Dori Latman creates intimate, iterative drawings utilizing methods of color theory, minimalism and performance. Within the context of her daily drawing practice, Latman explores mark making as a diaristic record. She uses materials collected for their subjective resonance, underpinning elements of self portraiture in what might otherwise read as a basic geometric game.

In each series – curves, grids, scapes – Latman establishes rules that are made to adapt and expand, taking direction from subtle variations that emerge through repetition. Each series becomes an example of the nuanced ways the part relates to the whole, an individual to a larger system, a day to a lifetime and so on.

For Latman, creating an environment of call and response – where rules are challenged in a generative way – celebrates the potential of art as a tool to connect to the present moment, both within oneself and with others.

Dori Latman (b. 1979, New Jersey) received an MA in Urban Studies, San Francisco Art Institute; Post Baccalaureate Certificate, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; BFA in Painting, Massachusetts College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in group shows with Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; David & Schweitzer, Brooklyn, NY; 510 Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY; and Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA, among others. Latman currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.