Astrid Preston: Poetics of Nature

Los Angeles based, Swedish born painter Astrid Preston has explored the real and invented landscape for over 30 years. Her work elegantly deals with aesthetic naturalism, remaking urban and rural wilderness into provocative, satisfying tapestries of life and crafted utopias. Her work has consistently taken technical and philosophical risks, establishing Preston as a leader in the realm of contemporary landscape painting.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.