Wavelengths: deRoy Gruber – Filkosky – Fuller – Haskell

In the mid-to-late twentieth century, artists working with geometrical abstraction often drew upon the standardized patterns and processes of industrial manufacturing. 

The four artists in this exhibition – Aaronel deRoy Gruber (1918-2011), Josefa Filkosky (1933-1999), Sue Fuller (1914-2006), and Jane Haskell (1923-2013) – were all connected to Pittsburgh’s modernist scene and turned to this region’s resources for inspiration and expertise. 

Their creative processes made the forms of the factory their own. The bold compositions in this exhibition seem to swoop, swell, and radiate, propelled into space by a sense of dynamic motion and energy. 

This exhibition includes works from the UAG permanent collection and loans from the Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation, Seton Hall University, the O’Brien Art Foundation, the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA), and local private collections.  

Curated by Brittany Reilly and Alex J. Taylor with the support of undergraduate and graduate student researchers. 

Presented by the University Art Gallery with generous support from the Marstine Family Foundation.