Mako Lanselle

Gallery

A selection of printmaking works by Mako Lanselle.

Artist Statement:
My work is an intuitive process of capturing fleeting moments, expressed abstractly or realistically, inspired by things that I see and experience in everyday life. I strive to keep alive my original intuitive intent to make a kind of art that emits soothing feelings.

Let's Sit and Look at the Sunset,
silkscreen

Busy Bees,
etching

Cliffs,
silk aquatint

The Cry of Polar Bears,
woodcut, monotype

On The Verge,
lithograph, etching, relief, thread

Dancing on Lily Pads,
silkscreen

Will Have Our Usuals,
silkscreen

Smooth Going,
etching, relief

Sudden Gust 2,
silkscreen

Reassuring,
lithograph

Happy Rain,
etching

My Say,
lithograph

Life Quest 1,
lithograph, etching

Life Quest 2,
lithograph, etching

Evening Calm,
silk aquatint

Snail,
etching, lithograph

Lone Tree,
etching

Sign of Autumn,
etching

Friendship,
etching

Sakura Trip,
etching

Sea Cabbage,
etching

One Spring Day,
etching

Six Decades,
etching

About

Mako Lanselle is an international artist and member of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society (LAPS).

Born in Japan and based in Southern California, she has studied and practiced diverse styles and media of art including:

- stained glass in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Santa Barbara, California;
- Japanese screen painting (under Master Shoko Ota) in Tokyo, Japan;
- classic bookbinding at the Centre des Arts du Livre, Union des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France; as well as
- watercolor and oil painting.

She received her B.A. in Graphic Design at California State University, Northridge, where she began her foray into printmaking. She continues to explore printmaking and painting through her art and experimentation.

Regularly featured in group exhibitions throughout Southern California, she has also been featured in the press.

Exhibitions - upcoming / current / recent

The exhibition "Between Us and the Trees: Conversations in the Secret Language of Nature" was presented by the Los Angeles Printmaking Society during the month of April.

Both of her works, "Your Turn to Turn On" and "Night Lights for Sycamore Night Life," feature forestscapes coming to life in a playful approach, created using multiple printmaking techniques.

A heartfelt thanks to all who visited and supported the show!

Please stay tuned for future exhibitions.

Your Turn to Turn On,
mezzotint, drypoint & chine collé

Night Lights for Sycamore Night Life,
etching, monotype, & hand coloring

Exhibitions - full list

2023
LAPS Los Angeles Printmakers Society Juried Members Exhibition "Between Us and the Trees" – Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA

2022
45th Annual National Juried Exhibition “Ink & Clay” – Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

2019
44th Annual National Juried Exhibition “Ink & Clay” – Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

2018
LAPS Juried Exhibition “Air, Water & Earth” – Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA

2015
41st Annual National Juried Exhibition “Ink & Clay” – Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

2013
39th Annual National Juried Exhibition “Ink & Clay” – Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

2012
41st Annual National Juried Exhibition “Brand41” – Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA
6th Annual California Centered: Printmaking – Merced County Arts Council (MCAC) Multicultural Art Center (MAC), Merced, CA
From Dublin to LA and Back – LAPS exchange exhibition – Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

2011
LAPS at RBPMW – Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY
LAPS Los Angeles Printmakers Society Juried Members Exhibition – City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Fempression All Women Print Show – Solidarity Ink Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
26th Annual 'Made in California' Juried Exhibition – City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2010
25th Annual 'Made in California' Juried Exhibition – City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2009
LAPS Juried Exhibition "Evolution & Change" – OT Gallery, Tustin, CA
24th Annual 'Made in California' Juried Exhibition – City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2008
LAPS Los Angeles Printmakers Society Juried Members Exhibition – LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA

2006
LAPS Los Angeles Printmakers Society Juried Members Exhibition – Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA

2004
LAPS-New York Society of Etchers Exchange Exhibit – The National Arts Club, Marquis Gallery, New York
LAPS New Member Exhibition – The Old Town Gallery, Tustin, CA

2003
Miniature Show – The Atelier, Chatsworth, CA
LAPS Los Angeles Printmakers Society Juried Members Exhibition – Brand Art Galleries, Glendale, CA

2002
Miniature Show – The Atelier, Chatsworth, CA
Eclectic Prints Show – The Atelier, Chatsworth, CA