GABRIELLA KIRBY | Future Light: SOLO EXHIBITION · Castello 780 · Venice, Italy
Future Light, presents a collection of mixed media paintings on canvas, paper and plaster, that reflect on the internal landscape of vulnerability that we traverse in connecting to the world around us.
The exhibition Gabriella Kirby | Future Light brings this American artist back to her ancestral roots in the Veneto region of Italy. World War II trauma led Kirby’s grandparents to leave their Italian mountain village and ultimately emigrate to the United States. Two generations and seventy-five years later, Gabriella Kirby returns with her own family for an exhibition of her artwork during the 61st Venice Biennale and for a reunion with her matrilineal community of Vestenavecchia in the foothills of the Dolomites.
Gabriella Kirby | Future Light surveys several species - from plant to animal to human - and focuses on the protective, communicative and life-giving parts that continue to adapt and evolve, while holding an awareness of potential future threats. Although generational trauma informs these ethereal works on paper and gestural works on canvas, Kirby’s natural forms, with their trembling edges, traverse the internal landscape of vulnerability and suggest a life at once familiar, spliced with a kind of space that hovers on the cusp of memory.
Possessing a tender biology, Gabriella Kirby’s work is clearly defined with crisp energy and perceived movement, reckoning with the intricacies of inherent darkness and evoking the potential of future light.
About Gabriella Kirby- Gabriella Kirby holds a BFA from Tufts University and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as an AA with High Distinction in Design from the Art Institute of Portland. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Hudson Valley and NYC, as well as Portland, OR; Vancouver, WA; Laguna Beach, CA; London, England. Her projects include a public art earthwork in Ashland, OR, and an installation artist contributor at The Craft Contemporary Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Her paintings have been featured in Vanity Fair, London (UK). Her work is held in the private collection at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She lives and works in upstate New York.
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GABRIELLA KIRBY
But Time Shook The Fight Out Of Its Wings , 2026
acrylic, gouache on canvas, 44 x 52 in | 111.75 x 132 cm
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GABRIELLA KIRBY
We Shudder Still But Shift , 2024
acrylic, charcoal on canvas, 23 x 30 in | 58.5 X 76.25 cm
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Gabriella KirbyOnce Cowered Spines Can Now Release , 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper19.5 x 18 in
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Gabriella KirbyPaper Airplanes, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper5 x 5 in
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Gabriella KirbyPaper Airplanes - 4, 2024acrylic, charcoal on paper5 x 5 in
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Gabriella KirbyPaper Airplanes - 2, 2024acrylic, charcoal on paper5 x 5 in
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Gabriella KirbySpliced From a Memory - 1, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9 x 12 in
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Gabriella KirbySpliced From a Memory - 2, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9 x 12 in
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Gabriella KirbySpliced From a Memory - 3, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9 x 12 in
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Gabriella Kirbyacrylic, charcoal on paper
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Gabriella KirbyThe Notes They Were Singing - 1, 2021acrylic, charcoal on paper7 x 7 in
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Gabriella KirbyThe Notes They Were Singing - 3, 2021acrylic, charcoal on paper7 x 7 in
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Gabriella KirbyThe Notes They Were Singing - 4, 2021acrylic, charcoal on paper7 x 7 in
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Gabriella KirbyThe Notes They Were Singing - 5, 2021acrylic, charcoal on paper7 x 7 in
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Gabriella KirbyThe Notes They Were Singing , 2021acrylic, charcoal on paper7 x 7 in each
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Gabriella KirbyA Space Pulled Outward, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper22 x 30 in
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Gabriella KirbyForaged Secrets Neatly Buried - 1 , 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper7.5 x 8 in
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Gabriella KirbyForaged Secrets Neatly Buried - 2, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper10.5 x 6.5 in
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Gabriella KirbyForaged Secrets Neatly Buried - 3, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9 x 16 in
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Gabriella KirbyInto a Future Light, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9 x 11 in
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Gabriella KirbyLeft Presed, Preserved and Trailing - 1, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper
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Gabriella KirbyLeft Presed, Preserved and Trailing - 2, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper11 x 10 in
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Gabriella KirbyWhen The Fallen Bones Were Found - 1, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9.75 x 10.5
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Gabriella KirbyWhen The Fallen Bones Were Found - 2, 2026acrylic, charcoal on paper9.75 x 10.5
For Immediate Release
ENGLISH
Gabriella Kirby | Future Light
CASTELLO 925
Fondamenta San Giuseppe 780
30122 Venice (VE) · Italy
30 July - 20 September
OPENING RECEPTION 1 August, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Gallery Hours:
August - September | Thursday - Sunday: 3:30 - 7:00 PM
(Venice, Italy) - GABRIELLA KIRBY | Future Light opens with a reception Saturday, August 1, 5:00 - 7:00, and runs through Sunday, 20 September 2026, at CASTELLO 925 Gallery Annex, Fondamenta San Giuseppe 780, 30122 Venice, Italy.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition Gabriella Kirby | Future Light brings this American artist back to her ancestral roots in the Veneto region of Italy. World War II trauma led Kirby’s grandparents to leave their Italian mountain village, ultimately emigrating to the United States. Two generations and seventy-five years later, Gabriella Kirby returns with her own family for an exhibition of her artwork during the 61st Venice Biennale and for a reunion with her matrilineal community of Vestenavecchia in the foothills of the Dolomites.
