February 2024
New Essay by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe about my landscapes:
Some states have official artists, usually sculptors, who commemorate in stone or bronze individuals or events deemed worth memorializing. California doesn’t have such an institution, but if it did have one and it took form of landscape painting, I think Julika Lackner should be the one. Lackner’s paintings work differently than most paintings of the California landscape. Where landscape paintings of California (or anywhere else for that matter) are usually paintings of the colors that the artist sees, many of the colors in her paintings are implied by what she sees rather than direct representations of it. A large part of a Lackner painting is of stripes which are a kind of generalized pointillism. The colors in the stripes have been divided into two, reduced to colors which are sometimes the same, other times gradiations throughout the stripe, so that one looks at them as it were analytically. One could be forgiven for wondering whether the striations represent two different times, but they don’t, they are instead Lackner’s readings of the two conditions into which what you’re looking at can be divided, or which it could be said to combine.
When it does come down to painting with the colors that one does see, she’s also good at that. When she was a student, for example, she would come to my studio to get the colors of the night right, by painting them in the colors that one sees rather than with the colors that photographs suggested, as is generally the case with landscapists. The night sky is mostly made of ultramarine blue and van Dyke brown, with some other colors that come with the specifics of the context. We would look at the sky and figure out the colors and then keep holding up the little canvas on which we were working until it blended with the sky to the point where it disappeared within it, and then that would be the color she could work with when making her paintings during the day and with lots of light.
The landscape, as a combination of synthetic abstractions of colors in the stripes and sensitively realized perceptions of color elsewhere, is in Lackner’s paintings at once both recognizable and unfamiliar. I think this is what makes her paintings so popular. In keeping with contemporary taste they give one something to think about as one looks at a landscape which one knows perhaps not quite as well as one thought one did. While most popular contemporary art deals with social issues, as it always has, Lackner’s popularity with the general public, as well as with those portions of the élite that likes and supports her work, follows from its giving one something one doesn’t get in other paintings of what are in a sense its type. An experience made of, and about and for, California experience.
December 2023
Excited to be included in the group show “Art Center Painters” curated by James Hayward, with fellow Art Center Alumni, Candace Nycz, Olivia Booth, Stan Kaplan, Ed Johnson, JP Munro, and the teacher of us all, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe. At Mandarin Gallery 2, Los Angeles. The show will be on display until Jan.15, 2024
December 2023
Delighted to have my piece included in this year’s 100 Grand at Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara
April 6, 2023
Feature article on my work, family heritage, influences and process in Home + Food Magazine’s spring issue.
To flip through the whole magazine, here
January 5-30, 2023
So happy to be included in the Group Show: “LA I’m Your’s” at Idolwild, at Keystone Art Space in Lincoln Heights, LA
Reception: Jan. 14, 3-6pm
Paintings available to purchase here
Curate LA article
November 2022 Group Shows:
opens Nov. 14 - Jan.31: “Garden” at Ladies’s Room LA (virtual): www.ladiesroomla.org
opens Nov. 15-17 “Trunk Show” at Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Nov. 12 (virtual). I will have 15 paintings for sale this weekend!
opens Nov. 28: “100 Grand” at Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara (online and irl).
opens Nov. 25": “Winter Salon” at Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara
January 29 - May 1, 2022
Solo Show “Evening Mile: The Paintings of Julika Lackner” at Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA. I’m very excited about this show and hope you can come see it! All info here: Evening Mile.
Reception: March 5, 2022. 4-6pm
Press for “Evening Mile”
A TV interview! ‘Evening Mile’ Paintings Give a New Look at Familiar Views Spectrum News1, by Kristopher Gee
And a wonderfully written article about my work and use of color: Julika Lackner’s Language of Color The Occidental
Article in Pasadena Weekly ABSTRACT ARTIST CAPTURES BEAUTY OF LOCAL LANDSCAPES by Bridgette Redman
January 2022
I was asked by Ryan Castillo at Redfin.com, what I tip I would give to homeowners about hanging a unique piece of art. You can read my response here!: Redfin.com
(And thank you for calling me an expert!)
November 9, 2021 — 7pm
I will be participating in Simon Breitbart’s Trunk Show again this year with these 14 paintings. Last year all 10 of mine sold within the first hour of the sale! So, if you’re interested in buying a painting of mine (in the price range of $500-$2,000), click on the link below at 7pm on Nov. 7th. The sale goes through Nov. 11 at noon.
OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER. 22, 2021
Current Group Show: California on my Mind at Sullivan Goss
Image on the right: Julika Lackner “Twilight 70”, 2021. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas. 30”x24”
JULY 2021
Thank you to Bridgette M. Redman and L.A Downtown News for the review of my online show TWILIGHT at Ladies’ Room: “Time and Place Inspire Ladies’ Room Exhibition”
to read the article please click here
to view the show please click here
JUNE 2021
I’m happy to have my painting Mountain of the Sun 2 included in Sullivan Goss’ Summer Salon Exhibition.
