Exhibition - Environments of Texture and Motion by Ruth Kapcia

Coming to Gallery 110 this August, Ruth Kapcia’s abstract oil pastels represent reinterpretations of familiar images of landscape and architectural environments, exploring the dynamics between colors, textures, and patterns with a tactile, 3D approach.

Kapcia’s tone can be whimsical or moody, using a varied color palette and diverse mark-making to reference several influences from the general to the specific—often in the same piece. Her work is intended to provoke the audience into developing their own interpretations of what they see—and what the imagery may signify-rather than having a specific viewpoint dictated by the artist.

Some works may be self-explanatory with a clear inspiration indicated in the title, while others can be left to the imagination of the viewer.

Ruth Kapcia is a painter, visual merchandiser, retail designer, and marketing professional originally from Michigan who now calls Washington home. During the pandemic, Kapcia set out to create a new body of work and started pursuing gallery representation and local exhibitions. She studied at the University of Texas in Austin, TX.