Leah Tacha 

TROPHY

SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 5 2014

SARDINE  is pleased to present TROPHY, a solo exhibition by Leah Tacha. It opens Saturday, September 13th, with an opening reception from 6 to 9pm. It will be up through October 5, 2014.

TROPHY features Tacha's recent body of sculptures using painted and glazed ceramic in combination with photographs. With this group, there was an evolution in her approach to materials, scale and concept. There's a confidence that comes with trusting your gut in the studio. With the works in TROPHY, she celebrates that, with an ear to art history and a love of putting your hands to work. By forcing two mediums to coexist that don’t necessarily relate, they reflect the unmistakable feeling of freedom that every artist has when they no longer concern themselves with certain rules. She owns and exploits what’s happening in front of her, giving herself permission to make functional yet intuitive objects paired with exaggerated snapshots from nature to become their own weird autonomous beings. We hope that you'll find something within these works that you can also celebrate: fighting for it, relaxing, freedom, finding home, loving, listening, making it perfect, realism, complaining, making your mark, calling bullshit, and finding joy.

Leah Tacha was born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas. She received her BFA in Painting from The Cleveland Institute of Art in 2007 and her MFA from SUNY Purchase College in 2009. She has shown with the Daily Operation, RARE Gallery, New Baroque, and Reinberger Gallery. Currently living and working in Bushwick, Brooklyn.