On the left: “Mountain of the Sun 2”, 2018. Oil and Enamel on Panel. 20”x16” Contact Sullivan Goss Gallery for inquiries
MAY 2021
My online solo show is here! TWILIGHT at Ladies’ Room LA. On view May 8 - Aug 14, 2021
MARCH 2021
Thank you to Matthew Bedard and FLAUNT for the feature and interview. I loved having a chance to talk about my current Twilight Series.
Julika Lackner- Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock in a time of Nocturnal Stillness
MARCH 2021
Review of PATTERN RECOGNITION in THE INDEPENDENT by Charles Donelan
Review of PATTERN RECOGNITION in LUM MAGAZINE by Clara MacCulloch
FEBURARY 2021
3 Person Show Announcement: PATTERN RECOGNITION: Claudio Borfiga, Yumiko Glover, Julika Lackner
at Sullivan Goss Gallery: February 5 - March 22, 2021.
January 20201
Group Show Announcement: GARDEN at LADIES’ ROOM
This is a show featuring over 100 women and non-binary artists.
January 16- March 27, 2021
January 2021
I just added these 2 Limited Edition Prints to my Prints Shop
Eagle Rock 12 - 10" x 8" - $50
Eagle Rock 10 - 14" x 11" - $35
Shipping is $5 within the U.S. Contact me for international shipping.
December 2020
Group Show announcement: 100 Grand: 100 works of art for $1000 or less at Sullivan Goss Gallery.
November 30, 2020 - February 1, 2021. This year there will be no in-person reception, however the work will be up in the gallery to see in person. Everything will go live on the website at the same time that the doors open: November 30th at 9:00am. www.sullivangoss.com
November 2020
Group show announcement: I will have 10 paintings for sale at the annualTrunk Show at Simon Breitbard Fine Arts. This year the event will be online. Go to: https://sbfatrunkshow.com Nov. 10, 7pm! *Edit: I sold all 10 paintings within an hour. Thank you!
December 2019
I’ve created a series of Mini Paintings, based on the Sun Mountain series. All minis are 7 x 5 inches — Hand painted, oil/acrylic/enamel paint on wood panel — Some have gold leaf — Created in 2019
E-mail me at info@julikalackner.com for availability.
November 2020
Trunk Show at Simon Breitbard Fine Arts. This year the event will be online. Go to: https://sbfatrunkshow.com Nov. 10, 7pm! I will have 10 paintings for sale, of the Linear Landscapes.
December 2019
I’ve created a series of Mini Paintings, based on the Sun Mountain series. All minis are 7 x 5 inches — Hand painted, oil/acrylic/enamel paint on wood panel — Some have gold leaf — Created in 2019
E-mail me at info@julikalackner.com for availability.
December 2019
Group Show announcement:
100 Grand: 100 works of art for $1000 or less at Sullivan Goss Gallery.
The show opens Thursday, December 5th, 5-8 pm. Hope to see you there! 11 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA
Septmeber 2019
Group Show: CHILDREN OF THE SUN at Ladies’ Room, LA , Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave #502B, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Opening: September 22, 6-8pm, show runs through Dec. 20, 2019
For more info: Ladies’ Room
May 2019
Thank you for the feature Voyage LA Magazine
http://voyagela.com/interview/check-julika-lackners-artwork/
April 2019
My painting "The Point," 2018 will be the cover art for the Benny Lackner Trio's new album Drake out now by Ozella Music. It’s such a good album! Available on all streaming platforms. For more info, please go to: www.bennylackner.com
December 2018
Curatorial Hub Holiday Pop Up Show!
Opening Reception Sun. Dec 9 from 4-7pm at The Atrium @ Helms Bakery Desing Center, 8745 Washington Blvd., Culver City
On view Dec 9th - 16th
December 2018
It’s that time of year! Holiday Shows are here. I’m honored to be included in Sullivan Goss’ annual 100 Grand Exhibition.
Opening Reception: Thurs. Dec 6, 2018 from 5-8 pm at Sullivan Goss Gallery, 11 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA
NOVEMBER 2018
Exited to have 6 painting included in Simon Breitbard Fine Arts Trunk Show
November 14-15, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 7PM - 9PM, Thursday Nov 15, 10AM - NOON
Simon Breitbard Fine Arts
843 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA
JUNE 2018
June 23rd- Curatorial Hub Event in downtown LA! Come see paintings from my Triangles+Circles Series. At the Blue Roof Studios Arts Festival - an Artist run Art Hub and Event Space.
