In Women & Children, artist Lori Isom uses the canvas to explore the central essence of her titular subjects. Based on old photographs from a family member, these stunning pieces blend emotionally evocative subject matter with incredible authenticity and feeling.
Opening Reception
March 19, 2024 | 5:30 – 7:00pm
The Bassett Gallery
Gallery Exhibition
March 8 – April 27, 2024 | The Bassett Gallery
Open to the public M-F 10:00am-5:00pm and Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm
About the Reception
Join the Arts Center on March 19 for a reception with artist Lori Isom to celebrate this exhibition’s arrival! The reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Isom will give a gallery talk at 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided.
About the Exhibition
Artist Lori Isom has always been attracted to the subject of women and children.
Isom finds inspiration in the softness of women and in the female form. The subtle strength of women – the aura that they produce. Similarly, she has been drawn to children, to their innocence, and to that early form of our personhood where the world has yet to leave its mark.
In Women & Children, Isom explores these themes as she explores the central essence of her titular subjects. What is produced in that exploration is not a descriptive presentation of women and children, but instead a more emotionally evocative representation of what it means to belong to these two groups.
The pieces included in this exhibition were originally photographs of Isom’s aunt, now portrayed on the canvas with her signature style and flair. This exhibition is a tour de force by a renowned talent of the Midlands, and we hope you will join us to celebrate it.
About the Artist
With years of her life dedicated to working as a professional dancer, singer, and actress in New York and Los Angeles, Lori Isom brings the movement, emotion, and all the creative elements of theater and dance to her portraits with unusual compositions, structures, and colors. As an artist, her deepest desire is to present her subjects in the most sincere and expressive way, making sure the emotion and personality behind the painting is both felt and seen.
Lori has been celebrated in the pages of American Art Collector, interviewed for television and newspaper articles, as well as a featured artist in many group exhibitions. She has been commissioned to paint hundreds of individual and family portraits and is now celebrating the opening of her first portrait studio at G537 gallery in Camden, SC. You can learn more about Lori Isom here.
