CJ Lori
Biography
C.J Lori, a resident of the Boston area, is a self-taught oil painter and mixed-media sculptor. She has lived and worked in Massachusetts for twenty years. Her work reflects an interest in literature, anthropology and psychology, as well as an abiding fascination with the natural world. Often called “Neo-surrealism” or “magic realism,” Lori’s paintings explore the complex relationship between humanity and the environment. With imagery and a palette that is Dali-esque, Lori explores the entwined and complex web of nature. Be it the tree, the subterranean level of the earth, or the simple, yet complex web of a bird’s nest. Lori is able to take something simple, and present in our lives, and make it magical, enduring, and aesthetically beautiful 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.
Awards and Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Baak Gallery, Cambridge, MA. Solo Exhibition
Illuminations Retrospective Exhibition, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, 432 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA
The Winners’ Circle, A three-person show of prize winners from the Member Exhibition, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA
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
2006
Diamond-Newman Fine Arts Gallery, Boston, MA
2005
Overtures: An Exhibition of the Women’s Caucus for Art, Boston Chapter, Holyoke Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2004
Two-Person Exhibition, Stuart Dunkel & C. J. Lori, Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Six Artists, Six Visions, Six Women at City Hall, Scollay Square Gallery, Boston, MA
2003
Lyman-Eyer Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Changing Seasons, Hess Gallery, Pine Manor College, Brookline, MA
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, NY
1998
Celebrating Our Past and Present, District Council 37, New York, 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
2006
Inhabiting an Expansive Terrain: WCA Artists Explore Our Relationship To Place, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Women's Caucus for Art New England Regional Chapters’ Group Exhibit, Bunker Hill Community College Art Gallery, Charlestown, MA
L’Dor V’Dor: From Generation to Generation, a national exhibition of the Jewish Women Artists Network, Goldman Gallery at Hebrew College, Newton, MA. Juried by Deborah Davidson.
Brush Members’ Juried Art Show, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA. Juried by E. Linda Poras
2005
Central Massachusetts Women’s Caucus for Art Juried Exhibition, Hampshire Art Gallery, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Massachusetts Artists 2005, The Brush Art Gallery & Studios, Lowell, MA. Juried by Paul Master-Karnik, Director, DeCordova Museum.
Myth, Dream & Fantasy, Gallery 1581, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, Brookline, MA
2004
Blue, University Place Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Director of Curatorial Affairs, DeCordova Museum.
Changes: Landscape, Redbrick Gallery, Beverly, MA
Women’s Prerogatives: Making Changes, ArtSpace Maynard Gallery, Maynard, MA
2003
Brave Destiny, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Boston Arts Festival, Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, Boston, MA
Running Hot and Steady, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Illuminations, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Detachment, Tremont Gallery, The International Society, Boston, MA
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, and 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, and 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
Publications, Awards, and Collections
DeCordova Museum Corporate Lending ProgramDanforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
Arthur S. Goldberg Collection
2006 Second Prize, Brush Members’ Juried Art Show, The Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA
2004 Honorable Mention, Blue, University Place Gallery, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. Juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Director of Curatorial Affairs, DeCordova Museum.
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
Source: Diamond-Newman Fine Arts LLC has sourced this information from the artist. This information is solely for historical perspective and we can not guarantee the comprehensivenessor complete accuracy of this information since we did not directly comprise the historical log of the artist's shows ourselves. Exhibition information should not be a basis for purchasing artwork.
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