Born in Massillon, Ohio in 1980. She lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky
EDUCATION
2005 MFA Studio Art, Interdisciplinary Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
2002 BFA Studio Art, Magna Cum Laude University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Certificate in Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026
New work – Lori Larusso, Rubine Red Gallery; Palm Springs, CA
2025
A Paradox of Plenty, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts; Little Rock, AR
2024
P-22 Pool Party, Rubine Red Gallery; Palm Springs, CAGaze & Garnish, Tinney Contemporary; Nashville, TN
Panoply, Surel’s Place; Boise, ID
2023
A Pastiche of Good Intentions and Other Parties, KMAC Museum, Louisville, KY
Freshly Bloomed, Garvey/Simon Art Project Room, San Anselmo, CA
domestic / feral, Biggin Gallery at Auburn University; Auburn, AL
2022
New Friend, Old Foe, Moremen Gallery; Louisville, KY
Precarious Panoply, Alice F. And Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati OH
Care, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
2021
September Gallery Hop, Mulberry & Lime; Lexington, KY
Rogue Intensities, Quappi Projects Louisville, KY
Feast & Foe, 701 Center for Contemporary Art; Columbia, SC
2020
LABOR / LEISURE, Ritz Gallery at South Dakota State University; Brookings, SD
Like, Lexington Art League; Lexington KY
2019
The Everyday and Almost Never; Mulberry & Lime; Lexington, KY
2017
Eating Animals, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
Reluctant Carnivore, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University
2016
Consumed, Food Connection at the University of Kentucky
Bourbon Cocktails, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
Process: Studies & Sketchbooks, Appalshop; Whitesburg, KY
2015
Broken Plate, Full Heart, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
2013
HomeFront, Sumter Art Gallery, Sumter, SC
Cracked, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
We’ll Be Happier Tomorrow, Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
Afflicted Likeness, Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsden, AL
Kitty Cake and Other New Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary, Santa Monica, CA
2012
Particulate Matter, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
Unfunny, Memorial Union Gallery, North Dakota State University
Pizza Is A Vegetable, Plains Art Museum; Fargo, ND
2011
Common Consequences: recent works by Lori Larusso, Indianapolis Art Center; IN
Spaces and Thick, Parkland Art Gallery at Parkland College; Champaign, IL
The Situation Hesitates, Conkling Gallery at Minnesota State University; Mankato, MN
2010
It’s Not My Birthday, That’s Not My Cake; McColl Center for Art + Innovation; Charlotte, NC Domestic Insecurities, Necessary Delights, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD; catalog
2009
Domestic Issues: New Work, The Webb School Gallery; Knoxville, TN
2008
Lori Larusso: Paintings, Dayton Visual Arts Center; Dayton, OH
2008
Leisurely Concern, a Jordan Faye Contemporary Exhibition at Casewerks; Baltimore, MD Leisure & Concern, 1305 Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
2007
Artworks on display at Sotheby’s, courtesy of Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA
2006
Soap Fat, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University; Providence, RI
Sadcake, 1305 Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
2005
The Whole and The Small, School 33 Art Center; Baltimore, MD
2022
Shared Goods, Publico; Cincinnati, OH
SELECT TWO + THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Southern (?) Women, Art Center of the Bluegrass; Danville, KY
2022
Selected Works, Prairie Ronde Gallery; Vicksburg, MI
2019
New Works: Alumni Four, McColl Center for Art + Innovation; Charlotte, NC
2017
Alternate Realities, Lucky Street Gallery; Key West, FL
Contemplation Consumed, The Yard; New York, NY
2016
Homevvorks with Chase Melendez, 1305 Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
2015
Pretty Aggressive: Stacey Chinn, Lori Larusso, and Jennifer Reis, MS Rezny Gallery; Lexington, KY
Rachel Debuque, Diane Meyer, Lori Larusso, Redux Contemporary Art; Charleston, SC
Habitat, Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
2014
Victory Without Fanfare with Melissa Vandenberg, Lexington Art League; Lexington, KY
2013
artMRKT San Francisco, a Jordan Faye Contemporary exhibit
2012
Meghan Duda + Amber Fletschock + Lori Larusso, Ecce Gallery; Fargo, ND
2011
Trifle: Lori Larusso & Minsun Kim, Space15th; Seoul, South Korea
2010
Marks of Absence, Santo Foundation Invitational Exhibition, Fort Gondo; St. Louis, MO
2009
Fresh Paint: New Paintings by Elizabeth Brady and Lori Larusso, Loads of Fun Studios; Baltimore, MD
Same New Thing, Tuska Center for Contemporary Art at the University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
2007
Lori Larusso and Dawn Black, Harford Community College; Bel Air, MD
2006
Just Desserts, Brick Walk Fine Arts; West Hartford, CT
2002
Middle-Midden-Midair; 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati DAAP
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
