GAYLE MANDLE

GAYLE MANDLE

Gayle Wells Mandle remains influenced by the disparity between the haves and the have-nots in society. In Washington, DC in the late 1980’s she witnessed the growing homeless population, especially in juxtaposition with the limousine-driven legislators. Mandle’s Homeless Series developed into a solo exhibition at the Addison/Ripley Gallery. Wanting to delve more into socio-political painting, she earned her MFA in 1997 at RISD, commencing many solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. She continues to catalogue decisions based on power and persuasion, and her work has been particularly focused on the Iraq War. After moving to Doha, Qatar in 2008, Mandle curated an exhibition and symposium in 2010 for Leila Heller Gallery called “BEYOND THE WAR”. The purpose was to highlight the artwork of 7 important Iraqi artists now forced to live in the diaspora. One of the underlying themes of this exhibition was that the language of art has the ability to unite people of different cultural backgrounds, while the language of war only divides mankind. Mandle presently resides in Doha, Qatar, where she observes a country in rapid change and growth.

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