Devorah Jacoby: Inside Out

Reception for the Artist:
* Saturday, October 1, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

First Tuesday ArtWalk:
* October 4, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Exhibition Dates:
* October 1 – 30

The lush and deeply satisfying paintings of Devorah Jacoby in “Inside Out“ are a deliberate respite from the chaos and challenges of the last several years – incorporating just enough edge to evoke emotional and psychological states.

These are paintings of women in private moments. It is essential in all of them that we are not actually there as viewers. It is a glimpse into a private and intimate world.

During the pandemic, the artist had the opportunity to spend time in Wyoming where she was taken by the bright colors of the landscape and the vast expanses of sky. “Nature has played a huge role for me in the last few years,” says the artist.  “In times of chaos, it is nature that tethers, grounds and heals.”

Thirty of the thirty-three paintings in the exhibition have her subjects set in nature. They appear to find freedom and sensuality outdoors. Jacoby’s landscapes pulsate with energy. In some works, the figures are small and appear to have merged with their surroundings as part of a vast natural world.

It is in that studio where Jacoby is able explore with absolute freedom. It is there that she has fine-tuned her sophisticated painting style – a fearless exploration of how gesture, color and composition can capture the complexities of being human.

In speaking about her process, she stresses the importance of letting go of any expectations or agenda. With her conscious mind out of the way the subconscious resolves itself in a compelling liquid beauty. You want to immerse yourself in these paintings, not only because of the subject matter, but in the luscious, visceral exuberance of the paint.