Dori Latman creates intimate, iterative drawings that chase the sublime within domestic space. Her work utilizes materials thoughtfully collected over decades of studio practice. Taking cues from color theory, modernism and diverse artistic rituals, Latman explores nuances held in the simplicity of forms, embraces synchronicity found in repetition and views mark making as a way of tracing time. Her compositions may develop as still lifes reflecting her richly woven interior world; while other compositions observe overlapping sets of rules that are made to be upended, as in her focused geometric compositions that are progressively overtaken by a kinetic burst of visual energy.

Latman's daily drawings embody a performative nature and call back to her early activations of social practice. These foundational ties to site specificity and community connection still remain. Latman welcomes elements of chance and makes moves which allow each series to serve as an exercise in call and response. Documenting the work visually and through the written word is her way of sharing what is essentially a private practice. This is an integral part of the work—a continual exploration of the profound connection between the artist, the art, and those who engage with it. 

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.