A year and a half after her sell-out exhibition of 2006, Devorah Jacoby returns to the gallery with a powerful new group of paintings.  Entitled Geography, the exhibitiontakes the viewer to places both real and in the imagination with bits of maps and clues to help us find our bearings.  Jacoby dances skillfully in these painterly works between detailed imagery and abstraction, presenting to us her own vision of the joys and pitfalls lurking in the corners of every day existence.

There is an ambiguity between flying and falling, fearlessness and fright which resonates to the heart of modern day life. In one painting, people are boarding a big plane with loved ones looking on, surely a sight that strikes home in a post-9/11 world.  Two children circle a single chair, as in Musical Chairs, waiting for the music to stop when one will win and one will lose.  But even with the foreboding shadows, there is a charm and beauty to these works that is the hallmark of Jacoby’s painting.   Jacoby is not uncheerful, even as she looks unflinchingly into the complex world we inhabit.

Devorah Jacoby, is an abstract / figurative painter. Her sources of inspiration are her own life experiences, nature, and the objects of everyday life that surround her. Color, texture, and patterns also fascinate her and are a characteristic theme that is frequently present in her work.

Ms. Jacoby feels that painting has enabled her to reflect upon her environment with a sensitive perspective, and uses the oil paint's richfullness, versatility,and body to help her with her vision. Before exploring art, Ms. Jacoby worked for many years as a licensed psychotherapist. She now uses this strong psychological background as a foundation for her art.