LOCAL Kellner Ruin
“Ruin” by Lisa Kellner.

Local Color Gallery is pleased to welcome guest artist Lisa Kellner from June 23 through July 19. She will talk about her work at the June Art Walk reception from 4 to 7 p.m. June 26. Kellner will speak at 5:30 p.m.

Kellner’s paintings draw attention to the often unnoticed, overlooked, and neglected aspects of the natural world and how humans interact with these environments. In her work standards of beauty are questioned by honing in on the decayed, aged and storm riddled. She takes her cues from nature’s ability to organize chaos and create new forms from deterioration. Through a system of layering, scraping, and sanding, the surface is built up slowly allowing for patterns to emerge and subtleties to come to the forefront.

Kellner was born in Virginia and raised in Australia, Jamaica, and the United States. As a child she traveled regularly and was exposed to many different cultures and environments. In her youth she discovered a deep love for the outdoors, always drawing to make sense of her environment.

In 2006, her work was curated by artist Sam Gilliam into Conversions, in DC. Exhibiting institutions include Bellevue Arts Museum, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Brooklyn Arts Council, Weatherspoon Museum, Islip Art Museum, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Swing Space, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Lehman College Art Gallery, and Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory. She was a Joan Mitchell semi-finalist in 2016 and received the New Media Invitational Award from Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Sculpture Magazine. A former New Yorker, Kellner lives and works on Deer Isle. See www.lisakellner.com.

Local Color Gallery is located at 135 High Street in Belfast. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4. For more information see localcolorgallerymaine.org or call 207-218-1249.