Harry Callahan, Weed Against Sky, Detroit, 1948. © The Estate of Harry Callahan
For nearly two decades Lanya worked as an independent writer, editor, exhibition maker and on various art-related projects. She previously held the position of Assistant Curator for Contemporary Art and Photography Collections at a regional museum.
Select Exhibitions, Catalogues, Texts, and Interviews
Contemporary Sculpture: Sam Anderson and Michael Dean
Apr 16, 2019 - Sun, Oct 06, 2019
British artist Michael Dean and American artist Sam Anderson are breakthrough artists in the contemporary landscape. Together, Dean and Anderson explored the junction of formalism and abstraction in Contemporary Sculpture, forming a new poetic language in contemporary sculpture.
Lisette Model: Photographs from the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada
April 23, 2018 - October 21, 2018
Lisette Model (b. 1901 Vienna, Austria; d. 1983 New York, NY) was one of the most influential street photographers, best known for her direct portrayal of the peculiarities people captured candidly in everyday situations. This exhibition was organized by the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada in partnership with the Boca Raton Museum of Art.
Interview: Candid but kind: the photographic world of Lisette Model
June 15, 2018
Alex Katz: Small Paintings
November 07, 2017 - April 08, 2018
Alex Katz: Small Paintings presents a fascinating though less explored side of the artist’s practice by exhibiting Katz’s small paintings alongside his iconic large and distinct canvases. The small works present an alternative perspective to the artist’s larger and more familiar works and reveal a side to his process that is highly gestural and instinctive. Organized by the Boca Raton Museum of Art, this exhibition features small-scale paintings juxtaposed with two major large-scale works.
Contemporary Photography Forum
November 07, 2017 - April 08, 2018
The Boca Raton Museum of Art’s newly created Photography Forum has been established to present the work of emerging to mid-career artists working in the ever-changing medium of photography.
Working between traditional photographic methods and altered digital techniques, collectively the exhibition explores the similarities between photography and painting. Reflecting the ongoing dialogues surrounding the nature and progression of contemporary photography, this forum acts as a conversation between the participating artists: Daniel Gordon, Paul Kneale, and Florian Maier-Aichen.