Artist Statement:
My work is a form of visual exegesis. Biblical archetypes have been central to the ongoing narratives in my projects, though the stories I draw from span history, philosophy and literature. The conceptual exploration of my practice is equally met by a ceaseless commitment to material process. Much of my work is carved in wood, whether as sculpture or matrix. The potency of the work rests in the physical manifestation of beauty, disclosed through the unfolding relationship between material and revelation.
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Eva Sturm-Gross is a Brooklyn-based artist and woodworker. Drawing from theology, mysticism, and narrative traditions, her practice explores the intersection of traditional craft and visual exegesis. She holds a BA in Studio Art and Religious Studies from Oberlin College and has exhibited nationally at CANADA Gallery, the Wharton Esherick Museum, Ohio Craft Museum, the Kent Museum, AVA Gallery Art and Art Basel Miami Beach among others. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center and Penland School of Craft and currently teaches woodworking and carving in New York and throughout New England. Eva is the Art Director of Gashmius Magazine, an online publication putting out politically progressive Jewish content drawing from Hasidic and mystical sources. Her work engages themes of exile, redemption, and the natural world.