April Lannigan
- Anna Lilli Garai
- Mar 14
- 1 min read
April Lannigan’s work focuses on the meeting point of nature and human history. Living between Glasgow and Edinburgh, she draws from the post-industrial landscapes around her, using painting and sculpture to explore the balance between collapse and renewal, land ownership, and nature’s ability to reclaim. Her process is hands-on, feeling the materiality of the landscape through touch and abstraction, letting the paint move naturally—sometimes collapsing, sometimes regenerating.
Her work is raw, with imperfection and rejection as part of the process. The colors come from nature and archival materials, remaining tied to the environment. Each piece reflects the spirit of the landscape—alive and changing. Her art is not just about the land; it’s about how we interact with it and how it changes.
April’s approach is a dialogue with the land, showing how human actions and nature’s processes collide. There’s urgency in her work, capturing moments of change before they fade. Through each brushstroke, her work tells a story of both destruction and renewal, celebrating constant evolution.
