Julika Lackner is a painter living and working in Los Angeles, California. Born in 1980 in Berlin, Germany, she holds an M.F.A. from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (2006) and a B.A. from the University of California Santa Barbara (2001).
Artist Statement
Painting atmosphere and the palpability of air has always been at the root of Julika Lackner’s paintings. First, it was in the form of artificial light in urban spaces and how that kind of light abstracts interior architectural spaces. Then, her interests moved to how natural phenomena (night sky, clouds, and fog) obscure vision. After that, Lackner examined the properties of aerial views where the topography as seen through the clouds fleshed out the invisible yet visible aspect of air. Then, Lackner distilled the natural phenomena of her previous work into abstract forms composed of horizontal and vertical bands of paint and silver leaf, color markings, diaphanous layering, and turbid spaces. The confluence of these abstract forms into new phases, where the traditional landscape is experienced without being directly represented, is at the core of Julika Lackner’s most recent works.
C.V.
born in Berlin, Germany, 1980. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2006: M.F.A. Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2001: B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
2000: Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
“Evening Mile - The Paintings of Julika Lackner” Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA
2021
TWILIGHT at Ladies’ Room, Los Angeles, CA (virtual)
2013
Julika Lackner Major New Works- Paintings and Works on Paper, Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA
2011
Julika Lackner, Plum Goods, Santa Barbara, CA
Julika Lackner, New Paintings: The Afloat Series, Arigato, Santa Barbara, CA
2009
Transcendental Representations, The Faculty Club, University of California Santa Barbara, CA
2007
Up-Close and Distant, Mandarin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
In the Deep, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Landscaping Ahead, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2005
Close Distances, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Moon Eggs, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Art Center Painters, Mandarin at Park, Los Angeles, CA
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA
LA I’m yours, Idolwild, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Winter Salon, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA
Garden, Ladies Room, Los Angeles, CA (virtual)
Formalize, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2021
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
California on my Mind, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Summer Salon, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Garden, Ladies Room, Los Angeles, CA (virtual)
Pattern Recognition: Claudia Borfiga, Yumiko Glover, Julika Lackner, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara
2020
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2019
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Children of the Sun, Ladies’ Room, Curated by Annie Wharton, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Curatorial Hub Holiday Pop Up Art Show, Curated by Bettina Hubby, Culver City, CA
100 Grand, Curated by Susan Bush, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Blue Roof Studios Arts Festival, Curatorial Hub Event, Los Angeles, CA
The Artists of UCSB, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Imagine, Curated by Simon Gregg, Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Australia
Curatorial Hub Launch Party, Bestor Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
The Winter Salon, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2017
100 Grand, Curated by Susan Bush, Sullivan Goss Gallery , Santa Barbara, CA
Objective Painting, Curated by James Hayward Telluride Gallery of Fine Art
Objects of Impossibility, Curated by Nathan Vonk, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA
2016
100 Grand, Curated by Susan Bush, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA
East Meets West, Curated by Tove Langridge, TW Fine Art, Brisbane, Australia
Outside, curated by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, MiM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA
2011
Mertens Fine Art, Montecito, CA
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss- An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Art And Air, Curated by Rebecca Norton, Henry Clay Building, Louisville, KY
2009
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss- An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2008
10 Under 30, Sullivan Goss- An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2002
Querschnitt 15, Querformat-b Verein für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin Germany
GRANTS
2008 - William T. Colville Foundation Artist Grant
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023
Westbrook, Leslie. Julika Lackner- Born For the Arts. Food + Home Magazine, Spring 2023. p.60-61
2022
Marz, Tommy. Interview: Julika Lackner - Artist. SoundVapors. April 28, 2022
Gee, Kristopher. “‘Evening Mile’ Paintings Give a New Look at Familiar Views”. Spectrum News1. February 18, 2022.
Lisius, River. “Julika Lackner’s Language of Color”. The Occidental. February 9, 2022.
Redman, Bridgette M. “Abstract Artist Captures Beauty of Local Landscapes.” Pasadena Weekly. January 20, 2022
Ziemba, Christine N., The Best Things To Do In LA And SoCal This Weekend: Jan. 28 - 30, LAist, January 27, 2022
2021
Redman, Bridgette M. “Time and Place Inspire Ladies’ Room Exhibition.” LA Downtown News. July 17, 2021
Bedard, Matthew. “Julika Lackner / Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock in a time of Nocturnal Stillness.” Flaunt Magazine, March 23, 2021
Donelan, Charles. ‘Real Women’ and ‘Pattern Recognition’ at Sullivan Goss- Two Great Shows That Center Women’s Art”, The Independent, March 18, 2021
MacCulloch, Clara. “Pattern Recognition: Claudia Borfiga, Julika Lackner, Yumiko Glover”, Lum Art Magazine, March 3, 2021
McAnany, Molly. Women Powered Art …, The Indy Podcast Episode 1, March 18, 2021
2018
Woodard, Josef. "The World is a Campus." Scene Magazine, May18-24, 2018 p.27-8
2017
"Imagine @ Gippsland Art Gallery", The Article, Nov. 15, 2017
Gregg, Simon. "Imagine" Gippsland Art Gallery Catalogue. p.16, p. 50, p.74, p.75
Your Ello Sunday Digest (Jan. 15, 2017)
Lynn, Caron. "On Light, by Carson Lynn", Ello.com (Jan. 11, 2017)
2016
Gilbert-Rolfe, Jeremy. "Outside", Essay for the Exhibition "Outside" at MiM Gallery, Los Angeles (May 2016)
2015
Goeman, Ulfert. "Benny Lackner Trio, Siskiyou" Jazz Podium (June 2015) p.68
2013
Donelan, Charles. "Julika Lackner: Major New Works at Alex Mertens Fine Art". Art Ltd. Magazine (Jan. 2014)
Donelan, Charles. "Art Seen: Solar Metropolis, A Formal Affaire and Julika Lackner". The Santa Barbara Independent. (October 23, 2013)
Minards, Richard. "Montecito Miscellany". Montecito Journal. (October 10, 2013)
2011
Schwyzer, Elizabeth. “Contemporary Art at CAF and Arigato Sushi; Art Seen Checks out Call for Entries; New Paintings by Julika Lackner” . The Santa Barbara Independent. (August 23, 2011)
2010
Stevenson, Hanna. “United States,” Forth curated in Los Angeles (June 16, 2010)
2009
Woodard, Josef. “Looking Down Thinking Up- Julika Lackner presents look at urbanscapes as viewed from an air traveler’s perspective.” The Santa Barbara News Press Scene Magazine (March 27, 2009) p.6
Jeno, Heather. “Freshness in Familiarity - Soaring Views”. The Santa Barbara Independent (March 12, 2009), p.50
The Independent Staff. “Sky’s the Limit”. The Independent (March 5, 2009) p.39
2008
Schwyzer, Elizabeth. “The Art of Now- Off-Axis Santa Barbara’s Second Contemporary Art Biennial", Santa Barbara Independent (September 25, 2008) p.58
2006
Binstock, Avital. “Art School Confidential”, Lifescapes Magazine, (November 2006), pp.60-66
2002
Querschnitt 15, Querformat-b, Verein für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin, Druckerei, Greike Gmbh (catalog)
ESSAYS about Julika Lackner's work:
2013: "Julika Lackner's New Paintings" by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe (September)