Annie Lapin b. 1978
Annie Lapin’s paintings reside in a world of multiplicities; digital histories and analog mark making come together to form landscapes that abide neither to the rules of the virtual nor to the physical. Initiating each painting with generous pours of paint and liquid graphite, Lapin’s abstract marks become the armature around which pictorial space is built. Punched with trompe l’oeil forms, photographic blur, and references to the sublime imagery of Western landscape painting and photography, the polyvalent scenes conjure a sense of mystery and fervor.
Seemingly representational and highly rendered imagery such as forests or figures merge jarringly with the abstract. An abstract form will quickly become part of a body or the extension of land. Polychromatic skyscapes—sourced both from the artist’s photo archive and visual media online—are rendered with hyper-realistic detail, while figures are consumed into epic environments that emerge from color fields. These various references coalesce into a fractured yet coherent depiction of our world, creating an experience akin to our own perception: one that is littered with conflicting information that must logically connect. Lapin shares, “I imagine painting not as a representation of a place or thing, but rather an image of our longing to understand our world, which builds on and defines itself over time, like the contours of our historical narratives and myths."
Annie Lapin (b. 1978, Washington, D.C.; Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA) received her Master of Fine Arts 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 Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 2001. Select solo exhibitions include Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; Josh Lilley, London, England; Annarumma Gallery, Naples, Italy; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; Honor Fraser, Los Angeles, CA; Yautepec Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, CA. Group exhibitions include the USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT; Hilger Contemporary, Vienna, Austria; Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy; Sargent’s Daughters, New York, NY; LA Louver, Los Angeles, CA; and the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY.
Lapin is the recipient of the Falk Visiting Artist Award at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, NC and she has been awarded residencies at Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO; Grand Arts, Kansas, MO; Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, Ireland; and Chautauqua Institute, New York, NY. Her work has been featured in Art in America, Modern Painters, Los Angeles Times, Harper’s Magazine, Art and Antiquities, Artnews, Hyperallergic, Artsy, and New American Paintings.
Annie Lapin’s work is included in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; The Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach, CA; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA; Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL; Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC; and Zabludowicz Collection, London, England.
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Annie LapinFlashlit CTP (compressed through-portrait), 2022Acrylic and oil and oil stick on linen82 x 78 in
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Annie LapinVeil and Seers, 2022Acrylic and oil and oil stick on linen82 x 96 in
208.3 x 243.8 cm -
Annie LapinMetamorph1 (heap 6), 2021Oil and acrylic on linen71 x 58 inches
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Annie LapinPose (States of Water), 2022Acrylic, oil and oil stick on linen72 x 59 in
182.9 x 149.9 cm -
Annie LapinTight Tied Tide, 2022Acrylic and oil and oil stick on linen46 x 78 in
116.8 x 198.1 cm -
Annie LapinDebate In and of the Distance, 2022Oil, acrylic and oil stick on linen57 x 44 in
144.8 x 111.8 cm -
Annie LapinHuntings, 2022Acrylic and oil on canvas40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm -
Annie LapinTime Lap (heap 12), 2022Acrylic, Oil Paint and Oil Stick on Linen50 x 82 in
127 x 208.3 cm -
Annie LapinLight Folding, 2022Acrylic and oil stick on linen57 x 44 in
144.8 x 111.8 cm -
Annie LapinWeather Posture , 2022Acrylic on Yupo42 x 28 in (framed)
106.7 x 71.1 cm -
Annie LapinTemporal Postures, 2022Acrylic on Yupo42 x 28 in (framed)
106.7 x 71.1 cm -
Annie LapinVO, 2022Acrylic on Yupo42 x 28 in (framed)
106.7 x 71.1 cm -
Annie LapinThe/A Shifting Hollows (heap 7), 2021Oil and acrylic on linen78 x 90 inches
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Annie LapinThe Throughs, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas52 x 42 inches
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Annie LapinSwamp, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen32 x 35 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 LapinTo Sit and Think, 2018Oil, acrylic, charcoal, flocking and vinyl paint on linen30 x 26 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 LapinPicket Blanknic (heap 3), 2019Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and mica72 x 96 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 LapinCatnose Emergent (heap 6), 2019Oil, acrylic, charcoal, and enamel spray paint72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinEncounter Counter (heap 4), 2019Oil, acrylic, and charcoal72 x 96 inches
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Annie LapinVarious Light Cones, 2021Oil and acrylic on linen50 x 64 inches
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Annie LapinEvent, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen50 x 82 inches
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Annie LapinStop Calling, 2018Oil, acrylic, charcoal and vinyl paint on linen30 x 26 x 3 inches
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Annie LapinThe Yearn, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen42 x 34 inches
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Annie LapinTonic, 2020Oil and acrylic on linen36 x 26 inches
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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Annie Lapin. Contours of the Vast, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2022
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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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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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Annie Lapin
Contours of the Vast 12 Nov - 17 Dec 2022Through December 17 Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to present Contours of the Vast, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Annie Lapin. This will be the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from November 12 through December 17. This presentation will span both exhibition...Read more -
10 Years
9 Jul - 27 Aug 2022Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles is pleased to present 10 YEARS, a special group exhibition celebrating this milestone anniversary for the gallery. To mark the anniversary, founder Shula Nazarian and co-owner Seth Curcio have selected works by more than twenty artists from the gallery’s program. The exhibition will be on view...Read more -
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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NADA New York
Dickon Drury, Daniel Gordon, Annie Lapin, Charles Snowden, Wendy White 18 - 21 May 2023For NADA New York 2023, Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to present new works by Los Angeles-based artists Annie Lapin and Charles Snowden, London-based artist Dickon...Read more -
The Armory Show – Presents
Annie Lapin 9 - 12 Sep 2021Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to debut a solo presentation of new paintings on linen and framed paintings on Yupo paper by Los Angeles-based Annie Lapin....Read more -
Art Basel OVR: Miami Beach
Annie Lapin, Naudline Pierre, and Naama Tsabar 2 - 6 Dec 2020For Art Basel Miami Beach 2020, Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to present new works by Los Angeles based artist, Annie Lapin and New York based...Read more -
UNTITLED ART ONLINE
Amir H. Fallah, Wendell Gladstone, Annie Lapin, Michael Stamm, Cammie Staros, and Summer Wheat 31 Jul - 2 Aug 2020Register to attend at UNTITLED, ART Online Booth C9 July 31–August 2, 2020 Preview: Thursday, July 30, 8am PST Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles...Read more
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Artnet: Emotional Landscapes and Eco-Surrealism: L.A. Art Insiders Ponder What Comes Next After the End of the Figuratio
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Art and Cake: Annie Lapin: Contours of the Vast at Shulamit Nazarian
Shana Nys Dambrot, Art and Cake, December 17, 2022 -
Visual Art Source eNewsletter: Annie Lapin, “Contours of the Vast”
David S. Rubin, Visual Art Source eNewsletter, December 10, 2022 -
Artforum Must See: "Annie Lapin: Contours of the Vast"
Editors, Artforum, November 11, 2022 -
Variable West: Cliff Notes, Southern California Picks — Annie Lapin: Contours of the Vast
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Artsy: 22 Artists to Discover at New York’s September Fairs
Casey Lesser, Artsy, September 8, 2021 -
Spinelli Kilcollin: Annie Lapin, Actualizing the Otherworldly
Donasia Tillery, Spinelli Kilcollin, May 21, 2021 -
Artsy: Trends to watch in 2021: return to nature
Artsy, January 6, 2021 -
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
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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