LANI EMANUEL

MEDIUM

Painting

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My abstract ‘Location’ series of paintings is created without any specific visual frame of reference. Space, atmosphere, textures, and color of light come from memories of places visited and many years of plein air painting.”

ARTIST BIO

Though born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Lani Emanuel spent her formative years in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended FIDM in Los Angeles, graduating with a degree in fashion design. After working for fifteen years as a fashion designer, she switched tracks and earned a BFA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design, followed by an MFA in Painting from Laguna College of Art + Design.

Lani enjoys painting a variety of subjects, including contemporary portrait/figure, contemporary still life, and contemporary abstract paintings. Commissions welcomed.