Carol Brown Goldberg
Entanglement
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 - FEBRUARY 27, 2021
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 11AM-5PM
C. Grimaldis Gallery is pleased to present Entanglement, a solo exhibition of paintings by Carol Brown Goldberg. Drawing the line between meditation and madness, Goldberg’s dense organic landscapes allow us to peer into an idyllic world of intricate patterns and mesmerizing foliage. In search of a new understanding of the force of nature, these animate worlds showcase fantasy and reality perpetually intertwined.
Through the act of painting, Carol Brown Goldberg investigates the worlds of biology, botany, and geology. Her work in this series focuses on the microcosm and a creative interpretation of advanced science as it bleeds into a visual language. At a small scale, Goldberg’s works on paper offer an introduction to the artist’s complex consciousness, while her massive paintings immerse the viewer in an entire spectacle of color and motif.
Entanglement draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, including the flat space of Islamic Art, the ornamentation of Aegean artifacts, the rich density of the Chinese Landscape painting within the Northern Song Dynasty, the organic forms of Egyptian linens, and the scientific mysticism of the Hudson River School artists. The exhibition also features Goldberg’s most recent series, “On the Other Hand.” Made with the artist’s non-dominant hand, these works are a testament to the fundamentals of art marking, freeing up the artist’s will and turning to creativity for growth and perspective.
Carol Brown Goldberg has an extensive exhibition record both nationally and abroad including the Katzen Arts Center at American University (Washington, DC), Frost Art Museum (Miami, FL), Phillips Collection (Washington, DC), Conarte Museum (Monterrey, Mexico), Chautauqua Institute (Chautauqua, NY), and others. Her work is represented in many important museum collections, including South Dakota Art Museum (Brookings, SD), Vero Beach Museum of Art (Vero Beach, FL), Reading Public Museum (Reading, PA), Academy Art Museum (Easton, MD), the Kreeger Museum (Washington, DC), New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA), Gabarrón Foundation Museum (Valladolid, Spain), National Museum for Women in the Arts (Washington, DC), Deland Museum of Art (Deland, FL), and the New England Contemporary Art Museum (Brooklyn, CT), among others. She is a recipient of numerous awards including the 2020 Distinguished Terrapin Award from the University of Maryland (College Park, PA), 2019 Daryl Reich Rubenstein Award from the Sidwell Friends School (Washington, DC), 2018 Year of the Woman Gala Honoree from Moment Magazine (Washington, DC) and 2010 Individual Artist Award from Maryland State Arts Council (Baltimore, MD).
Installation Photo Credit: Gregory Staley
Entanglement: A Conversation with Carol Brown Goldberg & Jack Rasmussen
Tuesday, December 15th, 6:00PM EST on ZOOM
In conjunction with C. Grimaldis Gallery's current solo exhibition of recent paintings by Carol Brown Goldberg, we would like to present Entanglement, a conversation between the artist and the Director and Curator at American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center, Jack Rasmussen.
BmoreArt at C. Grimaldis Gallery
with Carol Brown Goldberg
Thursday, January 7th, 6:30PM EST on ZOOM
C. Grimaldis Gallery is pleased to participate in the January edition of the Connect + Collect Speaker Series. In this month's talk, BmoreArt's Cara Ober and Jeffrey Kent and C. Grimaldis Gallery's Giulia Livi will discuss Entanglement, a solo exhibition by artist Carol Brown Goldberg. The exhibition of large paintings delves into the artist's interest in quantum physics and entanglement theory, linking her own upbringing in a closely-knit Jewish Baltimore community to the evolution of human and other kinds of natural relationships.