Lisson Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings on paper by Carmen Herrera (1915–2022), all made within the last ten years of her life. These hard-edge geometric compositions rendered in two or three bold hues reveal the late artist's mastery of colour and form.

Originally trained as an architect, Herrera considered drawing an essential element of her practice. After drafting preliminary sketches with rulers, pencils and colored marker pens on gridded paper, the artist would then translate these into more formal paintings of acrylic on paper, adjusting the forms and colors such that the works emerge as fixed compositions.

This presentation coincides with the exhibition Carmen Herrera: I am Nobody! Who are you? at SITE Santa Fe (March 1–September 16, 2024), which will also focus on works from the final decade of Herrera's practice.

Press release courtesy Lisson Gallery.