The Power of Small: Art that packs a punch, Garvey/Simon, New York, NY
what are you doing in my dream? GoodYear Arts; Charlotte, NC
2024
Homeward Bound, Garvey/Simon; New York, NY
Affordable Art Fair Singapore via JJ Galloway; Singapore, China
Affordable Art Fair New York via JJ Galloway; New York, NY
Ohio Valley Biennial, Louisville Visual Art Gallery; Louisville, KY
Moment of Is: Stuart Artist-In-Residence Alums, South Dakota Art Museum; Brookings, SD
I Cast To Earth a Seed, Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
2023
In The Pink, Surface Noise; Louisville, KY
Still, Bolivar Art Gallery at School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky. Lexington, KY
Southern Voices Global Visions, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC
On The Grid, Hancock Solar Gallery; Baltimore, MD
OFF-SPRING: New Generations, 21c Museum, Chicago, IL
Truth or Dare: A Reality Show, 21c Museum, Durham, NC
2023
Do or Don’t Do it Yourself, Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery at Salve Regina University. Newport, RI
Art For Food, The Summit Gallery. Cincinnati, OH
2022
The Future is Female, 21c Museum, Nashville, TN
Reality Check: Changing Perceptions, Garvey/Simon Art Space, San Anselmo, CA
Land of Tomorrow: The Vision & Grace of Frederick Law Olmsted, Art Sanctuary; Louisville, KY
Re-imaging Rural, Chashama; Brooklyn, NY
Congregation, Living Arts & Science Center; Lexington, KY
Confections & Mementos, James Oliver Gallery; Philadelphia, PA
2021
Have You Eaten?, The Yard: Williamsburg; Brooklyn, New York
Select 6, Garvey/Simon; New York, NY
Food Justice in Appalachia, West Virginia University Downtown Campus Library; Morgantown, WV
With Abandon, The Park School Gallery; Baltimore, MD
Emotional Support Art, Biggin Gallery at Auburn University; Auburn, AL
Summer Picnic, TC Energy Center (curated by Kinzelman Art Consulting); Houston, TX
Ripe, Galleri Urbane: Marfa + Dallas
Leftovers: Summer Exhibition,1628 Ltd.; Cincinnati, OH
[Re]constructing Home, Reeves House Visual Arts Center; Woodstock, GA
20 seconds or more, Young Space; online https://views.yngspc.com/20-seconds-or-more
2020
Summer Collective, Galleri Urbane: Marfa + Dallas
Mail Art 2020, Lawrence & Clark; Chicago, IL
Pretty Tough, Lee Gallery, Clemson University; Clemson, SC
2019
Contemporary Art of the Commonwealth: Crown of Rays, KMAC Museum; Louisville, KY
Private Collection, Galleri Urbane: Marfa + Dallas
Off the Menu: Looking at Food; University of Kentucky Art Museum; Lexington, KY
Faculty Exhibition, Governor’s School for the Arts; Lexington, KY
South Arts Fellows Exhibition, The Bo Bartlett Center; Columbus, GA
Gallery Artists, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
South Arts Fellows Exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art; Columbia, SC
Wheaton Biennial, Beard and Weil Galleries at Wheaton College; Norton, MA
Aurora, Lexington Art League; Lexington, KY
2018
Small Wonders & Spectaculars; Hancock Solar Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Friends With Benefits, George Caleb Bingham Gallery at the University of Missouri in Columbia
MICA Alumni Biennial Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art Galleries
So Long, Farewell, Contemporary Gallery at the Washington Pavillon Visual Arts Center; Sioux Falls, SD
New Domesticity: An Examination of Women’s Work in Women’s Art, Morlan Gallery at Transylvania
University and The Parachute Factory; Lexington, KY
2017
Sweet N Low: An International Show of Cute, Bedford Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA
2016
All Night Disco at the Abandoned Car Lot New KyCAD Faculty Exhibition, 849 Gallery; Louisville, KY
Being Present, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
Newvember, Ecce Gallery; Fargo, ND
House & Home, William D. Cannon Art Gallery; Carlsbad, CA
2016
Kentucky Visions at the Capitol: Fifty/50, Capitol Building; Frankfort, KY
2015
Food For Thought: A Celebration of Food in Art, William D. Cannon Art Gallery; Carlsbad, CA
Here & Now, Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas
Made In Paint, Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Gallery; New Berlin, NY
Brushed with Reality, Porter Contemporary; Brooklyn, NY 2015
January Dreams of Summer, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
2014
Ten Year Anniversary, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
Wild and Domesticated, ArtsPlace Gallery; Lexington, KY
A Moveable Feast: Art, Food, & Migration, Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, Morristown, NJ LA Art Show a Jordan Faye Contemporary exhibit Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art (traveling exhibition) Schneider Museum of Art
2013
Context Art Miami, Porter Contemporary Exhibit, Miami, FL
Starting Small, Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
Sketchbook, School 33; Baltimore, MD
Texas Contemporary Art Fair via Jordan Faye Contemporary, Houston, TX
Uncommon Wealth, Kentucky Arts Council at the Lyric Theater; Lexington, KY
Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art Bedford Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA Summertime, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
