Clare Grill: Ply

PLY

one of several layers, as of cloth, usually sewn or laminated together

layer, thickness, strand, sheet, leaf

one of the strands in a yarn

short for plywood

work with a tool, especially one requiring steady rhythmic movements

to twist together

use, wield, work, manipulate, handle

work steadily at one's business or trade

engage in, carry on, pursue, conduct, practice

provide someone with food or drink in a continuous or insistent way

- Clare Grill

Clare Grill (b. 1979, Chicago, IL) lives and works in Queens, NY. She received a MFA from Pratt and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Solo exhibitions include Reserve Ames, Los Angeles, CA; Soloway, Brooklyn, NY; and Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT. The artist has been included in notable exhibitions at the Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA; Artspace, New Haven, CT; and Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD. Her work has been discussed in Artforum, Modern Painters, the Brooklyn Rail, and Hyperallergic, among others. Ply featured a new suite of eight paintings, which were made during the artist's residency at Steep Rock Arts in Washington, CT.