Several themes converge at the core of Gabriel Mills' painting practice; among them are time, transformation, love, language, weight, and spirituality. Mills' processes are remnants of his musings, manifesting as cadences of dense topographical consistencies, smooth atmospheric surfaces, and enigmatic arrangements of images. Mills' interest in observing relationships and building constellations weaves in and out of obscure and iconic legibility. As described by Mills, "The destination isn't ever a physical location; it's an internal realization." The artist arrives at a nuanced phrasing in painting.
Gabriel Mills (b. 1992, New Rochelle, NY) received an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from the Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, and a BFA in Illustration and Art History from the University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. His recent solo exhibitions include, TIDSOPTIMIST, at Micki Meng, San Francisco, CA; Butterfly March, at Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY. Select group exhibitions featuring his work include Expanding the Collections, New York Historical Society, New York, NY, Black Abstractionists: From Then Til' Now, curated by Dexter Wimberly, Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX; Durian On The Skin, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, CA; Ultralight Beam, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY, Employee Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art; In Praise Of Shadows, Lyles And King, New York, NY; Elana Bowsher, Vicente Matte, Gabriel Mills, Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY. In 2021, He was an artist in residence at MASS MoCA. The artist's work is included in several public collections including, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; The Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX; New York Historical Society, New York, NY; and X Museum of Contemporary Art, Beijing, CH.