June 23rd, 12pm - 5pm at Blue Roof Studios, 7329 South Broadway Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90003
May 2018
Group Exhibition: THE ARTISTS OF UCSB, Opening: May 3rd, 5-8pm. Show has been extended to run until June 17th. At Sullivan Goss Gallery, 11 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA
Read the review of the show in the Santa Barbara News Press by Joseph Woodard here. About my piece Woodard writes : “...A similar play of soft against hard is at work, in a very different way, in Julika Lackner’s “Yellowstone Early Morning,” with elements reduced to minimalist essentials. Clouds hover above, misty washes below, and sharp-edged, f;at-planed silhouetted mountains stake out the lake middle ground of the composition. Voila, a landscape painting which pays homageto its subject, but follows the discerning artistic scheme of the artist, in equal measure.“
To read full review, click here
February 2018
Come by! Launch party for Curatorial Hub.
January 2018
I'm part of this Exhibition: THE WINTER SALON, 2018 - January 4 - February 14, 2018. At Sullivan Goss, 11 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, www.sullivangoss.com
Sidney Gordin, Ken Bortolazzo, Joseph Goldyne and Julika Lackner in the "Winter Salon Show"
January 2018
"One of the most exciting, ambitious, and beautiful exhibitions ever staged in regional Australia, 'imagine' encompasses 134 works from 81 local, national, and international artists, to take visitors on a journey through five centuries of art making."
Installation shots of my paintings in "Imagine" on a silver wall!
Color Bands #2, 2014. Acrylic and Alum-Silver on Canvas. 72"x48" (182.8x121.9cm)
Color Bands #3, 2014. Acrylic and Alum-Silver on Canvas. 72"x48" (182.8x121.9cm)
Sway, 2011. Acrylic and Alum-Silver on Canvas. 42"x35" (107x89cm)
DECEMBER 2017
Group Show: "100 Grand" at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara
The opening is Thursday, Dec. 7, 5-8pm (the show runs through the end of January)
Sullivan Goss, 11 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 www.sullivangoss.com
DECEMBER 2017
I'm so happy to be part of this amazing new online art gallery, curated by Bettina Hubby. 10 of my original artworks (paintings and works on paper) are for sale through Curatorial Hub. Everything on the site under $1000. www.curatorialhub.com . Please check it out. There are other amazing artists on there as well.
AUGUST 2017
Group Show: "Objective Painting", Curated by James Hayward, Aug. 3 - Sept. 6, 2017. Telluride Gallery of Fine Art
Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, 130 E. Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO
Objective Painting: Featuring 12 Artists, Curated by James Hayward, Opening Thursday Aug. 3, 5-8pm.
Hayward has carefully curated a wide variety of artists, primarily from the west coast, ranging from emerging young artists to mid career internationally recognized artists.
"I personally know, admire, respect and collect most of the painters I have included in this show. I chose the title, Objective Painting, as it seemed sufficiently open to include figurative, landscape, allegorical, portrait, nature, fantasy and the surreal. I have tried not to focus on any one aspect of image making,” says Hayward of his show curation.
View paintings from Tom Allen, Diane Best, Gregory Botts, Amy-Claire Huesits, Brian Fahlstrom, Frank Gaard, Steve Galloway, Ed Johnson, Julia Lackner, Rae Lewis, Max Maslansky and Dan McCleary at Telluride Gallery through the month of August or on our website.
Catalogs are available at TGFA or by request.
Please email us directly with any inquiries: info@telluridegallery.com
http://www.telluridegallery.com
January 2017
Thank you to Ello for featuring my painting "Dunes" 2016, in Ello's On Light, by Carson Lynn
And for more on my Ello
JANUARY 2017
Thank you to Ello for featuring my painting "Pahoa Island" 2016, in Ello's Sunday Morning Digest
And for more on my Ello
JANUARY 2017
My work will be included in the group show Objects of Impossibility - Contemporary Abstraction, at Sullivan Goss Gallery in Santa Barbara.
