April Werle

@aprilwerle.com

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What if we were just our hands? Current — Montana Museum of Art & Culture Upcoming — solo Chase Gallery aprilwerle.com (she/her)

Painting of a light hand looking into mirror of a dark hand in motion lighting a candle that has recently blown out on the viewers side of the mirror
Painting of a dark black-and-white hand lighting a candle in front of a mirror, the flame of the candle is burning. In the mirror is a light black-and-white hand that is holding a burnt out match next to a blown out candle
Painting of a black and white hand with a cigarette sitting in an orange peacock chair, with palm leaves at the bottom of the chair, and a setting sun in the background
Painting of three hands standing on a balcony with sun and palm trees in the background. The center hand is larger than the other two and reaches down to touch smaller hand by its side. The two hands on the sides are split in half by shading—darker on one side and lighter on the other. To the left, a photo of a band split by gradient hangs on the wall
Close up image of painting of a black and white hand hovering over a blown out candle with a pinched motion. Two candles that are lit, flank the center candle
Image of small painting on stool drying. The painting features a hand that has recently pinched a candle wick with smoke visible above candle. Two candles flank the center candle, but are lit with intense flames
Side image from the right of two paintings in a window exhibition. The closest painting has two hands eating lumpia, rice, and salad
Image of April with a sticker mustache, posing in the camera’s flash in a dark public room
Painting of two hands sitting in a theater, the left hand points towards a light hand speaking into a microphone on stage, and the right hand is taut and seemingly distraught
Shot from below, looking up at artist sitting on a stool in studio in front of two surreal paintings
Painting of two hands standing in front of stove top with onions and meat in a pan. The lighter hand gestures at the darker hand, and the darker hand points into the pan
Cluttered corner of artist’s studio with large peacock chair, a painting in progress on the floor, and two finished paintings hanging on the walls.
Painting on white wall of two hands. A dark hand lays curled up on a bed, and a light hand leans over from off the bed to caress other hand. Behind the light hand is a window with palm trees and the ocean
Open magazine on feature of April Werle with a bio and artist statement on the left page and an image of an artwork on the right page
Gallery shot of two white arches, with paintings hanging on the wall behind within the carved out space. Painting on left of two hands in a car fighting, and the painting on the right has two hands eating together—one eating rice just in its hand, and the other with a fork
Sunlight outlining the side angle of artist who is painting with hand references in background
Corner of studio highlighting small painting in progress hanging on wall with a much larger painting beneath it to show scale difference
Artist’s hand touching painting in progress with two much larger hands
Painting of two hands and an open fridge. The darker hand gestures into fridge that is filled with Asian staples, the lighter hand comes into frame
Painting of 3 black and white hands eating rice together, with the center hand being fed by a larger hand
Artist in studio with feet resting on stool in frame, with painting in progress of hands centered in the background
April in her studio sitting center on backwards chair with work in progress in the background
Image of art studio with half unwrapped painting and supplies all over the floor
Painting of a dark hand and a light hand reaching to touch each other.