Top: Joan Tanner, *Drawing Focus #3* (detail), 1999, Oil stick, metallic powder, and ink on Strathmore, 34.75″ x 27″, Courtesy of the artist

Joan Tanner: NoTiNoRdeR

Jan 19, 2018 – Jun 17, 2018

Drawing has always been central to Joan Tanner’s artistic production, which also includes painting, sculpture, and installation work.

This exhibition presents Tanner’s works on paper spanning three decades — from 1983 to 2013 — and demonstrates the characteristic tensions in her work, between ephemeral markings and grounded elements, complexity and nuance, nature and human systems.

EXHIBITION PREVIEW

SELECTED WORKS

Joan Tanner, Drawing Focus #3, 1999, Oil stick, metallic powder, and ink on Strathmore, 34.75″ x 27″, Courtesy of the artist

Joan Tanner, donottellmewhereibelong #33, 2015, Chalk, pencil, pastel, and ballpoint pen on Arches paper, 22″ x 30″, Courtesy of the artist

Joan Tanner, donottellmewhereibelong #11, 2014, Graphite, oil stick, pastel, 22.25″ x 30″, Photograph by Wayne McCall, Courtesy of the artist

Joan Tanner, donttellmewhereibelong #24, 2015, Oil stick, pencil, pen, 30.25″ by 22.5”, Image courtesy of Locks Gallery

Joan Tanner, donottellmewhereibelong #18, 2014, Pencil, colored ink, pastel, 22″ x 30″, Courtesy of the artist

Joan Tanner, Screen Hat, 1990 – 2010, Inverted wood frame, Xerox print, suspended cloth & screen, wood base on casters, hexagonal acrylic box, plexi lid, 12″ x 17″ x 17″, Courtesy of the artist