About
Kurt Giehl is an emerging artist residing in East Hampton, New York. Giehl creates subtly abstracted seascapes primarily in oil. After 23 years on Wall Street, Giehl decided to leave his financial career and pursue his passion for art full time. He and his husband relocated from Manhattan to East Hampton in pursuit of this goal.
Avid fisherman, Giehl and his husband spend much of their time on the waters across the South and North Forks of Long Island. His seascape paintings are all inspired from the numerous fishing trips in local waters. Like so many other artists, Giehl was drawn to the Hamptons for the amazing light and natural beauty. His seascape paintings highlight the subtleness of horizon – where air meets land meets water. Each painting is orchestrated to not only capture the physical beauty of the east end, but to also capture a state of mind, atmosphere and aura of the images captured on these fishing trips.
Drawing from his professional career on Wall Street, Giehl’s work is heavily influenced by the bold, direct and precise nature of his former career. His work is an adventurous combination of hue and construction. Breaking from what made him successful in banking, Giehl approaches each painting as a dynamic puzzle that unfolds itself over the creative process. Primarily self-taught, Giehl is currently studying with Janet Jennings who inspires him to explore new techniques and appreciation of the masters in his evolution as an artist.
Selected Exhibitions:
Fall 2016 - Elizabeth Dow Home, East Hampton NY
March 2017 - Ashawagh Hall East Hampton - Art Alliance of East Hampton Member's Show 3/18 - 3/26
May 26 - 28, 2017 - Montauk Artist Association Show on the Green
June 23 - 25, 2017 - "Forces of Nature" - Ashawagh Hall East Hampton - Group Show
August 4 - 20, 2017 - 50th Annual Artists of the Springs Invitational
Summer 2017 - Destination Haus, Amagansett NY
May 2018 - Solo Exhibition, Exhibit A Gallery, Los Angeles CA
August 2018 - 51st Annual Artists of the Springs Invitational
August 2018 - Three Roads, Three Artists, East Hampton NY
Summer/Fall 2018 - William Ris Gallery, Jamesport NY
January 2018 - “The Cloud” Kathryn Markel Gallery, Bridgehampton NY
Spring 2019 - The Loft @ Lululemon, East Hampton, NY
Summer 2019 - Atlantic, Nantucket
August 2019 - Three Roads, Three Artists, East Hampton NY
August 2020 - 53rd Annual Artists of the Springs Invitational
Summer 2020 - Solo Show, Rejuvenation, East Hampton NY
October 2020 - Hamptons Artists - The Current Wave, East Hampton NY
April 2021, Guild Hall - Member Show
June 2021 - William Ris Gallery - “Working in Synchrony”, Jampesport NY
June 2021 - FolioEast - “Edge of Summer”, East Hampton
August 2021 - Arts and Archives, East Hampton
March 2022 - Solo Exhibit, Tampa, Florida
August 2022 - ART + House, Amagansett, NY
October 2022 - ART + Jewels, Carelle, East Hampton, NY
October 2022 - Arts & Archives, East Hampton, NY
July 2023 - KBH Fine Art Group Show, East Hampton, NUY
Summer 2023 - Modus Gallery, Paris, France