Artist Biography

After earning a BFA Magna Cum Laude at Kent State University, Lainard Bush earned his Master of Fine Arts in 1981 at The San Francisco Art Institute. Originally intent on becoming a filmmaker, his focus switched to painting after an epiphany on a birthday 20 years ago.

Bush has exhibited in galleries and museums since 1988 in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Aspen, Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, Palm Beach and New York. His work is represented in national and international collections. 

Over the years he has developed and refined a unique process and distinctive style that blends geometric art and abstract expressionism. The making of Bush’s grid-based work involves repetitive masking, painting, unmasking and layering of gestural brushstrokes. This process of surface-building, pulling off, and even sanding down eventually reveals multiple juxtapositions of color and form. 

Bush has lived and worked in various locations across the United States. He is currently delighted to reside in Marshall, North Carolina.