Carrie Lederer, Artist

Painting, Sculpture, Installation

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My work consists of ornate compositions that use a pattern-based topography to portray ideas about land and our natural world. The abstracted landscapes are simultaneously ordered, in disarray, realistic and also abstract. The tapestry-like format is dense, intertwined, sometimes haphazard, and bursting with energy. Seemingly chaotic, the terrain is dynamic, and

like our natural world, one hub of activity finds a connection and interacts into the next.

Image: Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates (Path of Connection), 2021, gouache and glitter ink on paper, 11 x 14”.

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I’ve donated this piece to Art Kala 2023 Benefit Auction: Quilt Constellation with Blue Knot, 2023, 8” x 8”. 💙 The preview party is this upcoming Thursday, March 30, 6-9pm and I hope to see you there! Kala’s gallery will be filled to the brim with wonderful art in a myriad of media, different sizes and price points. Please stop over or bid online and support this Art Gem in the Bay! The Auction exhibition is on view thru May 13. Link for tickets and info in bio. 🍃💚🍃 @kalaartinstitute @cityofberkeley @mayumi.hamanaka @ellendlake @sheesh__coco @leylajamilrzayeva 🍃💚🍃 #supportlocalart #artauctions #kalaartinstitute #cityofberkeley #contemporaryart #gouache #fabriccollage #natureinspired #mixedmedia #glitter #gardeninspiration #moreismore #landscapeabstract #carrielederer (at Kala Art Institute) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWQKeArIMs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Reposting Meg Shiffler! …In the studio today with Carrie Lederer and her hand embellished tapestry commissioned by the City of Sunnyvale. It’s a definite WOW! ✨🙏🫶✨ Thank you dear Meg for your support and wonderful post — it means the world to me! @cityofsunnyvale @meg_shiffler #studiovisit #independentcurator #grateful #publicartwork #tapestry #yarn #pompoms #glassbeads #vintagebuttons #neonpainting #embellishments #editionoffive #treasurehunt #findthefox #surreallandscape #natureinspired #landscapeabstract #carrielederer (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptQZykP7fP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ICA SF Curator Christine Koppes is in the house! I’m finishing-up a commission for Sunnyvale’s new City Hall development, and was thrilled to visit with @christinekoppes and have her eyes on my 9’ x 11’ tapestry. She brought along her adorable son Brooks who is a big fan of textiles, especially the neon yarns. 🧶 We talked about art and life and the art of juggling motherhood and a demanding career. I vividly remember those days— rich and rewarding and also stressful. Sending zen vibes to all the moms out there🥰 I’m thrilled that we have the @icasanfrancisco in the Bay, and looking forward to the current show Resting Our Eyes curated by @tfresh and @autumnbreon. I’m super excited about Christine’s upcoming summer programming—including exhibitions by LA artists @patrick_martinez_studio and @hayvkahraman and local painter @rupyctut . Good stuff!👍🙏🙌 Images: Christine, Brooks and the tapestry. Tapestry details. CK and Brooks, who’s holding up his favorite discovery in the studio (lime green pompoms;) Tapestry details Playing catch with a ball of neon yellow yarn (in mid-flight!) Tapestry details. @cityofsunnyvale @magnoliaeditions #tapestryart #publicart #comission #sunnyvale #surreallandscape #landofmagic #natureinspired #landscapeabstract #findthefox #greenisgood #contemporaryart #painting #textilesdesign #weaving #magnoliaeditions #florafauna #ecoart #patternart #californiaartists #oaklandartists #carrielederer (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpG0PXpJ3O1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I am thrilled to share this wonderful profile of my work written by Mary Corbin for the San Francisco publication 48 Hills. Thank you for a thoughtful and perceptive piece! Link in bio. “Carrie Lederer brings the macrocosmic natural world up close and personal, inviting us to step into the magic with her. The artist’s work is a reflection of the world around her, a bridge to life’s less-noticed layers. Her mission is to ignite deeper interaction with the natural world and global community through art. “The implied message of my work is to see the environment—from the darkest recesses of the soil to the cosmos that are beyond our grasp—as part of a greater whole that we are all a part of,” Lederer told 48hills. But for Lederer, nature is more than what is seen: it’s vibration, pitch, and tone. She wants to convey these invisible sensations in both her flat surface work and three-dimensional sculpture.” Do you know about 48 Hills? This online publication is San Francisco’s largest daily, independent community news and culture site, launched by the editors of the legendary SF Bay Guardian alternative weekly newspaper. For almost a decade, 48 Hills has covered local and global music, arts, nightlife, and cultural events from a deep and fiercely independent point of view, as well as reporting on vital news stories and issues, with a diverse array of community voices. Launched in 2013 by Tim Redmond and updated daily, 48 Hills has grown to 35,000 readers a week and covers news, politics, arts, music, nightlife, and a vast array of cultural topics. 