February 26, Surel’s Place will hold an exhibition and artist talk with their current artist-in-residence Lori Larusso!
Lori Larusso’s ongoing bodies of work include stand-alone paintings and site-responsive works – modular pieces that are organized and arranged to form painting installations of various sizes. She collects photo documentation, social media posts, advertisements, and other ephemera and curiosities that reflect the visual texture of her physical and digital surroundings and often prompt the imagery in her installations. Lori elaborates: “The significance of cake. Roses by the dozen. Eco takeout. Cash and Carry. These are fragments in the panoply of consumables, customs, stories, and assumptions that shape a life.” While at Surel’s Place, she will continue her research and create new paintings.
“I have no doubt that the landscape of Boise will play a meaningful role in my continued process, even after my residency is complete,” Lori wrote when applying for the residency. Some of these new works may be exhibited later this year in Dallas, Palm Springs, and Nashville.