Laeh Glenn Explained

Laeh Glenn
Alma Mater:	University of California Los Angeles (MFA) California College of the Arts (BFA)

Laeh Glenn (born 1979) is an American visual artist. She is based in Sebastopol, California.^[1] Her work addresses the digital life of an image; namely, how repetition and sharing influence image quality and how painting has the ability to converse with damaged images.^[2]

Early life and education

Glenn received a BFA degree in painting from the California College of the Arts in 2008. She later earned an MFA degree in painting from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2012.^[3]

Career

Glenn often begins her work with source material found online. Her process involves a “translation…from jpeg to painting” in which Glenn flattens and extracts elements in broad strokes from the reference image.^[4] Her paintings recall image compressions that occur when a digital image travels from screen to screen––each painting shifts in tone, texture, or scale. Artforum describes Glenn’s work as “nostalgic yet eerily placeless”.^[5]

Key exhibitions

• 2020 Altman Siegel, San Francisco, CA^[6]
• 2018 Tanya Leighton (Group Exhibition), Berlin, Germany^[7]
• 2018 Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (Group Exhibition), New York, NY^[8]
• 2017 Roberts and Tilton (Group Exhibition), Los Angeles, CA^[9]
• 2016 Palazzo Fruscione, Salerno (Group Exhibition), Italy^[10]

Public collections

Glenn’s work is included in the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Awards and residencies

• 2017 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant^[11]
• 2012 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship^[12]
• 2011 Jacob K. Javits Fellowship^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laeh Glenn, Contemporary Artist, PLATFORM . www.platformart.com . PLATFORM . 25 May 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Laeh Glenn: The Doldrums . SFADA . 25 May 2022.
3. Web site: Laeh Glenn: The Doldrums . . 25 May 2022 . en . 2 October 2020.
4. Book: Glenn . Laeh . MUM . 2020 . Apogee Graphics; RITE Editions . 4 . 25 May 2022.
5. Web site: OPENINGS: LAEH GLENN . www.artforum.com . April 2016 . 25 May 2022.
6. Web site: Laeh Glenn: The Doldrums, Altman Siegel . Altman Siegel . 25 May 2022.
7. Web site: Laeh Glenn, 20 Exhibitions and Events, MutualArt . www.mutualart.com . 25 May 2022 . en.
8. Web site: PINE BARRENS, June 21 - July 27, 2018 . Tanya Bonakdar Gallery . 25 May 2022 . en.
9. Web site: Phil Chang, Laeh Glenn, John Houck, Ian James - Exhibitions - Roberts Projects LA . www.robertsprojectsla.com . 25 May 2022 . en.
10. Web site: Laeh Glenn . Meer . 25 May 2022 . en . 19 January 2017.
11. Web site: Rema Hort Mann Foundation Awards 2017 Emerging Art Grantees . Whitewall . 7 February 2017 . 25 May 2022 . en.
12. Web site: Laeh Glenn Bio . Altman Siegel . 25 May 2022.
13. Web site: Laeh Glenn Bio . Altman Siegel . 25 May 2022.