Flatland: Natalie Lanese

January 10 – February 11, 2012

Reception: Thursday, February 2, 5 - 8 pm

Artist Talk: Thursday, February 2, 11:30 am
Hardie Building, Room 201

Natalie Lanese, Legs, 2010, Collage and gouache on paper

Natalie Lanese, Roboclaw, 2010, Collage and colored pencil on paper

Natalie Lanese, The Who Building, 2010, Collage and colored pencil on paper

Natalie Lanese, Time to Move On, 2007, Collage and acrylic on canvas

Natalie Lanese, Untitled, 2011, Collage and gouache on paper

Natalie Lanese, Walking Machine, 2010, Collage and gouache on paper

Natalie Lanese, Niagara, 2012, Acrylic and collage on wall

Natalie Lanese, Niagara (detail), 2012, Acrylic and collage on wall

Natalie Lanese, Niagara (detail), 2012, Acrylic and collage on wall

Natalie Lanese, Niagara (detail), 2012, Acrylic and collage on wall

This January, Natalie Lanese will present small works on paper and a new mural in Flatland in the Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery at Montserrat College of Art. Lanese’s work combines collage and pop patterns to set up narratives that address, oftentimes humorously, the more serious realities of American culture. Painted and collaged directly on the gallery wall, the patterns transform into geometric landscapes in which the collaged elements create conceptual spaces and immediate psychological realities that confront ideas of image vs. reality, depth, and flatness.



Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Natalie Lanese received her Master's of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her Bachelor's degree at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and conducted post-graduate studies at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Lanese's work has been seen most recently at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA. Past exhibitions include the 2007 Scope International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland and in East Hampton, New York.