Body Labor Land
TAC Artist in Residence Showcase
Yannie Álvarez, Christina Larsen, Lisl Tulunay
July 2 – August 2, 2025
Corrine Woodman Gallery & Pegasus Gallery
Reception & Artist Talk: Pegasus Gallery Thursday, July 17, 6:30 PM
About the Exhibition
This exhibit showcases work by Yannie Álvarez, Christina Larsen, and Lisl Tulunay, from their time as Artists in Residence at The Arts Center. Álvarez investigates Mexican-American identity and culture through bold acrylic paintings while Larsen’s sculptural work examines patterns of modern consumption and preservation. Tulunay’s oil paintings explore the in-between moments of daily life lived by ordinary people from Türkiye to Oregon.
Together, their practices reflect distinct perspectives shaped by observation and cultural dialogue. This exhibition celebrates the momentum and artistic growth sparked during their residency and invites viewers into the evolving process of three dynamic emerging artists.
About the Artists
Yannie Alvarez is a bilingual Mexican-American artist with a BFA in Art and Design from Western Oregon University. She has been in constant search for balancing both digital and traditional art but has ultimately decided to combine them. She takes the flat shapes and bold colors used in contemporary graphic design and translates them into a physical piece through acrylic paint. Inspired by her community, she focuses on the stories of immigrants, life as a Mexican-American, and her experience with her mental health. Visually, Alvarez’s paintings are semi-abstract with purposeful, clean lines that encourage the viewer to escape the chaos of the mind.
Based in Eugene, OR, Christina Larsen is a multidisciplinary artist working in ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. For the past several years, her practice has focused on creating sculptural skulls, bone-inspired vessels, and entomology domes that blur the line between fine art and functional objects. Drawing inspiration from historical mourning artifacts and the natural cycles of decay, Larsen uses texture, form, and salvaged elements to explore themes of transformation, memory, and impermanence. Her process involves layering materials to create works that feel both familiar and unsettling- challenging traditional notions of beauty while honoring the ephemeral.
Lisl Tulunay is an oil painter, illustrator, and printmaker from the Pacific Northwest. Her work reflects moments of daily life observed, drawing from her experiences living in Türkiye and her current farm life in Oregon. From fishermen by the Bosphorus in Istanbul to a shepherd and her sheep in the PNW, or a shared meal around a table, Tulunay narrates the in-between moments of daily life lived by ordinary people. She is captivated by the tangible, present moments of community, and in her work, she weaves together the meaning she finds in her multicultural life. While her craft is often a personal meditation of her immediate world, her work is still accessible and can resonate with viewers from many walks of life. Tulunay’s work has been shown in galleries throughout Türkiye, the USA, the U.K., and North Africa.