenneth Baker commend her skill in balancing representation and abstraction, especially evident in her California landscapes. Werfel often rotates her canvases to embrace spontaneous paint accidents and draws from diverse inspirations. Works like Fast Forward (2009) and Collision (2010) feature ambiguous landscapes, employing erasure as a form of mark-making to uncover layers of complexity.