Gretchen Durst Jacobs

Resilient Convergence

This exhibition explores the raw, intuitive energy that defines Abstract Expressionism—not as a singular style, but as a radical movement that gave voice to the internal landscapes of the artist. Born in the aftermath of war, and shaped by displacement, uncertainty, and a hunger for new forms of meaning, Abstract Expressionism emerged as a declaration of both autonomy and vulnerability.

Here, the gesture becomes language. Color and form are unbound from representation. What remains is immediacy: a direct transmission of emotion, memory, tension, and silence. Each work in this exhibition reflects a moment when the artist stepped away from the external world and into the unknown—risking clarity in favor of truth. The artwork explores the use of a grid, structure to contain chaos. In curating this collection, we honor not only the giants of the movement, but also the artists who continue to evolve its legacy—those who paint not what they see, but what they need to say. These works invite you to look beyond image and toward impact. To feel, not to decipher. To experience art not as an answer, but as a living question.