Lisa Congdon: Hold it Lightly
Lisa Congdon: Hold it Lightly
Extended through June 23, 2024
Illustrator and fine artist Lisa Congdon鈥檚 current body of work, Hold it Lightly, explores themes of joy, liberation, and radical inclusion displayed on printed matter featuring her bold, colorful illustrations and hand-lettering. Originally exhibited in conversation with Corita Kent's heroes and sheroes series, Congdon's work reflects the profound personal impact of Kent's legacy. Congdon creates digital drawings, which are then transformed into multi-color, layered serigraphs. Her work elevates mundane, simple shapes into discourse with symbols from nature and the supernatural in pared-down, unfussy, colorful, organized arrangements and graphic renderings. Through her iconic hand-lettering, Congdon integrates messages into her work, which are both intentionally joyful and hopeful and, simultaneously unabashedly, outspoken and often subversive. Typically working in paint, Hold it Lightly represents the artist's first exhibit of printed matter. Congdon graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in History.
Related programs:
VIP Reception with Lisa Congdon: Wednesday, September 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Opening celebration: Thursday, September 14, from 4 to 8 p.m.
Friday, September 15 at 2 p.m.
Artist Insights
Press Release
The Solo Debut of Lisa Congdon Exhibition Opens at Saint Mary鈥檚 College Museum of Art
鈥淗old it Lightly鈥 brings forward Congdon's graphic designs, conveying messages and symbols of radical love and hope.
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