48 Hills is entirely community supported. Thank you 48 Hills for all your good work. @48hillssf @mary_corbin11 Images: Studio portrait, Under the Wide Sky, Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates (Eyes in the Sky) + detail, Botanical Meditations in the Cosmos (detail) Studio portrait: @shannonmcphotos, artwork photography @sibila_savage #bayareaarts #48hills #artreview #artistprofile #natureinspired #surreallandscape #mycorrhizalnetwork #cosmosflowers #fractalartist #gardeninspiration #landofmagic #landofmakebelieve #aboveandbeyond #abstractedlandscape #biophilia #painting #carrielederer (at Oakland, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnxM_vivekZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you FARM Projects Gallery in Wellfleet, MA for finding a new home for Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates II, a fav of mine from an ongoing series that explores ideas about land and our natural world. Art writer @Abraham Storer beautifully described the work in this series in his review of my show at the FARM: “In Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates (Eyes in Sky), the environment seems to be both underwater and celestial. Sea grasses snake through a busy field of spider webs and stains of color. A star-studded midnight blue sky hovers above — and even there, swirling vines find their way up to the stars and start to coalesce into biomorphic forms. In another piece, Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates II, the nighttime sky becomes a network of neurons and synapses. Natural elements exist as a cosmic and wondrous whole, part of her intent to make viewers ‘see the environment from the recesses of soil to the cosmos beyond us.’ “ Images: Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates (Eyes in the Sky), 2022. Detail, full image, detail. Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates II, 2021. two details + full image. @provincetownindependent @abestorer @susie_farm @farmprojects #natureinspired #surreallandscape #landofmagic #familyconstellations #aboveandbelow #allegorical #biophilia #ecoartist #artandenvironment #californiaartist #oaklandartist #contemporarypainter #acrylics #gouache #glitterink #farmproducts #wellfleet #massachusetts #carrielederer https://www.instagram.com/p/ClPkwrVvFTI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost ✨Thank you @raybeldner + @startupartfair for including my work in your fall exhibition @yorbawines in Sutter Creek, CA. The show also includes work by @miriamhitchcock and @sweetiebooshin. Here’s a bit on my fellow artists: Based in Santa Cruz, Miriam Hitchcock’s engaging shaped canvases are a hybrid of figurative, landscape and abstract imagery— cool stuff! And I just discovered that Emily Maddigan hails from my hometown Detroit, MI, and funny enough, is also an alum of Michigan State University, where I studied sculpture. She’s now based in Long Beach, Ca, and she works with taxidermied specimens, transforming them into these fabulous sparkling surreal narratives. Yorba Winery is a multi-generational family viticulture venture with everyone at work including the kids, grandma, grandpa and everyone in-between— I love that idea! Our current exhibition is a lovely opportunity to enjoy the perfect combo of good art and wine. The show is on view through January 30, 2023. More info in my bio. #repost @startupartfair with @use.repost ・・・ Tomorrow night is the reception for our latest group show at @yorbawines. Please join us Friday, Nov 4th, 5 - 7 pm to celebrate artists @carrielederer @miriamhitchcock and @sweetiebooshin Wine and bites will be served! Yorba Wines 51 Hanford St Sutter Creek, CA 95685 More info can be had by clicking the link in our bio! #startupcuratorial #groupexhibition #yorbawines #natureinspired #artandnature #surreallandscape #paintings #sculpture #shapedcanvases #sequinart #gouachepainting #glitter #artandwine #suttercreekca #oaklandartist #carrielederer (at Yorba Winery in Sutter Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrSLuRJ4Kh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Oh hey, some fun news: our Tommy’s @tombogo on SNL! #repost : JACK HARLOW in TOMBOGO on Saturday Night Live!! We’re bringing back the CityScape Knit for TODAY ONLY as a pre-order. If you said you needed one, now’s your chance 🌃 only on tombogo.com Biiiig shout out @stormssmoov on the styles (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkcC0o9PDJl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I am delighted to announce that I have been selected to create a public art project for the City of