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About the Work
I paint the everyday as a way of uncovering what may be hidden in plain sight. These truths emerge through close observation. Layer by layer, the work builds—formally, emotionally, psychologically. Over time, it becomes an encounter with presence. I strive to create something that endures, both in the viewer’s experience and as an object in the world. A melancholic undercurrent runs through much of the work, a sensibility perhaps shaped by the Catholic tradition I was raised in, where sorrow and beauty exist side by side.
About the Artist
Geraldine Kovats has maintained a lifelong devotion to painting, with her current practice exploring the interplay between the visible world and inner experience.
While in college, she accepted an internship at Walt Disney Animation Studios—an opportunity that launched a career in animation art and teaching, alongside her evolving painting practice. She holds a BFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her landscape and portrait paintings have been included in exhibitions at institutions such as the de Young Museum and the Orlando Museum of Art. She developed background art for an animated film exhibited at the Venice Biennale and the Whitney Museum.
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All paintings by Geraldine Kovats, except those in the Study Vault.
Two Glasses, 2003, Oil on linen, ca. 9 × 12 in., Mexico
Sandals, 2003, Oil on canvas, 9 × 12 in., Mexico
Surf, 2020, Oil on canvas, 12 × 24 in.
Cemetery, 2004, Oil on linen, 24 × 32 in.
Background Art for Imitation of Life, 2013, Watercolor and Gouache on board
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Joris de Caulerij, 1632, Oil on canvas, 40½ × 33¼ in.