ANNIE LAPIN b. 1978
Annie Lapin’s paintings reside in a world of multiplicities; digital histories and analog mark making come together to form trompe l’oeil spaces that abide neither to the rules of the virtual nor to the physical. Seemingly representational and highly rendered imagery such as forests or figures merge jarringly with the abstract. Pulling from an array of art historical and cultural references, Lapin uses a chimeric vocabulary to investigate how the image of a painting comes to be; a process that occurs simultaneously in the back of the mind through memory, and in the front of the mind through the experience of seeing. The result is a destabilizing and nonhierarchical viewing space – the disorientation of the viewer and the sensation of a shifting ground give testament to the artist’s interest in perception and cognition through painting material.
Annie Lapin (b. 1978, Washington, D.C.) received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007, her Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004, and her BA from Yale University in 2001. Lapin lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo exhibitions include Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; Honor Fraser, Los Angeles; Josh Lilley, London; Annarumma Gallery, Naples; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; Yautepec Gallery, Mexico City; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara.
Lapin’s work is included in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; and Zabludowicz Collection, London.
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ANNIE LAPINNight Opening, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas34 x 42 inches
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ANNIE LAPINTonic, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen36 x 26 inches
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ANNIE LAPINSwamp, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen32 x 35 inches
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ANNIE LAPINThe Throughs, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen52 x 42 inches
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ANNIE LAPINRelaxed Land Portrait, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen23 x 18 inches
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ANNIE LAPINThe Yearn, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen42 x 34 inches
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ANNIE LAPINEvent, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen50 x 82 inches
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Annie LapinEncounter Counter, 2019Oil, acrylic, and charcoal on canvas72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinCatnose Emergent (heap 6), 2019Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and enamel spray paint72 x 96 inches
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ANNIE LAPINTo Sit And Think, 2018Oil, acrylic, charcoal, flocking and vinyl paint on linen36 x 20 x 3 inches
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Annie LapinHalving Having (StepScape 4), 2019Oil, vinyl and acrylic paint and oil stick on linen52 x 42 inches
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Annie LapinInter Reaction (StepScape 2), 2019Oil, acrylic and vinyl paint on linen52 x 42 inches
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Annie LapinHi Wind (StepScape 3), 2019Oil, vinyl and acrylic paint and oil stick on linen52 x 42 inches
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Annie Lapina dance in the future, 2019Oil, acrylic and flocking on linen23 x 18 inches
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Annie LapinHigh Place Phenom (stepscape 1), 2019Flashe paint, acrylic, oil, enamel spray paint and charcoal on linen49 x 38 inches
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Annie LapinWolf, Garden, Subduction (heap 2), 2019Oil, acrylic, charcoal, mica, and enamel spray paint72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinPicket Blanknic (heap 3), 2019Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and mica72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinThe Clamor to Get Inside and Outside, 2018Oil, vinyl paint, acrylic, charcoal and mica on linen72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinStop Calling, 2018Oil, acrylic, charcoal and vinyl paint on linen36 x 26 inches
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Annie LapinThree Versions Play, 2018Oil and vinyl paint, charcoal, flocking and acrylic on linen52 x 42 inches
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Annie LapinVarious Arrangements In Space of Space 2, 2018Oil, acrylic, apray-paint, charcoal, Cel-Vinyl, and polyester flocking on linen30 x 26 inches
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Annie Lapin. Strange Little Beast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2019
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Annie Lapin. Strange Little Beast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2019
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Annie Lapin. Strange Little Beast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2019
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Hold on Tight
11 Jul - 22 Aug 2020Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to present Hold on Tight, an exhibition of works by Annie Lapin, Mark McKnight, Naudline Pierre, Fay Ray, Michael Stamm, Cammie Staros, Summer Wheat and Wendy White. Our current moment is filled with uncertainty. Much of our daily life is now encompassed by a sense of...Read more -
Annie Lapin
Strange Little Beast 9 Nov - 21 Dec 2019Annie Lapin’s paintings call attention to the human desire for meaning making–our effort to create order out of chaos. In Strange Little Beast, Lapin’s paintings use her interest in art history, perception, and the materiality of painting itself to examine the role of digital technology and narrative building in our contemporary moment.Read more -
The Procession
Shulamit Nazarian at Vacation, NY 11 - 27 Oct 2019Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles is pleased to present The Procession, a group exhibition on view at the gallery time-share VACATION in New York’s Lower East Side. This will be Shulamit Nazarian’s first pop-up presentation in New York City. The exhibition features new and recent works by gallery artists Trenton Doyle...Read more
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Art&Antiques: Annie Lapin; The Eye of the Beholder
John Dorfman, Art & Antiques, November 1, 2020 -
Hyperallergic: Finding Crystalline Clarity in the Seemingly Chaotic
Daniel Gerwin, Hyperallergic, December 10, 2019 -
pasture and painting: annie lapin's strange little beast
Sydney Walters, art & cake, November 30, 2019 -
la weekly: meet an artist monday - annie lapin
LA WEEKLY, April 14, 2019 -
Los Angeles Times: Annie Lapin's 'Various Peep Shows' a whirlwind of imagination
David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2014 -
Los Angeles Times: Annie Lapin at Honor Fraser
Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, January 1, 2013