Press Release - "Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers" by Tahnee Lonsdale
Tahnee Lonsdale
”Whipped”
Oil and aerosol on canvas
74.8 x 82.6 inches
190 x 210 cm
2019
pt.2: Oakland
Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers
Tahnee Lonsdale
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 15th, 2020, 12-10 p.m.
Artist Talk: Saturday, February 15th at 4pm
Showing Through: Friday, March 6th, 2020
info@part2gallery.com
1523b Webster St.
Oakland, CA 94612
The title of this show (Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers) comments on the legacy we’re left with by our parents and the gender watermarks familial experiences can leave on future relationships. The works are very autobiographical and trace a thread through my life, exploring the duality of the ambiguous roles occupied by a 21st century mother and artist.
pt. 2: Oakland is pleased to present Dad taught me to tie knots, mum, the names of flowers, a solo exhibition of paintings by Tahnee Lonsdale. Often beginning with photos of discarded furniture she’s encountered on the street, Lonsdale uses her brush to deconstruct and reshape the photographed images into anthropomorphic paintings of genderless human-like forms in domestic settings or semi-erotically engaged. Using bright yet gentle colors in oil paint and aerosol, Lonsdale explores gender roles and sexuality, employing domestic context and furniture both as metaphor and as literal extensions of the figures. While the inclusion in some of the works of a vase of flowers is a direct reference to Lonsdale’s mother it also acts as a visual link to the traditional still-life or genre scene, deftly subverted by the strength and power of Lonsdale’s mark.
Tahnee Lonsdale
”Botanist”
Oil and aerosol on canvas
55 x 50 inches
2019
Tahnee Lonsdale (b. 1982, England) is a painter living and working in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from Byam Shaw School of Art at University of the Arts London and has shown throughout Europe and the US including with Dellasposa in London, Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, CA and with Saatchi Art in Los Angeles.
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Education:
Foundation - Byam Shaw School of Art at University of the Arts London - 2003-2004
BA Fine Art - Byam Shaw School of Art at University of the Arts London - 2004-2007
Exhibitions:
Solo shows:
2019 Dellasposa, London, England
2019 0.0 LA, Los Angeles, CA
2017 ‘Furnished’ with Roberta Moore, Herrick Gallery, London, England
2016 ‘Pipe Dreams and Rabbit Holes’, De Buck Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Your Epoche, Roberta Moore Contemporary. Imitate Modern, London, England
2013 Waiting For Entry into That Holy Place, with Roberta Moore Contemporary, Redchurch Street Gallery, London, England
Group Shows:
2019 Art Verona, LM Gallery, Italy
2019 AXS Art/Pablo’s Birthday gallery, New York, NY
2019 TAM (Torrance Art Museum) ‘Runs Straight Through’, Torrance, CA
2019 LM Gallery, ‘Rainy Day Canape’, Rome, Italy
2019 Five Car Garage, ‘Oneiric Landscapes’, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Dellasposa, ‘The Future Is Female’, London, England
2019 De Buck, ‘Untitled’, San Francisco, CA
2019 Dellasposa, London Art Fair, London, England
2018 Dellasposa ‘Site Unseen’, London, England
2018 Arusha, London Art Fair, London, England
2017 ‘LA Women’, Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2017 De Buck Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Youngspace, Standard Projects, Wisconsin
2017 Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
2017 Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Fresh Faces, Saatchi Art, Los Angeles, CA
2015 De Buck, Wynwood, Miami - Miami Basel, Miami, FL
2015 INFERO, Rook And Raven, London, England
2015 Wanderlust, Lacey Contemporary, London, England
2014 National Open Art, Somerset House, London, England
2014 Continental Shift, Saatchi Gallery, London, England
2014 Spring Fever, Saatchi Art, Hyatt Churchill, London, England
Tahnee Lonsdale
”Scoop”
Oil and acrylic on canvas
14 x 18 inches
2020
2019
pt. 2: is a contemporary art gallery that opened its Oakland location in March of 2018 and its Los Angeles location in October of 2019. We feature monthly exhibitions by emerging and mid-career artists. pt. 2: Oakland is located at 1523 b Webster Street and has open gallery hours Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening receptions at pt.2: are always free and open to the public. To receive a preview of the exhibition please contact info@part2gallery.com.