FROELICK GALLERY is proud to welcome back prolific, self-taught artist, Andrew Alba with his new exhibition of large oil paintings, wood sculptures and small works on paper. Blooming from the heartbreaking grounds of rubble and destruction, Older Than This is Andrew's visual reflection on the horrific images and actions that he and many of us continue to witness from the safe distance of our news outlets and social media platforms.
As a descendant of Mexican migrant workers, Alba often communicates anti-establishment narratives of the working class. Through abstraction and neo-expressionism, he evokes an emotional response while commenting on repeated histories, contemporary politics, society, family, and fatherhood. He creates work free from elite academic ideals, theoretical constraints or critical expectations.
Since his first solo show with Froelick Gallery back in the summer of 2023, Andrew's career has not rested. He has since been featured at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art as part of the group show titled, A Greater Utah. He debuted his first Sante Fe show, Lifted Labor with form & concept gallery, and recently had a solo show at the new Material Art Gallery in Salt Lake City, UT. We are so proud to represent and share Andrew Alba's work with Portland and beyond.
