Gloria Green’s Stories, Lessons & Insights

We recently had the chance to connect with Gloria Green and have shared our conversation below.

Gloria, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Creating art does that for me. When I’m in the flow, experimenting with color, texture, and space, I lose track of time. It’s a meditative space where I can let go of stress and reconnect with myself. I also find myself again in small moments of mindfulness, especially in how I try to move through life: responding rather than reacting, staying present, and showing up .

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hello, my name is Gloria Green I’m an abstract artist and a clinical dietitian working full time in pediatric oncology. I support children with cancer and their families through nutrition care, a role that’s both challenging and deeply meaningful, and one that has shaped how I see the world and how I create.

My art is expressive and intuitive, grounded in emotion rather than form. I work primarily in mixed media, acrylic paint, oil sticks charcoal using layers, markings, and textures to explore themes like resilience, vulnerability, and presence. Art is my way of processing, grounding, and expressing what can’t always be said out loud. Right now, I’m working on a series that explores themes like resilience, and stillness, My art is where silence turns into texture, and emotion leaves its mark, layer by layer, gesture by gesture

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My late mother. She believed in me long before I believed in myself. She was proud of my creativity and always encouraged me to keep going with my art, even when I doubted it had value. She loved the arts and had a deep appreciation for beauty, honesty, and passion, and that absolutely rubbed off on me.

She saw something in me that I hadn’t yet discovered, and she kept reminding me of it, gently but persistently. I still hear her voice, especially when I’m in the studio. She had a way of pushing me, ovingly but firmly, to keep showing up, to stay true to myself, and to keep creating with heart.

When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I wouldn’t call it power exactly, but I stopped holding my pain inside and began channeling it through my art and music. Creating became a way to process and release those emotions in a healthy way.

The marks I make and the music I play carry that energy, transforming it into something tangible and real. The pain doesn’t disappear, but it shifts, becoming part of my creative voice and what drives me forward.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. Is the public version of you the real you?
For the most part, yes. I think everyone has a bit of a “public” version of themselves, I think everyone has a little “filter” or side they keep private, some layers aren’t for everyone. But I try to be as authentic as I can there’s always some part we keep private or guarded. But I try to be real in how I show up. I’m not pretending to be someone else. What you see is generally who I am, even if there are parts I keep to myself.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. When do you feel most at peace?
Peace doesn’t come often or easily, it’s more like brief breaths between the chaos; But when I’m creating art or playing the piano, time seems to slow down, and I can quiet the noise around me. In those moments, even if just for a little while, I feel grounded. When I’m lost in my art the world softens and time slows. In those moments, I feel quietly rooted, as if I’m touching something deeper within myself. It’s not perfect peace, but it’s a calm that carries me through the storm.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.glogreengallery.com
• Instagram: gloria_green_art

Image Credits
Laura Bombier took picture of me