Gabe Langholtz

Biography
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Gabe Langholtz (b. 1971) is an American painter, living and working in Austin Texas.


His work, although primarily representational, is indebted to American Color Field painting, focusing on color relations, pattern making, form and line, with a heavy emphasis on the two-dimensional surface of the canvas.


In the tradition of folk art, Langholtz routinely employs the use of mundane cultural objects and / or activities to establish a contemporary narrative, oftentimes drawing on humor, parody, and pastiche as tools for social commentary. 
 
His work has been featured in New American Paintings and Create! Magazine, and exhibited nationally at Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY, BravinLee Programs, New York, NY, and Bowery Gallery, New York, NY.
 
Langholtz is influenced by the work of Mary Fedden, Philip Guston, Agnes Martin and Gary Bunt, while folk art and collage heavily inform his distinctive style.

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Works
  • leafy green plant in borwn pot and blue background
    Plant No. 2, 2025
  • green succulent like plant in a grey and black bot with a brown background
    Sunseeker, 2025
  • Painting of a a wooden table with two shoes turned upside down on top of the table surrounded by a several tools. Above the desk is a hanging light bulb and in the background is a circular clock and the wall is painted light pink.
    A Matter of Time, 2024
  • Painting of an arm and hand holding a hammer straight up and a piece of wood and nail across from the hammer
    Arm and Hammer, 2024
  • Painting of a human skull on a small wooden table with a bunch of crushed cigarettes surrounding it. In the background is a large circular clock and a light bluish gray background
    Moments Noticed, 2024
  • Painting of an arm holding a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag. In the background are the words "Good Things Come In Sacks" in large black letters on a gray background with white raindrops
    Public Service Announcement, 2024
  • Painting of arm and hand holding a broken pencil over a desk with a small green plant in a pot and a miniature mountain on a gray background with white arches
    Snapped, 2024
  • Painting of an arm and a hand holding a lit cigar. The arm had a gold wrist watch on it. The background is black with gray teardrops.
    Strong Arm, 2024
  • Painting of an arm and a hand holding two wilting long stem white flowers. On the wrist is a thick leather bracelet with a silver plaque that says "Mama Tried" engraved on it. The background is an orange brown with green grass
    West Texas Love Story, Part 2, 2024
  • Painting of a human skull on a wooden pedestal with a gold plaque that says "Working Man Blues". The skull is surrounded by a bunch of nails nailed into the pedestal. In the background is a fading round clock. The background is light gray with darker gray teardrops
    Working Man Blues, 2024
  • painting of various plants placed on the floor and on a desk
    Life in Pots, 2023
  • painting of plant inside of coors beer can on a brown desk
    Pining, 2023
  • painting of a paper mate pink pearl eraser
    Pink Pearl, 2023
  • painting of a green plant in a tin can on a brown backrgound
    Rooted, 2023
  • Still-life painting of a desk with a notebook, book, plant, and other miscellaneous objects by Gabe Langholtz
    The Big Book of Jerry, 2023
  • Painting of paint brushes on a black desk on a dark blue background in a black frame
    The Artist's Table, 2022
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