Larissa Lockshin b. 1992

Working on hand-dyed satin, Lockshin constructs scenes in which glints of light pierce through bowed grasses and elongated botanical forms, their contours warped as if caught in a passing surge of weather. The compositions appear to tilt, shimmer, and reorient depending on the viewer’s position and the natural fall of light. The effect is a visual oscillation, an insistence that the image resists settling.

Lockshin’s process underscores this interplay of intention and contingency. Every component of the work, from surface and pigment to the frame, is made by hand. Satin is stretched over canvas and dyed with pigments she mixes and tests herself, establishing a mutable ground that retains the memory of its making. Onto this surface she applies soft pastel and oil pastel directly with her hands, allowing forms to emerge through pressure, drag, and dispersion. Once a composition is complete, Lockshin hand-builds each frame, extending the work’s material logic outward into its perimeter.

Larissa Lockshin (b. 1992, Toronto, Canada; lives and works in Queens, NY) received her BFA in Painting from Parsons School of Design. She recently completed a 2025 Artist Residency with Ace Hotel Brooklyn, culminating in the solo exhibition Strawberries and Other Secrets. Recent solo presentations include Maya Frodeman Gallery, Jackson Hole (2024); Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona (2024); Europa Gallery, New York (2023); and Cob Gallery, London (2023). Her work has been featured in exhibitions at James Cohan Gallery, New York; Arsenal Contemporary, New York; Tyler Park Presents, Los Angeles; and Cob Gallery, Seoul, among others. Lockshin’s work is held in the TD Bank Art Collection and the RBC Art Collection.