Ahead of the opening of Weathering, we visited Gina Geissinger in her studio to photograph the work and spend time with the paintings as they came together. Seeing the full body of work in one place made something immediately clear: this exhibition is incredibly cohesive. Each piece stands on its own, but together they feel intentional, connected, and consistent in both tone and palette.
Geissinger’s work explores memory, perception, and how experiences change over time. In Weathering, abstraction and transparent layers play a central role, allowing forms to surface and recede. Figures, objects, and environments feel familiar but slightly distorted—like memories that have softened or shifted with distance. Rather than telling a fixed story, the work leaves room for interpretation and personal connection.
Her process is intuitive and accumulative. Gina works loosely, manipulating the viscosity of paint to build layered washes before refining surfaces with organic, gestural brushstrokes. Preserving the physicality of paint is important to her practice; the surfaces remain active and honest, never overworked. Uncertainty is part of the process, embedded in the layers and revisions that shape each piece.
During our visit, Gina shared how specific influences surface throughout the body of work. While her late father continues to be an underlying personal influence in her practice, Weathering is not centered on a single narrative. One piece draws directly from the legacy of early women in tattooing, while others are built around everyday or sentimental objects she returns to often—forks, anatomical hearts, and keys. These recurring forms help anchor the work and contribute to a visual language that feels distinctly her own.
Color plays an essential role across the exhibition. Gina has developed a palette that carries from painting to painting, helping define the mood and rhythm of the show. This consistency creates a sense of flow throughout the space and reinforces how thoughtfully this body of work was developed.
For Weathering, Geissinger also expanded her material approach by creating handmade clay frames for select pieces. These frames are not decorative additions, but extensions of the work itself—echoing the themes of wear, touch, and time. Some paintings were created with the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op’s upstairs gallery space in mind, particularly in terms of scale and how the work might live in the space, while others were developed more independently. Together, they point toward an installation that will feel considered without being overly prescribed.
Weathering reflects a practice built through repetition, intuition, and trust in process. Visiting Gina’s studio ahead of the opening offered a clear look at how deliberately this body of work came together—quietly confident, cohesive, and deeply considered without feeling overstated.
Gina Geissinger is a Sacramento-based artist who earned her B.A. in Studio Art from Sacramento State University after completing her Associate’s Degree at Butte College. Her work has been exhibited throughout Northern California, including solo exhibitions such as Mold at WAL Public Market Gallery and Welcome Stranger in Sacramento. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Noche Oscura at Red Museum Gallery, the Verge Art Auction at Verge Center for the Arts, and juried and award exhibitions at Sacramento State University. Her work has been recognized with honors including the Verge Regional Artist Residency, the Frederick M. Peyser, Sr. Prize in Studio Art, Best in Show and Best Expression of Environmental and Social Justice awards, and an AIFS Study Abroad Ambassador Scholarship through the Florence Los Rios Art Study Abroad Program.