A road intersection on Rainier Ave S with a green light and 2 traffic signs that indicate left or right turn only.
 
 
 

Isaac Layman

Residence-ish

December 13, 2025 - February 6, 2026

 
 

Isaac Layman works and lives in Seattle, WA. Layman has exhibited at the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (Lincoln, MA), Frye Art Museum (Seattle, WA), Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, TX) and Norton Museum of Art (West Palm Beach, FL), among others. He was awarded the Betty Bowen Award from the Seattle Art Museum and the Contemporary Northwest Art Award from the Portland Art Museum. His work is in many collections including the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN), the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse (Miami, FL), the J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA), Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (Houston, TX), the Henry Art Gallery (Seattle, WA), the Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA), and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minneapolis, MN).

 
 
An art gallery showing a large photograph depicting a wood surface that is charred in the center. With partial view of two other artworks on the right.
A small art gallery showing a large photograph depicting a wood surface that is charred in the center on left. A large photo depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box on right. Partial view of another artwork on top right.
A small art gallery showing a large photo depicting the interior of a vertical rectangular wood box on lower right. A large photo depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box on lower left. Framed gray moving blanket on upper left.
 
A small art gallery showing a large photo depicting a wood surface that is charred in the center on left. A large photo of the interior depicting the horizontal rectangular wood box on right. A framed gray moving blanket on upper right.
A small art gallery showing a large photo depicting the interior of a vertical rectangular wood box on lower right. A large photo depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box on lower left. A framed gray moving blanket on upper left.
A large photograph depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box on bottom. A framed gray moving blanket on top.
 
A small art gallery showing a large photograph depicting the interior of a vertical rectangular wooden box.
A large framed photograph depicting a wood surface that is charred in the center.

untitled, 2025
archival pigment print, 59 ⅝ ×66 ⅛ in. framed

A detail view of the charred portion of a large framed photograph depicting a wood surface that is charred in the center.

untitled (detail), 2025
archival pigment print, 59 ⅝ ×66 ⅛ in. framed

 
A gray moving blanket in a white frame.

untitled, 2025
moving blanket, 80 × 60 ⅛ in. framed

A detail view of a framed gray moving blanket.

untitled (detail), 2025
moving blanket, 80 × 60 ⅛ in. framed

 
A large photo depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box.

untitled, 2025
archival pigment print, 33 ⅝ × 81 ¾ in. framed

 
A large photo depicting the interior of a vertical rectangular wood box that has white spots on the sides of the box.

untitled, 2025
archival pigment print, 81 ¾ × 33 ⅝ in. framed

 
A small gallery photographed at night from the outside of the gallery. 3 large photographs and a framed moving blanket are visible.
Gallery space with digital photo equipment and photographs hung very high on the walls. There is also a drawing of a panel box next to the room's panel box.
 
Gallery space with digital photo equip and photographs hung very high on the walls. There is also a drtawing of a panel box next to the room's panel box.
Gallery space with digital photo equip and photographs hung very high on the walls. There is also a drtawing of a panel box next to the room's panel box.
Gallery space with digital photo equip and photographs hung very high on the walls. One photo of the room's exit sign plus digital drawings is hung at "normal" height.
The gallery's panel box (R) and a mirror image charcoal drawing on the wall of the panel box (L). In center of drawing "Hi, I LOVE U :)" is written. Also on (L) are mirror view drawings of outlet cover and pipe stub on (R).

untitled, 2025
charcoal on wall

 
Artist tools (large inkjet printer, camera stand, projector) used during Residency-ish.
 
Artist tools (monitors and piano bench) used during Residency-ish.
A large photograph depicting an exit sign and "childlike" color drawings of flower and a sun in the background.

untitled, 2025
archival pigment print, 80 × 60 ⅛ inches framed

Large photographs depicting charred wood and interior of wood box high on walls and 2 charcoal drawings depuicting a traffic sign with arrows and the gallery panel box with text.
 
2 charcoal drawings: 1 depicting a traffic sign with two arrows pointing left and right only, and the other drawing depicts a mirror view of the gallery's panel box with text (saying Hi, I LOVE U) on left.
 
Installation view of 2 photographs and 2 charcoal drawings.
Charcoal drawing depicting a traffic sign with two arrows pointing left and right only on bottom. A photo depicting the interior of a horizontal rectangular wood box higher on the wall.
On left: a charcoal drawing of a ladder (scaling wall) with Yoko written above. In center: photograph depicting the interior view of a vertical wood box (high on wall). Below center: photo depicting an exit sign – mirroring the gallery's exit sign.
On left: a charcoal drawing of a ladder (scaling wall) with Yoko written above. In center: photograph depicting the interior view of a vertical wood box (high on wall). Below center: photo depicting an exit sign – mirroring the gallery's exit sign.
Charcoal drawing of a ladder scaling the wall and Yoko written above the ladder.

untitled, 2025
charcoal on wall

Detail view of charcoal drawing of the top of a ladder scaling the wall and Yoko written above the ladder.

untitled (detail), 2025
charcoal on wall

Charcoal drawing of a traffic sign that indicates left or right turn only. The drawing includes graffiti on the sign.

untitled, 2025
charcoal on wall

 
A small gallery photographed at night from the outside of the gallery. Four large photographs and three charcoal drawings are visible.