Alannah Farrell is an artist committed to the figure and figurative tradition. Their work is a meditative, continued, coherent exploration of how the figure can be expressive. By soft, repetitive, considered brushwork, the artist portrays their inner circle of friends and creative community with a complex tenderness. At the core of their investigations are perplexing questions about psychological states, identity, and what it means to really know someone. Each sensitive portrait is a protest, an exercise in safety, community building, and nurturing intimacy against the alienation, anxieties, and violences of modern queer life.
Alannah Farrell (b. 1988, Kingston, NY) is a queer painter who lives and works in New York, NY. Farrell completed their BFA at The Cooper Union, New York, NY in 2011. They have exhibited their work in solo and group exhibitions at galleries including Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; Harper’s, New York, NY; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; The Painting Center, New York; Theirry Goldberg Gallery, New York; and UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles.
![This image depicts an artwork by Alannah Farrell titled "Tommy Venus (Bushwick)." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 30" x 40" [HxW] (76.2 x 101.6 cm). Its medium is Oil and acrylic on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alannah-Farrell_AF1024_1663440510.jpg)
![This image depicts an artwork by Alannah Farrell titled "Ginger (Downtown Brooklyn)." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 60" x 40" [HxW] (152.4 x 101.6 cm). Its medium is Oil, latex, and acrylic on canvas.](https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Alannah-Farrell_AF1023_1663440506.jpg)
