WISDOM LOCOMOTION

Tenderness is a potent visual medium. Sometimes the evidence is physical and can be found in a delicate line, a cradled form, or a subtle translucent layer of glazed color. Sometimes that tenderness is from the heart, communicated in a crystal clear written message of care and love. When those elements are viewed in concert that tenderness becomes a powerful reminder of the intimacy of human connection. To me, this collection of work embodies that power. 

Gina Tuzzi (b. Santa Cruz, CA 1982) is a painter making work inspired by the intimate connection she has to the landscape that surrounds her at her home in Northern California. She attended Humboldt State University, receiving a BA in painting and printmaking and later Mills College where she received a MFA in painting.

Gina is a Murphy and Cadogan fellow, a Facebook Artist in Residence, and a two-time SECA nominee. She teaches painting at Cal Poly Humboldt and lives in Blue Lake, California with her dog, Pidgin. 

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