About

Lainey Peltier is an artist whose practice centers on prolonged study. She employs process-based and iterative modes of creating to explore themes of interconnectedness, perception, and impermanence.

Peltier holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a dual BA and BFA in Art History and Studio Art, both with distinction, from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is held in collections at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Museum of Texas Tech University, Kent State University, St. Lawrence University, and others.

"Guided by an ethics of slowness, care, and attentive looking, my work creates spaces where natural phenomena—earth, light, water—are encountered as both familiar and new. Recognizable motifs appear at ambiguous scales and in unexpected contexts: well-known blues associated with sky and water emerge as isolated shapes and marks, while conventional landscape forms are reimagined through cropping and fragmentation.

I approach image-making as a responsive, materially-sensitive practice, prioritizing processes that emphasize trace, residue, and chance. I often repeat central themes, like the sky's reflection in a puddle of water or the moon shining through a thicket of trees. This repetition is an act of devotion."

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