About

At the threshold of our anatomy my work explores the relationship of body and psyche by combining figurative realism, symbolic objects and intuitive abstraction. These collected elements are visual metaphors for my experience of womanhood, motherhood, love, loss, self-preservation, panic, desire, and knowing. This work is diaristic, featuring myself, son, and partner. Through layers of color pencil I create translucent skin. The addition of gouache and encaustic then allows me to comb and massage sheens and dimensional shapes around my drawing, forming membranes and isolated objects which serve as expressions of the subject's emotional escapades. I render hands frequently, representing intention and action, also the mouth, tongue and teeth, location of expression and consumption. Through taste and touch, I experience intimacy and desire. This anatomy creates boundaries while also being an entry point. My work invites you to experience this same push pull of entering and observing from a distance.

JP Morrison Lans’ holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Her drawing “Mermaid” is in the permanent collection of the Bundaberg Regional Gallery, Queensland, Australia. She has been a resident artist with the School of Visual Arts, NY., Truro Art Center, MA., Rockland Woods, WA., The Vermont Studio Center and an inaugural member of NYC Crit Club’s Canopy Program. Morrison Lans is a member of the international collective Teleportal.Gallery and shows her work with Heron Arts, San Fransisco; M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa; and 19 Karen, Gold Coast, Australia. Morrison Lans’ has created immersive installations for the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Living Arts Center, and AHHA Art Center. She and her child can typically be found experimenting with encaustic and Lego, respectively, from their home studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma. JP is currently working towards her next solo exhibition opening in April with Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico.