I’m interested in the real and metaphorical surfaces behind, beyond, beneath, and surrounding what we think of as a painting object. Through the languages of representation, specifically the slippery space of realism or naturalism, I seek to address the histories those languages manifest. The objects depicted in my paintings exist as both precious artifacts in loaded spaces and meaningless commodities in generic environments. Likewise, my installations explore the room as both a painting space and as a container for paintings. In both bodies of work, I’m interested in how the images themselves and the space in which they reside acts as carriers of meaning.
Education
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA, 2017
The School of Representational Art, Chicago, 2011-2012
Atelier course of study in drawing/painting
Houghton College, NY: B.A. in Art and Writing, 2007
Memberships
AUTOMAT Gallery Collective, Philadelphia
Residencies
Summer 2016, Scholarship Awardee, Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua NY
Awards
Eagles and Angels Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Horseman Purchase Prize
Collections
John and Susan Horseman Collection, St. Louis, MO
Publications
mari.elaine.lamp@gmail.com