2012
Candy, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
Summertime, Skidmore Contemporary; Santa Monica, CA
The 53rd Midwestern Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art, The Rourke Art Gallery Museum; Moorhead, MN
artMRKT San Francisco, a Jordan Faye Contemporary exhibit; San Francisco, CA
Affordable Art Fair: a Porter Contemporary Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Scope Miami: a Jordan Faye Contemporary exhibit, Miami, FL
Splash! all about color, Porter Contemporary; New York, NY
First Lady’s Invitational Exhibition, Capitol Building; Frankfort, KY
Planting Houses, Building Trees, Jordan Faye Contemporary; Baltimore, MD
Emerge Art Fair: a Jordan Faye Contemporary exhibit , Washington DC
26th Tallahassee International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts (Catalogue) Biennial 26, South Bend Museum of Art; South Bend, IN
Love and Things Like Love, Lexington Art League; Lexington, KY
2010
The House in My Head, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
2009
Vanity Affair, Maryland Art Place; Baltimore, MD
The Shape of Things, Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University; Morehead, KY
2006
Residue From The Bling-Bling Circus, Cubicle Ten; Washington DC
Cul-de-Sac: Art from a Suburban Nation, Radford University Art Museum; Radford, VA – Catalogue
2005
OPTIONS 2005, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran; Washington DC. Curated by Libby Lumpkin
Hello Charm City, Gallery Imperato; Baltimore, MD
Roy G. Biv, Goucher College; Towson, MD
Arts’ 2005 MFA Biennial, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts; Wilmington, DE Hot Tamales, ArtLA; Los Angeles, CA (Curated by John Yau)
Artcard, Sharjah Art Museum; United Arab Emirates
2004
Setting the Table, Brick Walk Fine Arts; West Hartford, CT
The Painting Show, PUBLICO; Cincinnati, OH
2004
Femme Effect, curated by Amy Sherald, Sub Basement Art Studio; Baltimore, MD draw_drawing, Gallery 32; London, England
Feast or Famine, DNA; Provincetown, MA
Delectable, curated by Jordan Faye Block, Minas Gallery; Baltimore, MD
Student Union, Chidlaw Gallery at the Art Academy of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH Connections, Semantics Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
WINTERemix, PUBLICO; Cincinnati, OH
2003
Lots of People Working, Semantics Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
OKI: New Art Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University Art Galleries; Highland Heights, KY AM Holiday, Southgate House; Newport KY
Nowhere Better than This Place, S.S. Nova; Cincinnati, OH
Unnatural Habitat, University Hall Galleries
2002
Guest/Mutt, Semantics Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
SELECTED AWARDS
2025
History Inspires Fellowship, Filson Historical Society. Louisville, KY
2023, 2020, 2018
Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation
2020, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2008
Artist Enrichment Grant, The Kentucky Foundation for Women
2020
Bill Fischer Award for Visual Artists, Community Foundation of Louisville and Louisville Visual Art Individual Artist Career Opportunity Grant, South Arts
2019
Kentucky State Fellowship, South Arts
2017
Kentucky Peer Advisory Network Grant, Kentucky Arts Council
2015
Finalist, Miami University 2015 Young Painters Competition
2011
Al Smith Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council
Merit Award, Biennial 26, South Bend Museum of Art
Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship 2010-2011
Little/Gaines Artist, The Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and The Gaines Center for the Humanities at the University of Kentucky
2010
Individual Artist Professional Development Grant, Kentucky Arts Council
SELECT RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIPS
2024
Artist-in-Residence, Newport Art Museum; Newport, RI
Artist-in-Residence, Surel’s Place; Boise, ID
2022
Artist Residency, Prairie Ronde; Vicksburg, MI
Artist Residency, Maitland Art + History; Maitland, FL
2021
chaNorth International Residency Program, Pine Plains, NY
2020
Artist in Residence, 701 Center for Contemporary Art; Columbia, SC
Stuart Artist-in-Residence, South Dakota State University, School of Design
2018, 2014
Exploratory Residency, Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts; New Berlin, NY
2017
Artist in Residence, The Studios of the Key West; Key West, FL
2016
Artist in Residence, Willapa Bay AiR; Oysterville, WA
2012
James Rosenquist Artist Residency, North Dakota State University; Fargo, ND
2011
MacDowell Visual Artist Fellowship, Peterborough, New Hampshire
2010 Artist in Residence, McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC
2009 Visiting Artist In Residence, Webb School, Knoxville, TN
2007 Artist In Residence, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
SELECT PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2024
Eleanor Heartney “Global Views of Home,” Southern Voices Global Visions Exhibition
Catalog Essay
2022
KMAC 40: Crafting The Contemporary, pages 212-213
Larusso, Lori. Confected Landscapes, Artist Monograph. Oct. 1
Hartman, Nick. