Frieze LA 2024
Frieze LA 2024
Los Angeles, California
February 29 - March 3, 2024
The Pit is thrilled to present a solo booth of new works by California-based artist Allison Schulnik, her first presentation in her home state since 2016. An important figure in the LA art scene, Schulnik was born in San Diego, CA in 1978 and lives and works in Sky Valley, CA. Schulnik is well known for her expressive, encaustic oil paintings, playful ceramics, and stop motion animated videos. For The Pit’s solo booth at Frieze LA a selection of new oil on linen works, and medium scaled ceramic objects will be presented in an immersive format echoing the aesthetics of the artist’s home and studio. The artist and her family relocated from Los Angeles to the Mojave Desert region in 2018, marking a stark shift in the tonality and themes of her paintings which now focus on the flora, fauna, and wildlife of her new surroundings. The new paintings firmly align Schulnik’s works among a rich history of artists who sought deep personal meaning and internal reflection from the desert. The Pit’s presentation at Frieze LA 2024 will be the first time this body of work will be shown in their native state.
VIP Preview (invitation only)
February 29 : 10am – 7pm
Open to Public:
Friday Preview, March 1: 11am – 7pm
Saturday, March 2: 11am – 7pm
Sunday, March 3: 11am – 6pm
For more information email us at info@the-pit.la
Allison Schulnik, Palo Verde Growing Wild, 2023, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in.
Allison Schulnik, Sea Lavender with Pink Goblets and Shells, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in.
Allison Schulnik, Mum's Pot with Smoke Tree, 2023, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in.
Allison Schulnik, Mum's Pot with Scorpion, 2023, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Allison Schulnik, Unicorn Goblets and Rattler, 2023, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Allison Schulnik, Seahorse and Starfish Pot, 2023, Glazed porcelain & stoneware, acrylic enamel & epoxy, 28 x 9 x 9½ in.
Allison Schulnik, Slumped Moth Pot, 2023, Glazed porcelain & stoneware, acrylic enamel, mod-podge & epoxy, 20½ x 16 x 12 in.
Allison Schulnik, Katy's Flowers, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in.
Allison Schulnik, Sea Lavender Against Green Croatia Dress, 2023, Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in.
Allison Schulnik, Roadrunner, 2022, Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in.
Allison Schulnik, Panther, 2023, Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
Allison Schulnik, Cow dog, 2021, Oil on canvas, 10 x 14 in.
Allison Schulnik, Pale Dawn Blue and White Pot, 2023, Glazed porcelain, acrylic enamel & epoxy, 15 x 11 x 11 in.
Allison Schulnik, Pink Moth Pot, 2023, Glazed porcelain & stoneware, acrylic enamel & epoxy, 24½ x 11 x 12 in.
Allison Schulnik, Night Blue & White Desert Pot, 2023, Glazed porcelain, acrylic enamel & epoxy, 26 x 18 x 12 in.