Gail Eisenfeld-Hansen

My work often begins with a question: What happens if I try this? That might mean rolling paint onto canvas, cutting up a drawing, using neon colors, or weaving painted papers together in unexpected ways. Through these processes, I discover new relationships between color, texture, structure, and chance.

Whether I am weaving newspaper, transforming painted papers, constructing pouches from acrylic-painted canvas, or exploring other materials, I am interested in how familiar materials can be altered and reassembled into something new. Cutting, weaving, layering, folding, and reshaping are central to my practice.

Rather than following a predetermined path, I allow the work to evolve through a dialogue with the materials themselves. Transformation lies at the heart of what I do. As materials shift from one form to another, unexpected images, structures, and connections emerge.

Each piece is an invitation to look beyond the surface and discover new possibilities within the familiar.

I am happy to announce that my painting, "Brooklyn Bridge Remembered" has been chosen for the juried show, "ICONS" at Art Center Sarasota. The opening Reception is Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 5 - 7 pm.