Sulfur Studios is pleased to host Gabrielle Torres in the ON::View Residency from August 11th - September 3rd, 2022. Gabrielle Torres will be weaving together a loom painting made from donated materials on a giant handmade loom - while creating portraits of Savannah locals. Gabe invites her fellow Savannahians to bring in “meaningful scraps'' of fabric to donate and to share memories related to the material. These fabric scraps might symbolize a particular moment in time - for example, a leopard print dress once worn to the Rail Pub or baggy dark blue jeans sported at the Savannah Bananas game. Or simply discarded bits of fabric from great-grandmother's sewing machine.
Please join Gabe, following her down a rabbit hole of conversation and creation. The connections and donations made to this project will influence the paintings and installation, but will also allow the community an opportunity to connect in a unique way.
About the Artist: Gabrielle Torres was born in Philadelphia, PA, and currently resides in Savannah, GA. She recently received her MFA in Painting from SCAD. Although she was born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Sumter, SC and attended Lander University for Visual Arts.
Torres has recently been featured in Shoutout Atlanta magazine and The Item newspaper in Sumter, SC; Solo exhibitions include: The Mommy Chronicles Pt. 1 and Pt. 2. She has shown in several group exhibitions at Sulfur Studios and SCAD Open Studio in Savannah. Torres had the privilege of working for the talented artist Suzanne Jackson, where she gained much inspiration. Currently, her focus is to continue to use her platform in the arts to create a conversation and use site-specific relational art to form a bond with specific audiences she would like to reach.
Open Studio Hours: Gabe will host Open Studio Hours in the Residency studio on Saturdays from 12 - 5PM. Schedule a donation and portrait session with Gabe at: https://calendly.com/torres_gabrielle/ Each session will take around an hour. Follow @onviewresidency on Instagram to keep up with the project. You can also stop by to meet the artist and see her work in progress!