Gabriella Kirby | Future Light surveys several species - from plant to animal to human - and focuses on the protective, communicative and life-giving parts that continue to adapt and evolve, while holding an awareness of potential future threats. Although generational trauma informs these ethereal works on paper and gestural works on canvas, Kirby’s natural forms, with their trembling edges, traverse the internal landscape of vulnerability and suggest a life at once familiar, spliced with a kind of space that hovers on the cusp of memory.
Possessing a tender biology, Gabriella Kirby’s work is clearly defined with crisp energy and perceived movement, reckoning with the intricacies of inherent darkness and evoking the potential of future light.
About Gabriella Kirby- Gabriella Kirby holds a BFA from Tufts University and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as an AA with High Distinction in Design from the Art Institute of Portland. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Hudson Valley and NYC, as well as Portland, OR; Vancouver, WA; Laguna Beach, CA; and London, England. Her projects include a public art earthwork in Ashland, OR, and an installation artist contributor at The Craft Contemporary Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Her paintings have been featured in Vanity Fair (London, UK). Her work is held in the private collection at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She lives and works in upstate New York.
ABOUT CASTELLO 925
Castello 925 is a multi-disciplinary, non-profit gallery that serves as a crucible for the visual arts, literature, and culture. Founded by psychoanalyst Luca Caldironi, Castello 925 explores the origins of creativity with a vibrant program of exhibitions and conversations.
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Per diffusione immediata
Gabriella Kirby | Future Light
CASTELLO 925
Fondamenta San Giuseppe 780
30122 Venezia (VE) · Italia
30 luglio - 20 settembre
INAUGURAZIONE 1 agosto, 17:00 - 19:00
Orari della galleria:
Agosto - Settembre | Giovedì - Domenica: 15:30 - 19:00
(Venezia, Italia) - GABRIELLA KIRBY | Future Light inaugura con un ricevimento sabato 1 agosto, dalle 17:00 alle 19:00, e sarà visitabile fino a domenica 20 settembre 2026, presso la CASTELLO 925 Gallery Annex, Fondamenta San Giuseppe 780, 30122 Venezia, ITALIA.
Informazioni sulla mostra
La mostra Gabriella Kirby | Future Light riporta questa artista americana alle sue radici ancestrali nel Veneto, in Italia. Il trauma della Seconda guerra mondiale spinse i nonni di Kirby a lasciare il loro villaggio montano italiano, emigrando infine negli Stati Uniti. Due generazioni e settantacinque anni dopo, Gabriella Kirby ritorna con la propria famiglia alla 61ª Biennale di Venezia per una mostra delle sue opere e per una riunione con la sua comunità matrilineare di Vestenavecchia, ai piedi delle Dolomiti.
Gabriella Kirby | Future Light presenta una panoramica di diverse specie – dalle piante agli animali fino agli esseri umani – e si concentra sugli elementi protettivi, comunicativi e generatori di vita che continuano ad adattarsi ed evolversi, pur mantenendo la consapevolezza di una potenziale minaccia futura. Sebbene il trauma generazionale informi queste eteree opere su carta e i lavori gestuali su tela, le forme naturali di Kirby, dai contorni tremolanti, attraversano il paesaggio interiore della vulnerabilità e suggeriscono una vita al tempo stesso familiare, innestata su una sorta di spazio collocato sulla soglia della memoria.
Dotata di una biologia delicata, l'opera di Gabriella Kirby è definita da un'energia nitida e un senso di movimento percepito, confrontandosi con le complessità dell'oscurità intrinseca ed evocando il potenziale della luce futura.
Informazioni Su Gabriella Kirby
Gabriella Kirby ha conseguito un BFA presso la Tufts University e la School of the Museum of Fine Arts di Boston, oltre a un AA con High Distinction in Design presso l’Art Institute of Portland. Le sue opere sono state esposte in gallerie di tutta la Hudson Valley e di New York City, nonché a Portland, Oregon; Vancouver, Washington; Laguna Beach, California; e Londra, Inghilterra. Tra i suoi progetti figurano un intervento di land art pubblica ad Ashland, OR e la partecipazione come artista a un’installazione presso il Craft Contemporary Museum di Los Angeles, California. I suoi dipinti sono stati pubblicati su Vanity Fair di Londra (Regno Unito). Le sue opere fanno parte della collezione privata della School of the Museum of Fine Arts di Boston. Vive e lavora nello stato di New York.
Su CASTELLO 925:
Castello 925 è una galleria multidisciplinare e senza scopo di lucro che funge da crogiolo delle arti visive, della letteratura e della cultura. Fondata dallo psicoanalista Luca Caldironi, Castello 925 esplora le origini della creatività attraverso un vivace programma di mostre e incontri.
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