The work of Lisa Jo (b. 1983, Los Angeles, CA) occupies an ambiguous terrain that resists definitive categorization and insists on a tension between representation and abstraction. Born in Los Angeles, CA, Jo takes inspiration from both film noir and the glaring sunshine of Southern California, creating paintings that tap into an elusive foreboding and destabilization. Jo’s meticulously painted works generate initial impressions of flatness, which belie their intricately layered and kinetic compositions. Mediating a process of revealing and concealing, in which images appear to be on the verge of collapse, Jo’s works exist between recognition and cognition.
Jo’s works have been the subject of solo and two-person presentations at Paris Internationale, Paris, France (2024); Galerie Molitor, Berlin, Germany (2024); David Lewis, New York, NY (2022 and 2023); Efremedis, Berlin, Germany (2021); Braunsfelder, Cologne, Germany with Laurent Dupont (2020); and Plymouth Rock, Zurich (2019). Jo’s works have also been featured in group exhibitions including Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland (2023); The Downer, Berlin, Germany (2021); Fitzpatrick Gallery, Paris, France (2019); and other galleries and institutions.
Jo currently lives and works in Berlin.
