
Patricia Low Contemporary is delighted to present an exhibition in Gstaad of paintings by British artist Lily Lewis and ceramic sculptures by French artist Alice Gavalet. Though working in different media, the artists’ works are placed together in a lively conversation united by thematic and graphic elements. In both artists’ practices, vessels—whether vases, chalices, pitchers or urns—feature prominently in works that reference and play with the notion of the female body as receptacle.
In her paintings, self-taught multidisciplinary artist Lily Lewis combines landscapes with classical forms, whether vessels or female bodies. Vases covered in faint grid lines are overlaid with adumbrated female bodies that follow and are amplified by the curvature and volume of these vessels. Unapologetically feminine and fecund, Lewis’s joyful bodies both constitute the different shapes of the vessels in which they appear to be contained, but also, in their magnification according to the curves of those vessels, seem to be bursting from them at the same time.
Alice Gavalet works with glazed ceramic, creating painted sculptures that also function as everyday objects. Vaguely anthropomorphic and reminiscent, in places, of feminine forms, Gavalet’s vessels are covered in colourful patterns that call to mind tartan fabric but also a drawing grid. Through a playful process characterised by controlled spontaneity, Gavalet’s patterned and joyfully distorted pieces, which are hewn from large slabs of clay, evoke simplicity and abandon, form as well as function. In this way, the traditional vase is deformed, twisted, and transformed into a utilitarian sculpture.



Established in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2005, Patricia Low Contemporary is one of the main destinations for contemporary art in the famed Alpine resort. With 20 years of exhibition practice and having held around 100 shows in Gstaad (the shows in Geneva and St. Moritz outposts not included), Patricia Low has been central to putting it on the contemporary art map.
The focus is primarily on introducing the most prominent international artists to our audience, with an emphasis on the legacies of Neue Wilde, Contemporary German Painting, Young British Art, Contemporary Photography, Post-Feminism, and Pop as well as putting together historic exhibitions featuring works from the secondary market.
Patricia Low has built strong relationships with the international artists she represents or has invited to show in the Swiss Alps, among them established practitioners like Jonathan Meese, Katharina Sieverding, Herbert Brandl, Peter Halley and Gilbert & George as well as rising artists like Richard Kennedy, Anouk Lamm Anouk and Brian Rochefort.
On April 1st, 2023, Patricia Low Venezia has opened its doors on Canale Grande with a solo exhibition by L.A. based artist Amy Bessone.
Ideally situated in Dorsoduro, Venice’s museum quartier, the XVI century palazzo is adjacent to Ca Rezzonico and directly across Palazzo Grassi. Becoming part of the fabric of this city feels like a privilege to Patricia and opens a new chapter for her gallery.
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