Rachel Marisa Labine

Rachel Marisa LaBine captures the fleeting qualities of light and memory, transforming personal histories into immersive, atmospheric paintings. Drawing from her childhood in North Dakota, she conveys the subtle shifts and glows of light that evoke emotion and reflection. Her compositions balance between figuration and abstraction, guided by intuition and fragments of memory that surface as shimmering details or fading embers. LaBine’s paintings invite viewers into spaces where physical reality and emotional resonance merge, encouraging contemplative engagement. Central to her practice is the exploration of how light functions as a carrier of memory and feeling, shaping the way we experience the environment and history. Her work creates a delicate tension between presence and absence, inviting quiet meditation on time and place. Through subtle textures and atmospheric layers, LaBine crafts paintings that serve as portals to intimate, transient moments, offering viewers a reflective space to connect with memory and the intangible. ...

Bibeau Krueger is a contemporary art gallery in New York with a commitment to the practices of artists concerned with a social and conceptual response to real time.