Check Out Gary Paller’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Gary Paller.

Hi Gary, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I was born in LA, grew up in Mar Vista, made the All Stars in Little League, did well in school. Went to UCLA to study Math. Switched to a Psychology major in my freshman year. Switched to an Art major in my junior year, and was signed up to be in Diebenkorn’s Beginning Painting class. Diebenkorn didn’t return to UCLA after his sabbatical and blockbuster show at Marlborough London, so Richard Joseph (great realist artist now living in Vermont) taught the class instead. I was on my way. Got my BA and stayed on to get my MFA. Then, how to make a life as an artist? I took various part-time jobs to support my habit. I’m not a deft self-promoter, so convincing LA galleries to be interested in what I do was not natural for me, so I went to Europe, where the work could do the convincing. I found galleries to show my work in London, Zurich, Ljubljana, Milan, Dusseldorf, Brussels, Ghent and many more places who would show my work and make sales. That went well for awhile, but I eventually decided to return back to my hometown, start a family, and keep painting, figuring I could still find an audience for my work. I eventually showed at Joni Gordon’s Newspace Gallery, and still continued to be involved in some
European shows, particularly in Italy. I showed some major work with a few artists at CMAY Gallery last fall and am currently in a show at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery in Chicago. My work in the studio is better than ever. I’m very happily married with two grown sons.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Certainly every painting or drawing is a challenge, but I always trust that I can work through the issues and arrive at an interesting place.

It certainly has been a challenging journey, but a very satisfying one.

I’m so happy that I have had the opportunity to have a very productive life as an artist. My work has always led me down interesting paths, always evolving.

The professional aspect of being an artist is probably the hardest, but you just have to persevere. it’s less important than the value of making the work.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My work in the past few years has gotten very complex. It’s comprised of lots of interweaving organic and geometric forms, leading the eye all over the canvas to discover unexpected events. There are a lot of rich sensations of light, color, and space. I think very few people are doing work as intricate as mine, while not relying on a simple formula. My work arrives at its final stage as a result of lots of editing, of re-evaluating my earlier decisions and taking risks by making lots of changes with what is down on the canvas in order to pursue a more profound result. I’m pushing the work more than ever; it’s not easy to do, and I like to do hard things.

What do you like and dislike about the city?
Best – You have to say we have the most live-able weather.
Worst – Traffic.

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• Website: https://www.garypaller.com
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