Aaronel Deroy Gruber

Aaronel deRoy Gruber (July 10, 1918 – July 6, 2011) was an American painter, sculptor, photographer and artist. Her works are included in several museum collections and over her career her work was a part of both solo and group exhibitions including a retrospective exhibition at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in 2013. In 2000 she cofounded the Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation with her husband Irving.

Early life Aaronel deRoy Gruber was born on July 10, 1918, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father was a dentist who oversaw fourteen dental offices. He died when she was fifteen. Her mother was a seamstress. She is a graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1940 and became involved in the Abstract Expressionist movement. In 1998 her photographs were exhibited at the Columbus Museum of Art in a solo exhibition entitled The Urban Landscape Transformed, that featured wide-angle photography of cityscapes. In 2000, Donald Miller released a book on her career entitled Aaronel: The Art of Aaronel DeRoy Gruber. For one of her last exhibitions, she partnered with artist Deanna Mance to create pieces for the 2010 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Centennial Exhibition. and after her death her work has continued to be exhibited in art exhibitions, including those on the history of Pennsylvania.

In 2013 her work was the subject of a career exhibition at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art entitled Aaronel deRoy Gruber: Art(ist) in Motion. Her work is included in museums including the Frick Museum in New York City, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution,

Personal life Aaronel deRoy Gruber died on July 6, 2011. Her husband, Irving, was owner of American Forge & Manufacturing, and died two years after her. They had three children: Jon,