Sunnyvale’s new City Hall development. This is a rendering of my proposed tapestry that was approved by the Sunnyvale City Council. The Belgium weaving studio recently sent me a test weave of my project, and I’m now experimenting with washes of neon and iridescent paint onto the textile surface, as well as the addition of metallic threads and various types of yarn. More details coming soon. It is a true honor to have this opportunity, and exciting to see my first tapestry project realized. Thank you to the Sunnyvale City Council and public art staff for your support! And stay tuned for images of the installation later this year. @larryskeinsunnyvale @councilwomanalysa @cityofsunnyvale @magnoliaeditions #publicart #cityofsunnyvale #cityhall #municipaldevelopment #tapestryweaving #neonpaint #metallicthread #yarn #natureinspired #surreallandscape #fractalart #oaklandartist #collectart #localart #carrielederer https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZTjK5vo4H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The @rootdivision auction is tomorrow night, and I have donated “Notions About Land (Tuffs of Grass) to support this dynamic local art space. Please hop online or pick up a ticket for the event, and place a bid on my piece, or one of the many other wonderful artworks that have been donated. Root Division uses the proceeds from this fundraiser to support local artists and bring art education to students who aren’t currently receiving it in their schools. We are incredibly lucky to have RD here in the Bay providing engaging programs to a diverse community. Please help me support this stellar organization! You can register and get your ticket here: https://rootdivision.org/auction/art-auction-2022/ Thursday, October 20, 7-9pm. Shout out to the amazing team that continues to propel Root Division forward, especially the indomitable @mm_rootdivision @mansour_michelle ✨🫶🙌✨ #rootdivision #rdauction #supportlocalart #localartgallery #sanfranciscoartgallery #natureinspired #collageartwork #painting #donateart #carrielederer (at Root Division) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6j4axprZL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Wow! I love the gleeful exuberance of @dph_palo_alto dancing in front of my mural titled Lost in My Abstracted Garden, located at Palo Alto’s CalTrans Station. Thank you for your joyful, celebratory performance and of course, it’s rad that you’re #dressedtomatch. …Brilliant strategy for activating public art! My piece was one of eight site-specific murals commissioned by @publicartpa for the City’s 2021 Uplift Local initiative. The murals were sprinkled throughout the commercial downtown district to encourage folks to get up, get out, and take a walking tour of the artworks. The mural program was slated to be on view for just a year, but as you can see, there’s plenty of life left in them—and joyful interest too! The other artist included @lizhickokart @twfive @robinapplepeopleshots @dmn.belanger @laurenjanestudio @j.duh @petrichorate @cityofpaloalto #natureinspired #surreallandscape #neonpink #paloaltoart #publicart #murals #upliftlocal #danceforjoy #localperformers #pinkhair #artcollector #carrielederer (at Palo Alto, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjlwSgKvcbz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hey everyone, meet Susie Nielsen! Founder, Director and Curator at Farm Projects, a contemporary art space located in Wellfleet on Boston’s Cape. It’s been so fun working with Susie, and an honor to be included in her thoughtful, wide-ranging, ambitious gallery program that spans both coasts. Check-out the FARM website for a gander at the elasticity of Susie’s vision—from minimalist and maximalist approach, to works that are expressive, hard-edged and narrative. I've included a small sampling in this post. Thank you for your support of my work! Link in bio. Image: Abstracted Garden (Pink and Green) III, 2021, 15" x 12", Acryla Gouache on paper. @farmprojects @susie_farm @pablo.manga @nancyberlinart @katrillioneyes @cole_barash @jonverney @bernd.haussmann @janice_redman @megalicious77 @provincetownindependent #natureinspired #surreallandscape #contemporaryart #painting #ecoartist #collectart #localgallery #wellfleet #massachusetts #oaklandartist #californiaartist #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYl4NkvpJu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you @farmprojects for a great exhibition! #repost These two paintings titled Snowman in Summer I and II carry some history. They’re a throwback to a body of work that I did when my son was just a toddler, where I used snowflake imagery and the structure of a snowmen: three simple geometric balls (head, heart, body) as temporary catchment basins for passing time, layered relationships, complicated experiences, and unanswerable questions. These newer snowman paintings connect to my current work that focuses on nature and our relationship to it. 