Journal

In the Studio | Brianna Lance

Welcome to the studio of Brianna Lance, a painter and multi-hyphenate creative based in New York. Driven to document her ongoing subconscious and spiritual journeys, Lance paints fantastical en...

In the Studio | Umar Rashid

Umar Rashid resides Los Angeles, working in a studio in Lincoln Heights that he’s had for years. The walls are covered in multiple series of his work; the purposefully aged canvases and histori...

In the Studio | Michael DeSutter

We sat down with mixed media artist Michael DeSutter to talk about his practice and learn a little more about his fascination with movement, both physically and metaphorically.   TAPPAN Tell u...

In the Studio | Luke Chiswell

Photography by Lean Timms Recently relocating from Sydney to Los Angeles, we sat down to talk to Luke Chiswell about his inspiration, his practice and the influence that skateboarding culture s...

In the Studio | AOTH

Born and raised in Malaysia, the koi seen across artist AOTH's paintings were deeply influenced by her Chinese heritage. Working from her Denver studio, her process—which she calls “dream paint...

In the Studio | Monika Morito

Exploring captivating contrasts and the interplay of textures and characters, Monika Morito brings abstract shapes, fruit, and swaying palm trees to life as she invites the viewer to embark on a...

In the Studio | Astri Styrkestad Haukaas

Tappan is pleased to introduce Astri Styrkestad Haukaas, an artist based in Copenhagen, Denmark where she co-runs the non-profit workspace KVIT. Haukaas' artistic practice is driven by the proc...

Studio Visit with Jeff Kraus

From Michigan by way of Brooklyn, Jeff Kraus, spent the month of March in our Los Angeles residency program creating and taking in the West Coast for the first time. The works...

In the Studio I Ilka Kramer

Studio Visit Ilka Kramer This photographic series MalaNazar by Ilka Kramer, beautifully abstracts our perception of space and landscape. ...

In the Studio | Brian Merriam

Through exploration of the natural world, Brian Merriam’s photography explores a variety of themes including loss, longing and recovery. TAPPAN Describe your work in three words: BRIAN MERRIAM ‘...

Cheryl Humphreys | Close Crush Exhibition

For Tappan’s first duo exhibition, Close Crush, married artists Mike McMullen and Cheryl Humphreys, both printmakers, exhibited artworks made in their first year of parenthood. Several of the seri...

Mike McMullen | Close Crush Exhibition

For Tappan’s first duo exhibition, Close Crush, married artists Mike McMullen and Cheryl Humphreys, both printmakers, exhibited artworks made in their first year of parenthood. Several of the seri...