Artwork / Archives / 2006

Kristan Seemel portrait painted by his sister Jack Wakeland by American artist Gwenn Seemel Gabe Flores artwork by Gwenn Seemel man with a huge beard, custom art by Gwenn Seemel portrait painting of a little boy Andy Bryant portrait painted by Gwenn Seemel portrait in acrylic painting of the artist’s father and mother David Vanadia painting by Gwenn Seemel self-portrait Gwenn Seemel painting of a young man, portrait by Gwenn Seemel Josh Arseneau portrait by Gwenn Seemel portrait painting of a woman portrait painting Nancy Bryant custom portrait portrait of a man wearing glasses Marc Acito painting by Portland artist Gwenn Seemel Richard Speer portrait painted by Gwenn Seemel custom artwork painting portrait paintinga custom artwork painting of a woman portrait of a woman dog portrait in acrylic

In 2006, I did something that I hadn’t done in a few years: I participated in a couple of group shows. I poked fun at some curators with my contributions to the Portland Art Centers’ Boredom: I Learned It By Watching You, and I explored my relationship with my partner in Scott Wayne Indiana’s inCLOVER.

That second theme was on my mind in 2006. By the time inCLOVER opened, I had already made my sweetheart the accidental focus of my conceptual series, Mutually Beneficial.

Marc Acito
photo courtesy of Marc Acito

“[Gwenn] works in a brushy, gestural style, exposing the anatomical structure beneath the skin, which seems to reveal a layer of vulnerability and truth.”

- Marc Acito