paper. color. lines.

A Solo Exhibition by Karen Rifas
February 6, 2026

LnS Gallery is delighted to present paper. color. lines, an exhibition of acrylic on paper paintings produced by Karen Rifas over a decade of persistence, charting a sustained investigation into geometry, structure, and color.

A grounding figure in Miami’s artistic history, Rifas has maintained an active presence since the 1980s. This most recent show highlights the evolution of her acrylic-on-paper works through the first decade in a lengthy career where she not only introduces, but shows a near exclusive shift towards painting.

Paper, a medium that admits no erasure or disguise, has long been associated with material honesty, a quality that allows Rifas to use this arena as a site of investigation rather than a preparatory space. Utilizing chromatic tension, shifting scales and a keen sense of balance, Rifas composes complete works of art within a draftsman’s arena, where the white space of the paper is animated, or subdued, by its kaleidoscopic counterparts.