Pam Glick United States, b. 1956

For Glick, the paintings are often rooted in and respond to a particular landscape, projecting the experience of natural phenomena. Having lived in Buffalo, in the vicinity of Niagara Falls for many years, the artist has described the sight as ‘the perfect blend of physical and spiritual’ and as an important inspiration in her practice. Animated by the verve of the uninterrupted rhythmic gesture, Glick’s paintings emerge through improvisation and free association. As the artist observed, “It’s knowing something very deeply, and yet always being surprised by it.”

Born in Albany, Georgia in 1956, Glick studied Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1980, where she was a recipient of the Florence Leif Award. She received her MFA from the University of Buffalo in 2019. Glick’s paintings were widely exhibited during the 1980s and 1990s, most notably with solo shows at White Columns (Josh Baer, Director), Wolff Gallery and Hirschl and Adler in New York and Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. She was also included in group exhibitions at Pat Hearn Gallery and the Drawing Center in New York. Glick had a second solo exhibition at White Columns, New York in 2016.

In 1995, Glick moved to Vermont to focus on her young family. During this time, her practice predominately centred around collage and works on paper. In 2019 Glick was awarded an artist residency at BuBu, Budapest, Hungary, culminating in an exhibition at Budapest Art Factory. Glick’s work is included in several collections including Buffalo AKG Art Museum, New York; The Broad, Los Angeles, California; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York; The Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation, Los Angeles, California; Deutsche Bank, New York and Citi Bank, New York.