Adrianne Lobel presents large, dramatic and colorful paintings of eighteen-wheelers in On the Wall. In the space, the artist installs three 7 x 5 foot paintings side by side of semi-truck grilles, a sight you might only see if standing directly in front of one of these monstrous vehicles. She finds beauty in places and things that might usually go unnoticed. Lobel states, “The unbeautiful is as singular to life as anything commonly recognized as beautiful or meaningful. I try to transform these subjects into something that everyone can appreciate.”

Adrianne Lobel, raised in Brooklyn, is a painter, scenic designer, and producer for theater, opera, and dance. She studied at the Brooklyn Museum’s art school and later earned an MFA from the Yale Drama School. She has designed sets for many Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theater productions, including On The Town, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Nixon in China at the Metropolitan Opera. Lobel received an Obie Award for Scenic Design for her contributions to All Night Long and The Vampires, and a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design for On the Town.