Bay Area artist uses texture and color to tell stories

From across the room, a painting by Bibby Gignilliat might first catch your attention through its color, movement, and scale. Step closer, however, and another world begins to emerge. Layers reveal fragments and marks, textures resemble weathered walls, and subtle details that were nearly invisible from a distance begin to tell their own story.

That sense of discovery is at the heart of Gignilliat’s work—and the artistic career she has spent the past decade building.

Gignilliat began painting in 2015 while she was still running another business. What initially existed alongside her professional life quickly grew into something she knew deserved her full attention.

By 2017, she was ready to make the leap…

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