Gabriela Giroletti (b. 1982, Porto Alegre, Brazil; lives and works between UK and Brazil) received a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Middlesex University and a Master’s in Painting from the Slade School of Fine Art. Solo exhibitions include: One Thousand Mornings, Galeria Leme, São Paulo (2024); Inevitable Orbits, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach (2024); Sunsets & Rains, Backslash Gallery, Paris (2024); Mingling Currents, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2023); Moons, Commonage Projects, London, (2023); Breezy, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2021). Gabriela will open her first solo exhibition in Berlin at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery entitled Among Ripples and Folds this November.

Gabriela's practice is driven by an ongoing exploration of both the visible world and the inner landscapes shaped by perception, memory, and thought. Attentive to the subtle and the overlooked, her work reveals a sensitivity to detail that transforms ordinary observations into sites of reflection and discovery. Nature is a recurring point of departure—both her surroundings and the nature of her materials, anchoring the artist in a continual process of looking and making.

At the core of her practice lies an inquiry into the material and conceptual possibilities of painting. The work moves fluidly between simplicity and complexity, abstraction and figuration, painting and drawing, the micro and the macro, the landscape and the body, flora and fauna... These oscillations generate spaces of ambiguity, inviting viewers to engage with the work through their own perceptual and emotional responses.

In recent developments, the artist’s investigations have expanded beyond the boundaries of traditional painting. Giroletti’s growing interest in the sculptural potential of the medium has led to an exploration of form, surface, and spatial presence—examining how painted works can inhabit and transform the physical environment around them.