Llanor Alleyne Joins Tourné Gallery with Show of “Fugitive Ecologies” Collages

I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the roster of artists represented by New York’s Leonard Tourné Gallery. My first exhibition with the gallery, Fugitive Ecologies, runs through November 15, 2020 and is available to view online or by private appointment.'

The Making of “Fugitive Ecologies”

Fugitive Ecologies features a new body of mixed media collage works created earlier this year, shortly after I relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma. These pieces reflect a time of extreme transition—personally, environmentally, and globally. The collages, which I’ve described as “rebellious botanicals,” emerged from a place of isolation, uncertainty, and dislocation. They were made in a nearly empty apartment in downtown Tulsa, where I had no houseplants, no familiar surroundings, and a sense of detachment from the lush, verdant Barbados landscape I had only recently left behind.

Each work in the series incorporates fragments of original paintings made in Barbados—“seeds” from one environment transplanted and transformed into another. These imagined forms are a way of reconnecting to the beauty I had been surrounded by, and also of grounding myself in a new and unfamiliar place. The botanicals are unruly, improvised, and deeply personal. In making them, I gave myself flowers.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This exhibition marks a pivotal moment in my practice. Like many others, I entered 2020 with one idea of what the year would bring, only to have everything shift almost overnight. The sudden absence of green space, color, and familiarity created a stark visual and psychological contrast.

The “Fugitive Ecologies” series became a response to that shift. The collages channel the strangeness of being suspended between two places—rooted in neither, yet shaped by both. Their forms are imagined, not observed, but still carry the gesture of growth and adaptation. They also represent a commitment to my materials: repurposing my own paintings as source material means the work contains history, trace, and continuity even in unfamiliar surroundings.

That sense of continuity feels important right now. These pieces hold the tension olf the moment, but also offer beauty, escape, and grounding. I’m proud to debut them with Leonard Tourné Gallery, and to present work that continues to evolve even in the face of upheaval.

For inquiries about purchasing work featured on this site or in the exhibition, please contact Javier Tourné.