Artwork copyright Lisa Buchanan. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1987.

The Relationship, 1984

Lisa Buchanan
American (born 1951)

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

The Relationship is an oil painting created by artist Lisa Buchanan. It is part of a series of paintings that explore "emotional landscapes." She notes, "In this painting I sought a dialogue between structure, human forms, and the idea of how memory and history could be conveyed through this combination."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Lisa Buchanan is a Seattle-based contemporary artist who creates paintings and collages.
Born in San Francisco, California, Buchanan studied at Centro Intercultural de Documentación (CIDOC) in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and at Princeton University in New Jersey.