GRETA Krueger
Artist Statement
I am inspired by the natural world, and often include plant life and elemental properties in my work, especially earth and water. My paintings are abstract, and explore shape, color, and texture. I believe nature is the ultimate sanctuary; the further we remove ourselves from its rhythms, the more unbalanced we become, as individuals and as a society. I want to engage the viewer in an emotional response to nature: tranquility, joy, peace, wonder.
Biography
Greta Krueger is a self-taught artist, working primarily in oil on canvas. Greta’s work is abstract, often boldly colorful and expressive, referencing the natural world, about which she is passionate. Her particular canvas preparation, along with extensive layering of paint, bring her paintings an inky translucence and arresting depth of color. She has a love for experimenting with all matter of materials, from paint and ink to metal smithing and photography. Greta’s background working as a gallery director and interior design assistant led to her running her own decorative painting and restoration business for ten years. A love of languages and antiquities took her to Italy, to study gilding and restoration of gilded works of art, under Carlo Martelli at Oro e Colore School in Florence. After a break to devote time to raising her three children, Greta established a studio in the historic Stutz building in downtown Indianapolis. In the fall of 2021 she launched a new studio space, Studio C Arts Collective, near Broad Ripple in Indianapolis, with two fellow artists. She spends her free time with her husband, children, and menagerie of animals.
Exhibitions
Growth, Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2022
Flora and Fauna, Sullivan Munce Cultural Center, Zionsville, Indiana, 2022
700 Show, Ignite Studio, Fishers, Indiana, 2022
Reflection, 3 person show, Saks Art Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021
A New Light, solo show, Cole Noble Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021
Green: A Color Exhibition, Garfield Park Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2021
Parallel Abstractions: Greta Krueger and Anne Emison Wishard, Indiana Landmarks, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020
Stutz Artists Open House, bi-annual, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2017-2021
Sticky Note Art Show, Lost Dog Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020
Magic in the Making, Stutz Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019, 2020
Indiana Landmarks Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2019
Solo Show, Easter Conservation, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2018
Penrod Arts Fair, Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2018, 2019, 2022
Emerald City Group Exhibition, Harrison Center Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2017
Multi-media Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2013
Art Prizes
First Place, Art Squared Masterpiece in a Day, Fountain Square Merchants Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2018
Indianapolis Art Center, Award Winner for Metalsmithing, 2013
Collections
Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
Eli Lilly Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
Gregory and Appel Insurance, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fountain Square Merchants Association, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Orchard School, Indianapolis, Indiana