Continuing the Art of Play
April 1, 2026

Artist: Ida Kohlmeyer


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Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer became one of the most prominent abstract artists in the South. Influenced by her study with Hans Hofmann and fellow abstractionist Mark Rothko, she changed her style from representation to abstraction including the blurring of bands of color into large geometric shapes. In the 1970s, she developed a distinctive style using personalized symbols or hieroglyphs. Her work includes paintings utilizing grids and abstract sculpture in a variety of materials from Styrofoam to steel. 

Jerald Melberg Gallery


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Installations


Paintings

Eight Pointed Star, 2025

Pasture, 2025

Quilt Study, 2025

Window, 2025

Quilt-like, 2025

City Blocks 2021 | acrylic and oil pastel on canvas

Happy from Here, 2021

Sunday Evening, 2021

Archway, 2022

Maps, 2022

Vernal, 2023

Crayon Box, 2022

Opening Movement, 2023

In My Seasons, 2023


Murals


 

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