Nichole Gronvold Roller: Days folded

EXHIBITION DATES: May 26 – june 20, 2026

RECEPTION: Thursday, may 28, 5 - 8 pm

*Beneath the Palms,* 2026, Oil and acrylic canvas, 63 x 53 inches

*Refuge,* 2026, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 63 x 53 inches

The Painting Center is pleased to present Days Folded, a solo exhibition by Nichole Gronvold Roller in the Project Room. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, May 26th, and remains on view through Saturday, June 20, 2026. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 28th, 2026, from 5 to 8 pm.

Days Folded is a recent series of paintings by Gronvold Roller that responds to the discord between the beauty and tedium of daily routines. Moving through familiar spaces, the artist selects snippets of layered observations. Depicting shifting light, patterned wallpaper, and how textiles soften a room's hard edges, Gronvold Roller reflects on the complexities of one's impressions of lived-in spaces. Mindful of how the body navigates the constrictions and expansions of a home, the bending and folding of planes guide through these implied physical movements, just as memory condenses and unfolds our sense of home.

Blending geometric abstraction with organic motifs, these works weave together hard-edge geometric abstraction and reference to the Pattern and Decoration movement, celebrating the plurality of these traditions. Born in the 1970s, the artist's earliest visual language was shaped by the bold patterns and vibrant colors of the era's interior design. The shaped canvases reflect the influence of designers such as William Morris, David Hicks, Marimekko, and Orla Kiely, as well as the history of wallpaper and the House of Hackney collections. Interpreting fragments of domestic architecture, Days Folded focuses on the intersection of design and retrospection of the places we inhabit.

Nichole Gronvold Roller is a painter based in Illinois whose works encompass pattern, geometry, and the visual language of residential architecture. She holds a BFA in Art Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead, an MA in Art Education from Boston University, and an MFA in Painting from Bradley University. Gronvold Roller has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Dubuque Museum of Art (IA), Spartanburg Art Museum (SC), Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (WI), Buckham Gallery (MI), Rockport Center for the Arts (TX), and upcoming BoxHeart Gallery (PA). Recent residencies include the Mudhouse Artist Residency (Greece), Everwood Farmstead Foundation Artist Retreat (WI), and Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency (France). In addition to her studio practice, Gronvold Roller is an art educator and a writer for the Inland Art column with Community Word (IL). She is represented by BoxHeart Gallery (PA), Gilded Pear Gallery (IA), J. Nunez Gallery (NJ), and Banz Studios (OH).

In addition to her studio practice, Gronvold Roller is an art educator and a writer for the Inland Art column with Community Word (IL). She is represented by BoxHeart Gallery (PA), Gilded Pear Gallery (IA), J. Nunez Gallery (NJ), and Banz Studios (OH).

For more information on the artist, visit:www.nicholesgallery.com and @gronvold_roller.