🍃❄️🍃 #repost @farmprojects ・・・ Last day of Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates, Carrie Lederer. Snowman in Summer I & II 12 x 10”, acryla gouache on paper Images from my archive: Blue Snow, 2012, 10” dia., acrylic on wood round. In the Neighborhood, 2009, 24x24”, acrylic on canvas #natureinspired #surreallandscapes #snowmanart #snowflakeart #fractalartist #landscapepainting #landscapemultiverse #greenisgood #greenisgold #allegory #collectart #artcollector #farmproject #wellfleet #massachusetts #localgallery #capecod #oaklandartist #painter #californiaartist #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQzABpPyb2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you to artist / art writer Abraham Storer of the Provincetown Independent, for your insight and thoughtful words about my exhibition that is currently on view at Farm Projects, a contemporary art space in Wellfleet, MA. I am so grateful for your beautiful review of my show. See link in bio for full article and images. Here are a few quotes: “References to the natural world are abundant in Lederer’s vibrantly colored works on paper, currently on view at Farm Projects in Wellfleet. She describes her view of nature as straddling extremes between ‘macro and micro’ and ‘above and below.’ In Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates (Eyes in Sky), the environment seems to be both underwater and celestial. Sea grasses snake through a busy field of spider webs and stains of color. A star-studded midnight blue sky hovers above — and even there, swirling vines find their way up to the stars and start to coalesce into biomorphic forms. In another piece, Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates II, the nighttime sky becomes a network of neurons and synapses. Natural elements exist as a cosmic and wondrous whole, part of her intent to make viewers ‘see the environment from the recesses of soil to the cosmos beyond us.’ “ “Lederer’s approach to painting echoes the growth of the forms she depicts. She jumps into creative work without planning anything: ‘I just watch what happens,’ she says. Each area she finishes in a painting leads her to the next section. This sense of gradual discovery is evident in Abstracted Garden I, where she establishes an environment with washes of color and improvises and embellishes as she continues. Some areas are filled with marks and gestures, while others include shapes cut from fabric. Her subtle integration of collaged elements feels like a kind of infestation that introduces new textures and elements into the surface.” @farmprojects @susie_farm @provincetownindependent @abestorer @wellfleetculturalcouncil #privincetownindependent #abestore #farmproject #wellfleet #capecod #localartgallery #natureinspired #surreallandscape #fractalartist #aboveandbelow #microandmacro #gardeninspiration #painter #fabriccollage #cosmosart #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci28ZeMgJbd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @farmprojects 🍃Carrie Lederer🍃 Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates. “Abstracted Garden (Patches of Blue Herringbone)”, 2019, 17 x 13”, Acryla Gouache and fabric on paper. #abstractedlandscape #fabriccollage #gouacheart #mixedmediaart #herringbone #patterndesign #natureinspired #californiaartist #wellfleet #farmprojects #massachusetts #localartgallery #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0DKLqrPeU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This is another piece from my current exhibition Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates— on view now at Farm Projects, a contemporary art space in Wellfleet, MA. @farmprojects ・・・ @farmprojects #repost Carrie Lederer - - Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates VI, 2021, 17” x 13”, Acryla Gouache on paper. Here through October 03. . . . This ongoing series explores my interest in the mycorrhiza fungi that have a symbiotic relationship with most plants on earth. When painting these densely packed abstracted, surreal landscapes, I’m channeling the idea of how nature builds itself with countless ecosystems, each finding connection to and interaction with the next. #natureinspired #surreallandscape #contemporaryart #painting #ecosystems #mycorrhizalfungi #symbioticrelationship #landofmagic #surreallandscape #wellfleet #farmprojects #massachusetts #localgallery #nationalprogram #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivFM3XOjxX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thank you @farmprojects for posting this piece that is part of my current exhibition Nature’s Mysterious Conglomerates, on view through October 3. ・・・ #repost Carrie Lederer, Finding my Way, Wandering A Lot 10 x 8”, Acryla Gouache, fabric, yarn, on paper. #wellfleet #contemporaryart #contemporaryartgalleries #artcollector #buyartwork #paintings #mixedmediaart #fabricartist #natureinspired #carrielederer (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CirIHwJDDM5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=