Grace Rusch (b. 1989, Minnesota, USA) is an artist based in The Netherlands. Inspired by abstract expressionism, her paintings explore the colors and textures of the natural world responsible for the sense of awe and grounded-ness we experience from spending time outdoors.

Since 2022, Grace has lived and worked in The Netherlands.

Day builds vast inventories of painted forms that are taken apart, rearranged, and sewn back together in a concert of opposing forces and color fields. This counter-productive process embraces our limited control over chaos, and draws the viewer in through rhyming lyrical gestures and harmonizing fields of pigment.

Her paintings, both in form and in color, are meant to challenge our expectations of the everyday experience and encourage the viewer to meditate on their own personal histories. How does the sound of a grating branch in the wind translate to an errant mark? How does a vibrating, painted wash capture raking light in the moments before sunset? This exploration seeks to push boundaries, evoking contemplation on the dynamic relationship between the tangible and the abstract.