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#throwback to 2019. This piece is called The Feeli

#throwback to 2019. This piece is called The Feeling Itself Reached Out and it pretty much sums up my mood lately.
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Cutouts from a discarded canvas now moulded into a

Cutouts from a discarded canvas now moulded into a sculptural painting of sorts.
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This piece has found a new home as a birthday gift

This piece has found a new home as a birthday gift. What better way to celebrate than with art right now. Happy Friday!
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#tbt Collages up on the painting wall in my previo

#tbt Collages up on the painting wall in my previous studio. Three of these collages from the Vantage series here as well as a few others are now listed under Available Work on my site.
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Feeling a lot of feelings that I need to listen to

Feeling a lot of feelings that I need to listen to right now. Over the next couple of weeks I will be slowing down even more as I continue to try out new ideas. This piece is part of a collage series that came out of one of those explorations.
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Wanderings No. 2
Graphite and acrylic collage on paper
15” h x 13” w
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#shapestudy #shapes #vanessalam #abstractart #abstractcollage #graphitecollage #drawing #abstractpainting #in_abstract #abstracted #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #todaysartreport #painting #artforinteriors #wednesdaymood #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist #contemporarycollage #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #kolaj #cutandpaste

For those interested in seeing a selection of avai

Playing with some hanging installation ideas. I wa

Playing with some hanging installation ideas. I was moving these to hang elsewhere in the studio and they accidentally got jumbled around. I kind of like how they look all together. This little video makes me think of all the potential ideas that could come from this.
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A client reached out to me soon after seeing my sh

A client reached out to me soon after seeing my show with @artsy in New York in 2018. She wanted a piece for a new place that she was moving into. She was willing to wait until I finished my next body of work the following year with @iantangallery . It really means a lot when someone enjoys the work enough to make it their own and especially to know that they have so much faith in what in I do. This piece now resides in New York. I am so grateful for these connections. Every once in a while I try to remind myself of those moments.
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This series came after about a year of just explor

This series came after about a year of just exploring new materials, making sketches and monotype prints before incorporating graphite. It was a time to wander, reflect and experiment which would eventually lead me somewhere. I did get somewhere but I’m now searching for another direction.
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Wanderings No. 11, 2020
Graphite collage on paper
13” w x 15” h
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#shapestudy #shapes #vanessalam #abstractart #abstractcollage #graphitecollage #drawing #abstractpainting #in_abstract #abstracted #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #todaysartreport #painting #femaleartist #artforinteriors #wednesdaymood #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist #contemporarycollage #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #kolaj #cutandpaste

Trying my best to keep my hands busy. Another ear

Trying my best to keep my hands busy. Another early exploration of painting as sculpture.
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New shapes from leftover pieces that are part of m

New shapes from leftover pieces that are part of my Wanderings series.
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Wanderings No. 10
Graphite collage on paper
13” w x 15” h
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#shapestudy #shapes #vanessalam #abstractart #abstractcollage #graphitecollage #drawing #abstractpainting #in_abstract #abstracted #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #todaysartreport #painting #femaleartist #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist #contemporarycollage #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #kolaj #c_expo #cutandpaste

Reworked this piece that came from a painting scra

Reworked this piece that came from a painting scrap.
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Part of my latest collage series Wanderings now on

Part of my latest collage series Wanderings now on my site.
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Wanderings No. 1, 2020
Graphite and acrylic collage on paper
16” x 18”
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#shapestudy #shapes #vanessalam #abstractart #abstractcollage #graphitecollage #drawing #abstractpainting #in_abstract #abstracted #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #todaysartreport #painting #femaleartist #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist #contemporarycollage #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #kolaj #c_expo #cutandpaste

Moved off the wall for this canvas sculpture. . .

Moved off the wall for this canvas sculpture.
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#vanessalam #abstractart #abstractpainting #absctractsculpture #sculpture #abstracted #in_abstract #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #cbcarts #todaysartreport #painting #femaleartist #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist #theideafoundation

Studio shot of a series of collages reworked from

Studio shot of a series of collages reworked from painting sketches. You can find some of these up on @onlineartgalleries
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Top row on the right:
Clarity
22” x 30”
Mixed media collage on paper
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Bottom row on the left:
Looking for the Silver Lining
22” x 30”
Mixed media collage on paper
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Bottom row in the centre:
Being There
22” x 30”
Mixed media collage on paper
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#vanessalam #contemporarycollage #abstractcollage #abstractart #studioscenes #bts #paintingstudio #abstractpainting #piecewithartist #brooklyncollagecollective #papercollage #fineart #kolaj #cutandpaste #abstractart #abstracted #in_abstract #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #cbcarts #todaysartreport #painting #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist

More monotype cut outs over steel wire which will

More monotype cut outs over steel wire which will be part of an installation idea. It’s an interesting change to make pieces that feel so delicate.
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#vanessalam #contemporarycollage #sculpture #artinstallation #monotypeprint #artcurator #artconsultant #workinprogress #papercollage #yvrart #fineart #kolaj #cutandpaste #abstractsculpture #shapestudy #linedrawing #wip #abstractart #abstractpainting #in_abstract #monotype #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #contemporary #todaysartreport #painting #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist

Old painting sketches from the flat file drawer.

Old painting sketches from the flat file drawer.
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#vanessalam #abstractart #abstractpainting #abstracted #in_abstract #tbt #throwback #new_and_abstract #abstraction #LTMIseemyart #yvrart #fineart #contemporary #artconsultant #artcurator #cbcarts #todaysartreport #painting #femaleartist #artforinteriors #paintersofinstagram #canadianartist

After playing with monotype prints, I started expe

Always enjoy the discussions and learning about ne

Always enjoy the discussions and learning about new artists every week with @nyccritclub Thank you @nickolapottinger for your feedback and also for @lwhearty ‘s weekly insight and incredible facilitation. These sessions have made me the most motivated to progress my work. I have not felt this way for over a year and I am so grateful that things are happening in the studio again.
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Posted @withregram • @nyccritclub 🔥 Monday VCP 🔥 with Lauren Whearty (@lwhearty) was a blast tonight! 🤩 Our lightning round crits were joined by the artist and curator 👏Nickola Pottinger 👏 (@nickolapottinger), who shared great insights and suggestions about material exploration, collage, and new ways to think about the work. ✨

👀Our super fast crits tonight featured work from Michael Cuadrado (@pichael_), Vanessa Lam (@adropofwonderstudio), Dan Huston (@dhton), Yasmeen Abdallah (@86cherrycherry), Weihui Lu (@weihui_lu) and Rachel Morrissey (@rachelmorrisseyart). Exciting to see the new directions everyone is exploring! ✌️

Can’t believe the semester is almost over. 😭 See everyone next week!

#nyccritclub #nyccritclubspring2021 #mondayvcp

I always look back at previous paintings to rememb

I always look back at previous paintings to remember what I tried to do to what ended up actually happening. With time I also notice the things that I could have done differently. The learning never stops.
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