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Panorama
oil on canvas
24 x 30"
2002
Dunsinane
oil on canvas
24 x 30"
2003
March
oil on panel
16 x 20"
2003
Screen Memory
oil on canvas
24 x 36"
2002
I paint a tree or landscape as a metaphoric portrait in which we can see ourselves. In branches, fields and water are patterns of repetition and cycles of time that echo in our lives on levels both visual and innate. Through my paintings, I try to reconcile the strength and beauty with the vulnerability and decay faced by all living things — to simultaneously celebrate splendor while acknowledging its inevitable ruin.
I also explore issues of perception and memory. The desire to have another see through my eyes is a compelling motivation. To me, painting is a form of communication through which I try to convey my experience in a way that the viewer will see what I see and feel what I feel. I will exaggerate or distort color, form and composition to help transmit these subjective observations. Memory distorts reality by its very nature, shifting focus, selecting and discarding without conscious decision. The process of painting is like visual memory in action, with the opportunity for more deliberate choices.
My primary medium is oil paint on canvas or wood panel. Paint is applied in many layers, building and adding nuance through color. I often work with very small brushes for fine detail. I find satisfaction in intricacy, because it appeals to me viscerally, and because it parallels some of the complexities I am trying to capture and express in my work.
Ms. Lori’s artwork has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout New England, and in New York and Chicago, and was featured in the 1996 book Different Minds, Different Voices, by Virginia Aronson. Committed to art activism, she served in 1997 as First Vice President of the National Women’s Caucus for Art, and for three years as president of the Boston Chapter. In 1996, she co-chaired the national conference of the Women’s Caucus for Art, “Transforming Tradition,” in Boston. Ms. Lori has also served as a member of the Brookline Council for the Arts and Humanities, Inc. since 1997.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001
UNEARTHED: The Personal Effects of Nature, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, West Newton, MA.
1998
Iron Lung Coffeehouse, 512A Park Drive, Boston, MA.
1992
Past Lives and Present Dangers, Ticknor Gallery/Boylston Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Affinities/Mysteries, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA.
1991
Peering Into Paradise: Emerging Apparitions in Forest and Field, Street, Dartmouth St., Boston, MA.
1989
Faces Beyond Instinct, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA.
Ghost Stories, Gallery DV8, Landsdowne St., Boston, MA.
Primal and Pastoral Visions, Wellesley Design Center, Wellesley, MA.
Oil Paintings and Pastels, Aquinas Junior College, Newton, MA.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2002
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, West Newton and Provincetown, MA.
Tame and Wild: Celebrating Nature in our Neighborhoods, Hess Gallery, Pine Manor College, Brookline, MA.
2001
Deep Touch, The Gallery at Newbury College, Brookline, MA.
2000
A Gift of Art: Small Works, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, West Newton, MA.
Dreamworlds: Neo-Surrealism In The Millenium, Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA.
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, West Newton, MA.
Figure, Fantasy and Illusion, Selections from the Arthur S. Goldberg Collection, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA.
Forces of Nature: Fire, Water, Earth and Air, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT.
1998–2000
Visions of Green Community, Brookline GreenSpace Alliance & Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation, Pine Manor College; Brookline Arts Center & Brookline Public Library, Brookline, MA.
1999–2000
Office of State Senator Cynthia Creem, Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA.
1993–2000
International Women’s Day Exhibition(s), Boston Chapter Women’s Caucus for Art, Maurine & Robert Rothschild Gallery, Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA.
1999
Moments in Memory: Artists Celebrate Jewish Heritage, District Council 37, New York City, NY.
1998
Celebrating Our Past and Present, District Council 37, New York City, NY.
1997
Travels Near and Far, Cragin Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA.
1996
Layers, Atelier Gallery, Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA.
Works in 3-D, Aidekman Arts Center Slater Concourse, Tufts University, Medford, MA.
1990–1995
Tyringham Art Galleries, Tyringham, MA.
1992
Altered States: A Journey Into Surrealism, Bentley College Art Gallery, Waltham, MA.
Juxtapositions II: Paint and Print Expressions, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA.
1985–1991
Annual Art Exhibition, Temple Beth Am, Framingham, MA.
1989
Figures and Faces, Gary Wortzel Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
1988
The Fantastic Image, Richards Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2002
Places of the Heart: Personal Landscapes, LynnArts Gallery, Lynn, MA.
