Los Angeles–based painter Lanise Howard’s portraiture combines her interest in the digital space with her desire to depict Black bodies and paint often untold stories. “In my experience as an African American woman, I find myself thinking of an alternative to that experience, one rooted in the necessity to rewrite history,” she wrote in her artist statement.“
The idea of change then becomes an element of the work, enacted through the dreamed space. My work often presents hypotheses and tries to offer possible answers, through engagement and inquiry.” Raised between Southern California and New York, Howard explores issues of censorship and assimilation. Subverted and lost histories converge in her portraits, where she depicts Black subjects in often surreal settings. In 2019, Howard was the recipient of the Women’s Painters West Award. - SOURCE
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