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Lashing Out: Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree

Forthcoming exhibition
2 June - 16 July 2023
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Lashing Out: Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree
Lashing Out: Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree

Two person exhibition

Lashing Out

Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree

June 2 - July 16, 2023

 

Artist Reception

Friday July 7, 5 -8 pm

 

Artist Talk

Saturday July 8, 1 - 2pm

RSVP: info@laisunkeane.com

 

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Works
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Dreaming of Dresses #1, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Dreaming of Dresses #1, 2023
    $ 6,800.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Dreaming of Dresses #2, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Dreaming of Dresses #2, 2023
    $ 6,800.00
  • Jennifer King, it came to me in the turmoil of a dream, that we surrendered to that flash of light, 2023
    Jennifer King, it came to me in the turmoil of a dream, that we surrendered to that flash of light, 2023
    $ 3,700.00
  • Jennifer King, i remember strawberry wallpaper, 2023
    Jennifer King, i remember strawberry wallpaper, 2023 Sold
  • Gyan Shrosbree, STRUT #1, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, STRUT #1, 2023
    $ 6,800.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, STRUT #2, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, STRUT #2, 2023
    $ 6,800.00
  • Jennifer King, unmoored, she crossed over it, 2023
    Jennifer King, unmoored, she crossed over it, 2023
    $ 3,300.00
  • Jennifer King, swallowing the night, 2023
    Jennifer King, swallowing the night, 2023
    $ 3,400.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #1, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #1, 2023
    $ 3,800.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #2, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #2, 2023
    $ 3,800.00
  • Jennifer King, the secrets of the great wide expanse lay behind her, 2023
    Jennifer King, the secrets of the great wide expanse lay behind her, 2023
    $ 3,400.00
  • Jennifer King, rainbow mouth mountains and moons, 2023
    Jennifer King, rainbow mouth mountains and moons, 2023
    $ 3,300.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #3, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #3, 2023
    $ 3,800.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #4, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #4, 2023
    $ 2,800.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #5, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, What Makes an Outfit #5, 2023
    $ 2,800.00
  • Jennifer King, paying the psychic, 2023
    Jennifer King, paying the psychic, 2023
    $ 3,700.00
  • Jennifer King, what’s the fun in getting everything you want, 2023
    Jennifer King, what’s the fun in getting everything you want, 2023
    $ 3,300.00
  • Jennifer King, circling in the gulf of california, 2023
    Jennifer King, circling in the gulf of california, 2023
    $ 3,200.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #2, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #2, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #1, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #1, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Jennifer King, 2 head with gems large plate, 2023
    Jennifer King, 2 head with gems large plate, 2023
    $ 260.00
  • Jennifer King, orange plate with 2 faces, 2023
    Jennifer King, orange plate with 2 faces, 2023
    $ 180.00
  • Jennifer King, plate with snake, 2023
    Jennifer King, plate with snake, 2023 Sold
  • Jennifer King, los angeles bowl, 2023
    Jennifer King, los angeles bowl, 2023 Sold
  • Jennifer King, los angeles bowl, 2023
    Jennifer King, los angeles bowl, 2023
    $ 200.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #3, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #3, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #4, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #4, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #5, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #5, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #6, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #6, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #7, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #7, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup - portrait with blue hair, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup - portrait with blue hair, 2023
    $ 60.00
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup - portrait with black hair, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup - portrait with black hair, 2023
    $ 60.00
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup - pink figure, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup - pink figure, 2023
    $ 60.00
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup - pink face, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup - pink face, 2023
    $ 60.00
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup with snake, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup with snake, 2023 Sold
  • Jennifer King, untitled cup with 3 faces, 2023
    Jennifer King, untitled cup with 3 faces, 2023 Sold
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #8, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #8, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #9, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #9, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #10, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #10, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #11, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #11, 2023
    $ 1,500.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #12, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #12, 2023
    $ 600.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #13, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Accessories #13, 2023
    $ 700.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Cat Boot #1, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Cat Boot #1, 2023
    $ 700.00
  • Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Cat Boot #2, 2023
    Gyan Shrosbree, Essential Cat Boot #2, 2023
    $ 700.00
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Press release
Boston, MA - LaiSun Keane is proud to present Lashing Out a two person exhibition featuring artists
Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree from June 2 to July 16, 2023. 
 
