Leah Tacha

Lives and works in Lawrence, KS, USA

Artist statement

I am compelled to make artwork that is as straightforward, honest, and unpredictable as daily life. As a woman, it is paramount for me to say what I want in a powerful, clear, and articulate way. I want to make sense of the various identities a woman can contain, those that I take on in my daily life, and the female archetypes that I grew up with and surround us today. I’m focusing on reconciling the expansiveness of this mental, physical, and even geographic landscape and I find myself in a new understanding of the deep misogyny of America and beyond. In all of it, there is simultaneous joy, comfort and desire with the backdrop of clawing to make space for ourselves in this world. My space is made through an intuitive base of drawing and collage straight from the heart, the transformation of clay reflecting the pulses of the body and ultimately, sculptures that contain the power of a distinctive vision of a singular woman.

Artwork