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Sam Gimbel: Statement

I have been fortunate that I grew up in New York City and Los Angeles. In doing so I received a Bi coastal education in the arts. My mother was a renowned sculptress and my grandmother an international art collector. This gave me a unique view of the world and the art that comes out of it.

As a result I have a strong beat on what art is and where it is headed in the world.

What can I say that hasn’t been said already? I paint because that is what I do best. So that said, what is it that drives me to paint? I am trying to tell a story of life and its moments in my visual sense. I try to evoke a special place the viewer can go and decide for her or himself what it means to them. I rely on the intuitive process we all posses and where it will take you (as viewer). Maybe down a road never seen before, it’s anyone’s guess, but also my hope! In my works I am balancing color and form, and in doing so I can deal with issues of the mind and life. Situations, that go from biographical in nature to the human form. This lets me go from the abstract to the figurative with ease and in doing so I am able to bring in my audience. Its what art is all about, letting our audience experience what we are feeling and thinking. In other words it is the communication we all seek. It can either leave a person feeling their heart has stopped and they are about to move to tears or they are worked into a total frenzy. In this dance of the mind something happens. I have done my job! Gimbel has lived in New York City, Los Angeles California, The Big Island of Hawaii, Ashland Oregon and now resides in Kungsbacka Sweden.

Selected exhibitions

2006-2009 season:

• GalleryGimbel - Ashland, Oregon - 15 solo shows in 15 months
  

2002: Season:

• Sylvia White Gallery - Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, New York City - group shows

2001 season:

• Davis & Cline Gallery - Ashland, Oregon - trio show
  

2000 season:

• Sylvia White Gallery - Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, New York City - group shows
  

1999 season:

• Parag Gallery - Copenhagen, Denmark - group show
  
• Merrimans Gallery - Waimea, Hawaii - solo show
  
• Kahilu Theatre Gallery - Waimea gallery - solo show
  
• Mauna Lani Gallery - Kohala, Hawaii - group show
  

1998 season:

• Kohala Collection - Kohala, Hawaii - group show
  
• Gallery of Great Things - Waimea, Hawaii - solo show
  
• Kahilu Theatre - Waimea, Hawaii - solo show
  
• Hawaii Invitational - Gold Award Prize
  

1997 season:

• Pierre Le Franc Gallery - Paris France - group show
  
• Gallery of Great Things - Waimea, Hawaii - duo show
  
• Rogal Gallery - New York City - group show
  
• Hoff Gallery - Amsterdam, Holland - group show
  

1996 season:

• Gallery of Great Things - Waimea, Hawaii - group show
  
• Rogal Gallery - New York City - group show
  
• Hawaii Invitational Show - voted best in show

1995 season:

• Jill Youngblood Gallery - Los Angeles, California - duo show
  
• Mauna Lani Gallery - Kohala, Hawaii - solo show
  
• Rogal Gallery - New York City - group show
  

1994 season:

• Laart Gallery - Soho, NYC New York - group show
  
• The Char Gallery - Beverly Hills, California - solo show
  
• Allen Edwards's Salon - Beverly Hills, California - solo show
  
• Vidal Sasoon Gallery - Beverly Hills, California - solo show

1992 season:

• Tovar Salon Gallery - Beverly Hills, California

1990 season:

• Jill Youngblood Gallery - Los Angeles, California - group show
  
• LA County Museum of Art - emerging artists program (voted best in show) - group show

1987 season:

• The Art Group - Los Angeles, California - group show
  
• Muse Restaurant - Los Angeles, California - solo show
  

1985 season:

• Jill Youngblood Gallery - Los Angeles, California - group show

1979 season:

• Barnstall Park invitational - Los Angeles, California - group show

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