Athena LaTocha

Athena LaTocha’s massive works on paper explore the relationship between human-made and natural worlds. The artist often incorporates local materials, while responding to the storied and, at times, traumatic histories that are rooted in place. LaTocha’s work has been shown in places such as the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; MoMA P.S.1; Smack Mellon; Green-Wood Cemetery; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; and IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.

Focusing on the environment surrounding Bogliasco and Genoa, LaTocha will be researching the local history and terrain, and documenting it through photography, video and audio recordings. Back in the artist studio at Bogliasco, the artist will develop a small body of work and prints based upon personal experiences of the area.