Gina Litherland

Gina Liltherland draws inspiration for her Surrealist paintings from a wide variety of folk traditions, mythology, and fairy tales. Her paintings give familiar stories an aura of mystery that is at once ancient and intriguingly contemporary. Litherland's work has often been compared to portraits from the Renaissance due to its depth, detail, and rich color. She achieves these effects by using painting techniques adapted from fifteenth century Sienese masters, as well as decalcomania: a method of adding texture to her paintings by pressing objects, like leaves or paper, on wet paint. Litherland studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her essay "Imagination & Wilderness" was published in the book, Surrealist Women: An International Anthology.

Read a review of the artist's show at the Haggerty Museum of Art in the Press Pages.