BIOGRAPHY

Lori Earley was born and raised in Rye, New York in a very unartistic household. Despite not being exposed to the arts, Earley's vivid imagination and her creativity somehow continued to flourish from within throughout the years... essentially developing her artistic style in a “vacuum” so to speak. This allowed Earley to develop her own, purely unique style, untouched and uninfluenced by anything or anyone else.

Earley studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating at the very top of her class with a BFA. When she emerged on the art scene years later, Earley's paintings and drawings were so unique 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. 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 New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles and London. “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” -  Hi*Fructose Collected 2 book wrote.

At the height of her success unfortunately, Earley was diagnosed with a very rare genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. After almost having lost her life from the syndrome, Earley was then forced to take an unwanted hiatus from her art and spent the next several years having many corrective surgeries. Years later, Earley then began a specialized, personal physical therapy program at the Mayo Clinic and with the help of a special team of doctors, she finally was able to begin her return to the art world. With her never-ending fighting spirit, Earley's strength and determination continues to be an inspiration for others. Click on the link below to read Earley’s story and how she reclaimed her career.

CLICK HERE TO READ LORI EARLEY’S MAYO CLINIC INTERVIEW ON HOW SHE RECLAIMED HER LIFE AND CAREER

Earley's work has appeared in NYArts Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Sun, Hi Fructose Magazine, WeAr Global, Magazine, Bon Magazine, Fefé Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, Elegy, Rojo Magazine, Direct Art Magazine, Traffic, Fine Art Magazine, Bizarre Magazine, The L Magazine, Home and Garden Magazine, Beautiful Bizarre, Bon, Fefe Magazine, Laminate Magazine, Plaztik Magazine, Celtic Family Magazine, Art of England, Copro Nason Book- "A Catalogue Raisonne", Hi Fructose Book Collective II, "Heros and Villains" Book, Metamorphosis 2 Book.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE PRESS PAGE TO READ LORI'S INTERVIEWS

ARTIST STATEMENT

I’ve always wanted to paint things I’ve never seen before because reality has always bored me. I want to push the boundaries of everything in my work. I love to make the usual unusal, accuntuating and distorting everything, laced with an eerie, clandestine unique atmosphere. This, along with my desire to transform my emotions into tangible planes that express what I feel, not what I see, gave birth to my style of painting. I want people to look at my work and feel like the subjects are living and breathing, about to walk out of the canvas. I want the viewer to feel the raw, honest emothon I put into every piece.

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EXHIBITIONS

2023 “Covers” Group Show, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, California

2023 “25th Anniversary Group Show” Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2023 “Year of the Rabbit” Group Show, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, California

2020 “Neoclassicism” Group Show, Haven Gallery, Northport, New York

2020 “Midnight Garden” Group Show, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, California

2014 "The Devil’s Pantomime" Solo Show, Opera Gallery, New York, New York

2009 "Laments and Lullabies" Solo Show, Opera Gallery, London, England 

2009 "Worlds on Fire" Group Show, Los Angeles, California 

 2008 "Crimes on Canvas" Group Show, Las Vegas, Nevada 

2008 “Made in New York” Group Show, Opera Gallery, New York, New York 

 2008 “Fade to Gray” Solo Show, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, New York 

 2008 “Deep Pop” Group Show, Kenneth Chapman Gallery, New Rochelle, New York

 2007 “Anima Sola” Solo Show, Opera Gallery, New York, New York 

 2007 “Venus” Group Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, Washington 

 2006 “Arcanum” Group Show, Strychnin Gallery, New York, New York 

 2006 "Estranged" Solo Show, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, California 

 2005 "The Pony Project" Group Show, The Milk Gallery, New York, New York

 2005 "Sin" Group Show, Excellent Virtu Gallery, Deland, Florida 

 2005 "Goddess" Group Show, Opera Gallery, New York, New York 

 2005 "Idols of Perversity" Group Show, Bellwether Gallery, New York, New York 

 2005 "The Eye of the Illuminati" Group Show, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, California 

 2005 Solo Show Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, Washington 

 2005 "Pop Pluralism" Group Show, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, New York 

 2005 "Winter Group Show" Group Show, Fuse Gallery, New York, New York 

 2004 "The Juxtapoz Magazine NYC Group Show" Group Show, Fuse Gallery, New York, New York 

 2004 "Fantastic Visions" Group Show, Limner Gallery, Phoenicia, New York 

 2004 "Emerging Artists 2004" Group Show, Limner Gallery, New York, New York

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE PRESS PAGE TO READ LORI'S INTERVIEWS

Earley's work has appeared in NYArts Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Sun, Hi Fructose Magazine, WeAr Global Magazine, Bon Magazine, Fefé Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, Elegy, Rojo Magazine, Direct Art Magazine, Traffic, Fine Art Magazine, Bizarre Magazine, The L Magazine, Home and Garden Magazine, Beautiful Bizarre, Bon, Fefe Magazine, Laminate Magazine, Plaztik Magazine, Celtic Family Magazine and Art of England. Copro Nason Book- "A Catalogue Raisonne", Hi Fructose Book Collective II, "Heros and Villains" Book, Metamorphosis 2 Book.