Opening: Thurs. Jan. 5th, 5-8pm
Sullivan Goss, 11 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Exhibition preview: http://www.sullivangoss.com/exhibits/objectsofimpossibility.asp
Video: http://www.sullivangoss.com/exhibits/SGTV_OBJECTSOFIMPOSSIBILITY/
January 2017
December 2016
I have a Socitey 6 Shop! Check it out! Julika Lackner's Society 6 Shop
DECEMBER 2016
I’m delighted to have two of my paintings included in the exhibition 100 Grand at Sullivan Goss, Dec 1, 2016 - Jan 29, 2017
The opening is Thursday, Dec. 1, 5-8pm
For more information: http://www.sullivangoss.com/Exhibits/100Grand_2016.asp
And check out this fun video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaceo6tQFmo&feature=youtu.be
Sullivan Goss, 11 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
SEPTEMBER 2016
Some paintings and works on paper are in this group exhibition: East Meets West at TW Fine Art in Brisbane, Australia - 181 Robertson Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006: twfineart.com
MAY 2016
Group Show: "Outisde" curated by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe
Opening reception May 7th, 6-9pm
2636 S La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90034 Gallery
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat 11am - 6pm
Email: info@mim.gallery / Phone: 424.298.8223
MAY 2016
My painting "Big Sur #7" 2014 will be featured as the cover art for Matt Slocum's Trio Pacific, Vol. 1 available October 7, 2016 on Chandra Records.
August 2015
New prints of my "Big Sur" "Colorbands Series - Humidity" are available at TW Fine Art. They make beautiful prints and ship worldwide.
http://twfineart.com/product-category/artists/julika-lackner/
July-November 2014
Some of my "Color Band Series" works on paper are being exhibited at Inez in Los Olivos, CA
OCTOBER 2014
My paintings "Spectral Phase 3" 2013 and "Spectral Phase#9" 2014, will be the cover art for the Benny Lackner Trio's new Album Siskiyou out this Spring on Unit Records. www.bennylackner.com
July 2014
New prints of my "Color Band Series" available at TW Fine Art: http://twfineart.com/product-category/artists/julika-lackner/
"We have just added a new series of art in print by TWFineArt’s Julika Lackner. This series is a gorgeous abstract representation of the American landscape in locations like Yellowstone National Park. Like the impressionists, Lackner captures moments of light and color. What she sees around her is depicted in layers of horizontal bands that reference the horizons of landscape. Like layers of sediment, the bands pile on top of each other to create complex abstract visions of the environments around her."
February 2014
TW Fine Art is now selling select prints of my works on paper. They make beautiful prints. Take a look here: http://twfineart.com/product-category/artists/julika-lackner/
OCTOBER 2013
solo show announcement:
JULIKA LACKNER - MAJOR NEW WORKS at Mertens Fine Art
Paintings and Works on Paper
October 5th - November 12th, 2013
Opening Reception: October 5th, 4-7pm
1266 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108
click: here for an essay by Jeremy Gilbert Rolfe about Julika Lackner's new paintings
click: here for a review in Art Ltd. Magazine by Charles Donelan
click: here for a review in The Independent by Charles Donelan
July 2013
Radio Interview: I was interviewed for ARTXFM by Rebecca Norton for “East and Abroad Episode 15: Julika Lackner and Art in Odd Places”
East and Abroad: https://www.facebook.com/EastAbroad
“This week's episode features a conversation with LA based artist Julika Lackner wherein she speaks with us about her work and lets us in on some of her stories about her grandfather Stephan Lackner, arts patron of Max Beckman and friend of Walter Benjamin. Also this hour- a stimulating interview between Jennifer Smith and artist Irvin Morazan. Smith is the digital content editor for Art in Odd Places. Please visit http://www.artinoddplaces.org/aiop-podcast-7-a-word-with-irvin-morazan/ to listen to Smith's full conversation with Morazan and to view videos of his performances.”
December 2011
My work will be in this Group Exhibition “100 Grand” at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Dec. 1st, 5-8pm - Jan. 31st, 2011
August 2011
Solo Exhibition
“Julika Lackner, New Paintings: The Afloat Series” at Arigato Sushi, Santa Barbara & Imagine, Santa Barbara & Montecito, August 13 - November 4, 2011
Locations:
Arigato Sushi is located in downtown Santa Barbara, at 1225 State Street.
Imagine Santa Barbara: 11 West Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
ImagineMontecito: 1470 E. Vallery Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
AUGUST 2011
Review by Elizabeth Schwyzer of Julika Lackner, New Paintings “Afloat Series” at Arigato Sushi in The Santa Barbara Independent:
http://www.independent.com/news/2011/aug/23/contemporary-art-caf-and-arigato-sushi/
OCTOBER 2011
Group Exhibition: “Art and Air”, Henry Clay Building, Louisville, KY (Curated by Rebecca Norton)
NOVEMBER 2009
Group Show: 100 Grand at Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Opening Reception: Thurs. Nov. 5, 5-8pm
October 2008
I'm very happy to be a recipient of William T. Collivlle Foundation Artist Grant
MARCH- APRIL 2009
Transcendental Representations
The Faculty Club, University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7040
please click on: Lackner-Newspress.com.pdf to read Joseph Woodard’s review of the show: “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
September 2008
Group Show: 10 under 30 at Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
Opening Reception: Oct. 2nd, 5-8 pm