“Habitat” – Thelma Gella
Mon-Thu: 10 AM – 7PM
Fri-Sun: 10 AM – 4PM
Artist Statement:
Thelma Sigurhansdottir, also known as Thelma Gella, grew up in Iceland, surrounded by vast, untouched landscapes that profoundly influenced her artistic practice. Her work questions the world as we perceive it and considers what exists beyond our immediate reality. By exploring the interplay of space and abstract ideas, she weaves visual narratives that challenge our understanding of existence and our place within it.
Thelma’s art delves into the duality of modern life; the intersection of the mundane and the extraordinary. Her work seeks to blur the boundaries between the tangible and the imagined, revealing moments where surfaces slip and untold stories emerge. Through her exploration of space and form, she captures the connections and tensions of modern existence.
Ultimately, Thelma fosters a dialogue about the unseen layers of our world, transforming the ordinary into something profound and inviting viewers to reflect on the hidden mysteries within the everyday.
Artist Bio:
Thelma Sigurhansdottir is a visual artist whose work explores the dualities of contemporary life. She spent a year in Denmark studying at Krabbesholm Højskole, where she broadened her creative language through intensive studio practice and experimentation.
In 2022, she moved to New York to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the City College of New York, immersing herself in a vibrant urban environment that reshaped her artistic perspective. Alongside her studies, she interned as a social media manager for an art advisor and later as a sculpture assistant for a Brooklyn-based artist.
Her work has been exhibited internationally in New York, Iceland, and Denmark, and she has created several large-scale public murals in Kópavogur that engage viewers through bold, thought-provoking imagery. In recent Manhattan exhibitions, she explores the dialogue between her Nordic roots and New York’s urban energy.
Through poetic symbolism and a sculptural sense of form, Thelma’s practice reveals the hidden layers of the everyday, inviting reflection on the unseen.
