Isaac Layman

Isaac Layman is a photographer who consistently pushes the limits of how an image can be constructed. He uses his immediate domestic surroundings as subject matter for the creation of astonishingly detailed pictures made through digital photographic layering. The artist refers to his works as "photographic constructions" because they are composed of hundreds --or sometimes thousands-- of individual pieces made from various angles that blend into one seamless image.

Layman has exhibited at the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln, MA), Frye Art Museum (Seattle, WA), Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, TX) and Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FL), among others. He was awarded the Betty Bowen Award from the Seattle Art Museum and the Contemporary Northwest Art Award from the Portland Art Museum. His work is in many collections including the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (Miami, FL), Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Houston, TX), and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minneapolis, MN).

Submitted by Elizabeth Leach Gallery