Gina Keatley is an abstract expressionist whose work navigates the space between destruction and emergence through a refined monochrome palette punctuated by mandarin orange. Known for her tactile surfaces and minimalist aesthetic, Keatley approaches painting as a quiet excavation — layering, cracking, and dripping to reveal rather than conceal.
She is the founder of Bushwick Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, a contemporary art space that champions bold, material-driven practices. Her signature series, Untamed Moderns, established her as a distinctive voice in contemporary abstraction, blending control and disruption with deliberate precision. Keatley’s paintings are held in private collections internationally and have been exhibited across the United States and abroad.
Her signature Rainfall Drip Technique, Halo Accents, and fine textural craquelure create a tactile language of imperfection — a visual meditation on balance, transformation, and the beauty of quiet fracture.
Currently Exhibiting in: Brooklyn, NY
Instagram: @untamedmoderns
Featured Series: The Linen Series (2025)
The Linen Series is a celebration of restraint, where simplicity reveals hidden depth and controlled imperfection transforms minimalism into profound beauty. Defined by muted whites, soft grays, and restrained bursts of mandarin orange, the collection embodies Keatley’s philosophy: complexity is often born from simplicity, and the fractures we seek to smooth away can become sites of elegance.
Using her signature techniques — Halo Accents, Rainfall Drips, and delicate craquelure — Keatley builds rhythmic, fragile surfaces that echo nature’s quiet transitions. Each painting explores balance between serenity and disruption, creating spaces where imperfection becomes its own language.
Featured Artwork at Bushwick Gallery
Title: Oyster Sheen
Year of Creation: 2025
Medium: Acrylic
Dimensions: 48 x 60 in
Edition Type: Unique, 1 of 1
Location: New York, NY, USA
Price: $6,800
Description
Oyster Sheen anchors the Linen Series with a luminous field of muted whites and soft grays, inspired by the inner shimmer of oyster shells. Delicate craquelure, organic Halo Accents, and rainfall drips animate the surface, creating an organic rhythm that oscillates between stillness and movement. Subtle bursts of mandarin orange offer warmth and contrast, inviting viewers to reflect on the elegance of imperfection and the beauty of quiet transformation.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Title: Fractured Beauty: The Elegance of Imperfection
Curated by: Veronica de Oliveira Castro
Theme: This exhibition challenges the concept of perfection by embracing dissonance, flaws, and irregularity, capturing the allure of the broken, the incomplete, and the chaotic.
Exhibition Dates: October 23 – October 30, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 23, 2025 / 6 PM – 8 PM
Private Showings & Events: Invite-only throughout the week