Artist Gabriele Bitter Featured at The Finer Arts Gallery

Empowering Women Through Color, Canvas, and Courage

Artist Gabriele Bitter wants women with alopecia and thinning hair to know they are beautiful, empowered, talented, and fully capable.

Now on view at The Finer Arts Gallery in Cave Creek, Arizona, Bitter’s latest works from her Women Series are featured in a summer-long exhibition. The gallery will exhibit her work from June through September 2025, showcasing powerful, expressive paintings that celebrate the identity, resilience, and individuality of women.

A Passion for Painting in the Moment

Originally from Germany, Bitter’s creative journey began in childhood with a love for drawing. Music, dance, and the visual arts were always a part of her life, but it wasn’t until moving to the United States in 1998 that she began formal training and pursued painting more seriously. Over the years, her work has evolved from traditional realism to bold, abstract compositions.

“My works have a distinctive look with many strong colors and textures. Many of my compositions are anchored in geometric shapes and lines, creating both balance and tension,” she explains.

The Women Series: A Response to Alopecia

The Women Series began when Bitter noticed her own hair starting to thin — a deeply personal turning point that inspired her to create art that challenges traditional ideas of beauty.

“I know how important hair is to women, and I wanted to make people aware of it,” she said.

An estimated 700,000 Americans live with some form of alopecia, and as public figures like Jada Pinkett Smith and Viola Davis began to speak openly about their experiences, Bitter saw an opportunity to offer support and spark conversation through her work.

“I thought, ‘What else can I do?’ I wanted to make the women in my paintings powerful. So I started painting red hair, blue hair — I began having fun with color.”

Bold Movement, Deep Emotion

Bitter’s approach is spontaneous and intuitive. She finds joy in painting the human form, especially hands and arms, and allows the brush — and her body — to move freely across the canvas.

“I get lost in it, like people do when they garden,” she said. “I don’t like to be distracted, so I leave my phone behind and just listen to music — anything from classical to Adele.”

She prefers working on large canvases that allow full-body movement, emphasizing her emotional connection to the work. Her creative process often includes layering, experimentation, and risk-taking.

“Sometimes the painting tells me what it wants,” she said. “People don’t realize how difficult it is to communicate through abstract art. Color speaks in different languages.”

Beyond Painting

Now based in Wickenburg, Arizona, Bitter continues to expand her artistic practice by exploring encaustic painting and printmaking using both modern and traditional techniques.

“My painting journey has taught me that life cannot be controlled — only experienced,” she said.“Life can be so complicated, but art can open your heart and touch your soul.”

See Her Work This Summer

Gabriele Bitter’s Women Series will be on display at:

The Finer Arts GalleryCave Creek, Arizona🗓

June through September 2025

www.thefinerartsgallery.com

480-488-2923

Free admission

Visitors will enjoy an inspiring collection of original artwork by local and regional artists, including paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry, and more.