Domestic Bliss, The Art Gallery at Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
Action/Reaction: Women’s Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition, The Art Gallery, Paul Creative Arts Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo.
2000
Entitled/Untitled, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA. Juried by Alicia Craig Faxon.
Revelation for Revolution, The Revolving Museum, Boston, MA. Juried by Rebecca Hoffberger.
Blue, University Place Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juried by Cheryl Brutvan.
Artifact: Past, Present, Future, Arlington Center for the Arts, MA. Juried by Kathleen Bitteti and Shawn Hill.
ArtWorks! 2000, Dover Street Galleries, New Bedford, MA. Juried by George Ciscle.
1999
The New England Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable Village, MA. Juried by Salvatore Del Deo; Roberta Feeney; Geoffrey Smith.
ENtitled/UNtitled, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA Juried by Harriet Casdin-Silver.
Small Works: BIG IDEAS, Northeast Regional Juried Exhibition, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT. Juried by Benjamin Ortiz and Deborah Frizzell.
1997
Fin de Siecle, University Place Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juried by Barbara Krakow.
Duxbury Art Association’s 23rd Annual Winter Juried Show, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA. Juried by Laura S. Brown; Edward Minchin; Elizabeth Pratt; Doris Weiner; Susan White.
1996
Transforming Tradition: National Juried Exhibition of the Women’s Caucus for Art, 1996,
Chinese Culture Institute, Boston, MA. Juried by Magdelena Campos Pons; Susan Fisher Sterling; Eugenie Tsai.
1996
Jewish Women Uncensored, Jewish Women Artists Network National Juried Exhibition, Cragin Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA. Juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo.
1992
Women and Surrealism: National Juried Exhibition of the Women’s Caucus for Art, 1992, 333 Wacker Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juried by Mary Jane Jacob.
1990
The Environment Show, Boston Visual Artists Union (BVAU) Gallery, Boston, MA.
1989
In and Around Boston, Prudential Center Skywalk, Boston, MA.
EDUCATION
1980–1982 Boston Museum School of Fine Arts Continuing Education Program.
1975–1979 Boston University College of Communication, BS in Journalism, Concentration in Literature; Class of 1979, Magna Cum Laude.
COMMISSIONS
1999 Drawing for First Night 2000 button, Boston, MA.
1998 Iron Lung Coffeehouse, Boston, MA.
1997 Ms. Candace K. Nagle, Provincetown, MA.
1996 Brookline Farmer’s Market, Brookline, MA.
1995 Ms. Mary Alice Howard, Roslindale, MA.
1994 Mr. J. P. Goss, Boca Raton, FL.
1993 Mr. and Mrs. J. P. and Virginia Goss, Boca Raton, FL.
1988 Massbank for Savings, Reading, MA.
COLLECTIONS
Arthur S. Goldberg, Massachusetts
Barbara Dobkin, New York
PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
1999
Honorable Mention, The New England Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA.
Peoples’ Choice Award, Sanctuary, the Ninth Annual WCA International Women’s Day Exhibition.
Leadership Award, Women’s Caucus for Art, honoring northeast chapter leaders in the 1990s.
1996
Featured in: Different Minds, Different Voices, by Virginia Aronson. Paradux & Gossling.
EXPERIENCE
1999–Present Newsletter Editor, Boston Chapter Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA)
1998–Present National Liaison, Boston Chapter WCA
1997–2000 Brookline Artists' Open Studios Brochure Chair, Brookline Council for the Arts & Humanities, Inc.
1999–2000 Co-President, Boston Chapter WCA
1997–1998 First Vice President, National Women’s Caucus for Art
1996–1998 Public Relations Chair, National WCA. Coordinated development, design, and production of new logo and brochure for national organization.
1994–1997 President, Boston Chapter WCA. Led Chapter of over 300 members in coordinating monthly programs, art exhibitions, newsletter, community outreach and fund-raising.
1995–1996 Co-Chair, Transforming Tradition, the 1996 WCA National Conference. Co-coordinated 4-day national conference of events including panels; exhibitions; performance art; gallery tours; guest speakers; meetings and awards ceremonies. Led conference committee planning meetings.
1993–1994 Vice-President and Program Committee Chair, Boston Chapter WCA
1990–1992 Editor, BVAU NEWS, Boston Visual Artists' Union
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