Eva Lake
Artist based in Portland, Oregon, working primarily in photomontage
Biography here
Exhibition history here
Instagram here
Present Exhibition: The Slice
at
Weedman Design Partners
1905 NW 23rd Place, Portland
closes December 5, 2025
Statement
Recent Press -
Revue Collé:
"The female figure takes center stage in the collages of Eva
Lake, mysterious, historical, and rooted in pop culture all at once. An
underground, multidisciplinary artist, Lake has long sidestepped the commercial
art world, approaching her work instead with a fierce punk sensibility. A staple
of the collage community for decades, her evolving body of work is a testament
to her enduring vision. It’s a joy to witness the trajectory of her practice
over time." (2025)
Collector
Daily:
"In an age where software-based image manipulation has become so
easy, it’s intriguing to see meticulous physical photocollage continue to be an
active vehicle for so many contemporary artists. Lake’s approach feels centered
in strength and confidence, and that consistent positivity leads to a collective
sense of uplift. And while Lake’s collages don’t bite as hard as others that are
more overtly critiquing the legacies of the male gaze, they still have a place
in the larger dialogue, particularly as examples of women seeing women with
buoyancy and complexity." (2025)
Kolaj:
"Portland, Oregon artist Eva Lake has been making some big marks lately. She was commissioned to make a big piece for a tow-story stairwell in a Miami condo. 'The theme is cactus flowers and it is based on a previous work using materials from old Arizona Highways magazines.' The artwork is entirely analog with vintage materials." (2025)
Recent NYC Solo
Because She's Worth It
FROSCH & CO
closed June 29, 2025
Happy to be included in a new (2025) book published by Aqualamb Records
with text by Paul Loughney,
available on Amazon
TRANSFORMATION:
Lovelake was the name of a tiny alternative exhibition space I directed 2002 - 2004 in NW
Portland.
I kept the name and domain for my own site here.
evalovelake(at)gmail(dot)com