OUTBURST: Alake Shilling

Known for her colorful paintings and sculptures of imagined creatures and landscapes, Los Angeles-based artist Alake Shilling creates whimsical artworks across media. Utilizing a variety of artistic and unconventional materials, Alake renders expressive figures conveying a wide range of emotions. Her personified plants, insects, and animals take inspiration from childhood memories of animated characters and are influenced by Pop art, California Funk art, and other contemporary artistic movements.

OUTBURST: Alake Shilling is curated by Sharrissa Iqbal, Associate Curator, Modern & Contemporary Art, Palm Springs Art Museum.

Alake Shilling, Luscious Lady Takes a Stroll in the Lush, 2022, oil on canvas, 30x 30 inches. Photo by Stefan Altenburger.

Portrait photo by Evan Bedford.

Outburst Projects—small-format exhibitions that artists typically create following a residency at Palm Springs Art Museum—are designed to support creative exploration, allowing artists to experiment with new bodies of work.