2023
Oil on canvas, object and text on paper from subject-collaborator, sound
ARARIO GALLERY SEOUL is proud to host the debut of Gisela McDaniel’s solo exhibition in Korea, “All These Parts Make Up Me,” from July 10 to August 17, 2024. McDaniel, a diasporic CHamoru artist of Guam descent currently based in New York, draws from her own identity to paint multifaceted portraits of historically marginalized communities.
The exhibition, spread across the gallery’s ground floor and basement, showcases McDaniel’s most recent work from 2023 to 2024, comprising of 11 artworks. The majority of these are assemblage paintings integrating images, objects, and sounds, with one piece designed specifically for this exhibition.
The Independence of Rejecting Othering
Each piece begins with heartfelt conversations with McDaniel’s ‘subject-collaborators.’ Their life experiences, narratives, and voices become a vital part of the art. Each painting vividly portrays the human form and presents the subject’s narrative to the world, serving as a resistant beacon against discrimination and violence faced by marginalized communities.
Synesthetic Paintings Delivering Individuality
Gisela McDaniel’s paintings weave the personal artifacts and voices of her subject-collaborators into the fabric of her art. By including personal belongings, McDaniel presents intimate narratives in a multidimensional manner that blends vibrant colors and sounds, capturing the unique identities of contemporary life.
About the Artist
Born in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1995, Gisela Charfauros McDaniel completed her BFA in Art & Design from the University of Michigan in 2019. Now based in Paris for the Art Explora Residency, she will also participate in the Hawaii Triennial 2025. With solo exhibitions across Seoul, London, Los Angeles, and Detroit, her works form part of many esteemed collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts Boston, among others.