This exhibition brings together two seemingly different artists to compare and contrast their practice and chosen art mediums. Through the power of social media, Jennifer King caught our attention with her painted ceramic vessels. Gyan Shrosbree, introduced to us by an artist, delighted us with her highly saturated and colorful paintings. Both artists explore the themes of contemporary female roles in society today through ceramic vessels, texts, painted figuration, garments and accessories. 
 
The artistic approach of Jennifer King's ceramic vessels is deeply connected to their intrinsic nature as domestic objects. On the surfaces of these vessels, she incorporates painted figures that portray feminine faces alongside various elements from nature, such as spiders, octopuses, strawberries, and flowers. These representations, as per an interview with Suzanne Volmer in Artscope magazine, stem from King's childhood memories marked by trauma and mental illness. As a passionate reader, she juxtaposes the vessels' pictorial exteriors by incorporating text from the books she has read into their interiors. In her analysis of the work, Volmer states, “Deciphering them is quite fascinating, intimate at times and humorous with the materiality of clay very relatable as a tactile experience.” King's work is influenced by celebrated artist Betty Woodman, one of her mentors, who coincidentally, was also born in Connecticut. However, she has developed her own artistic language to express her distinctive experiences as an individual with a history of childhood trauma, now an artist, mother, spouse, and teacher.
 
Gyan Shrosbree, a second-generation artist, was raised in an artistic environment as the daughter of Jim Shrosbree, a renowned ceramic artist. Her early influences included esteemed artists Nancy Spero and Leon Golub, whom she worked with after completing her art education. Shrosbree's work focuses on the performative aspects of femininity, incorporating recurring elements such as the female figure, attire, footwear, and accessories in her paintings. Her vividly colored paintings serve to assertively establish the significance of these motifs within societal contexts. Simultaneously, they both confine and emancipate women, thereby fostering opportunities for diverse dialogues.
 
As the preparations for this exhibition unfolded, both artists engaged in a collaborative exchange, discovering a shared affinity for the motif of eyelashes within their respective works. This connection ultimately led to the birth of the exhibition title "Lashing Out”. Both are thoughtful artists with different trajectories in life yet creating work with themes of identity based on lived experiences. Women's eyelashes have long been a coveted beauty trend, with many seeking to enhance their natural lashes or even use false lashes to achieve a more dramatic look. However, this trend has also been used as a tool of oppression, with society placing unrealistic beauty standards on women and pressuring them to conform. “Lashing Out” provides a double meaning, not only referring to the act of applying mascara or false lashes, but also representing the idea of standing up against societal pressures and expectations. 
 
Jennifer King was born in Connecticut and grew up in New Jersey. She received a B.F.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1992, where she studied under ceramist Betty Woodman and Scott Chamberlin. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
 
Gyan Shrosbree received her B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute, and her M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Gyan is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Fine Arts at Maharishi International University. She lives and works in Fairfield, Iowa.
 
Lashing Out will be on display at the gallery from June 2nd to July 16th. The artists will be present at the Artist Reception on First Friday, July 7th from 5pm to 8pm, and an in gallery Artist Talk will take place on Saturday July 8th at 1pm.
 
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the gallery's website or contact us at info@laisunkeane.com. 
 
LASHING OUT
Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree
June 2 to July 16, 2023
At LaiSun Keane 
460C Harrison Ave C8A Boston MA 02118
Normal gallery hours: Wednesday to Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday 11am- 4pm or by appointment 
 
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News
  • Artscope May/June 2023 - Review of Lashing Out

    Artscope May/June 2023 - Review of Lashing Out

    Review by Suzanne Volmer • Jennifer King and Gyan Shrosbree at LaiSun Keane Read more

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LOCATION

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460C Harrison Ave, C8A, Boston, MA 02118

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450 Harrison Ave, 414A, Boston, MA 02118 

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Wednesday - Saturday | 11am - 6 pm

Sunday | 11 am - 4 pm

Or by appointment

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978 495 6697

 

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