HOST: Laura Lit

Lit will present her Impossible Beings, a constellation of newly commissioned outdoor sculptures sited around Laguna Gloria’s Driscoll Villa. The installation embraces the notion of an infinite pathway, an essential part of the visualization process the artist uses to procure her “beings” and bring them into form. Fabricated from wood, Styrofoam, cardboard, Pal Tiya clay, resin, and paint, Lit’s sculptures emerge as tactile presences, inviting viewers into a world shaped by the artist’s expansive engagement with material and form.

As part of the fall 2026 exhibition program, the presentation will expand to the Jones Center (September 18, 2026 - January 17, 2027), where a suite of Lit’s drawings will be on view. These intensive colored pencil drawings represent the initial step in her process of pulling enigmatic thought-forms from her subconscious into reality. Together, the two presentations of HOST: Laura Lit bring into focus the artist’s diverse material and creative practice, highlighting the dialogue between drawing and sculpture in her practice.

IMAGE CREDIT: Laura Lit, Big Drip, 2026. Pal Tiya clay, steel, styrofoam, foam board, and acrylic paint. 85 x 62 x 107 inches. Commissioned by The Contemporary Austin. Installation view, HOST: Laura Lit, The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria, Texas, 2026. Artwork © Laura Lit. Courtesy the artist. Image courtesy The Contemporary Austin. Photograph by Alex Boeschenstein.