Lori Earley

Lori Earley is a contemporary surrealist figurative artist who specializes in painting portraits of women.

Although Lori Earley was raised in New York, which is essentially a mecca for inspiration and learning for most artists, Earley was raised in a very non- artistic household. Not having been exposed to the arts much at all, Earley still had immense passion for painting and drawing which she did almost everyday- essentially developing her style in a “vacuum” so to speak. Looking back at her situation, most art critics, as well as Earley, agree that this was perhaps a good thing because it allowed her to develop her own, purely unique style, untouched and uninfluenced by any other artists.

As a maturing adolescent, Earley discovered her distinct style and fondness for painting deeply personal subject matter from her personal experiences. She then began her journey towards becoming a professional oil painter through fine art training at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating at the top of her class with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her innate passion for expressing mood and emotion on canvas and paper along with her mastery of technique in oil and graphite was immediately recognized, both in the United States and abroad.

Lori Earley was born in Rye, New York. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City where she received a BFA. Her work has appeared in several exhibitions, including solo shows in Seattle, Santa Monica, New York City and London. Earley’s paintings and drawings were so unique in fact, that she was quickly acclaimed as an exceptional, new talent, praised for her rare, signature authentic portraiture. Her stylized, elongated subjects echoed Mannerist elements and the dramatic lighting of the Baroque period, a technique she learned by the teachings of the School of Visual Arts. Her eccentric, accentuated realism drew attention from galleries, established artists and collectors, which immediately propelled Earley to the forefront of a burgeoning art movement. Her recognition as a leading female contemporary master painter grew internationally and moved Earley into the celebrated realm of solo exhibitions in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City and London. NY Arts Magazine wrote in their March/April 2008 issue, “Lori Earley is the leading female artist of the burgeoning Pop Surrealism Movement. Her melancholic, atmospheric portraits of women with exaggerated eyes and exotic, elongated figures evoke mystery and longing. Fusing romance and fashion with classicism and modernity, she captures pure emotion and raw beauty, rendering timeless, esoteric portraits.” Hi*Fructose Collected 2 book wrote, “In an art movement that has managed to juggernaut to such a size and scope that it encompasses a virtual golden age of artistic talent, it takes a lot for a particular artist to stand out as a shining star of an art scene, yet that is what painter Lori Earley has managed to do in a relatively short time”.

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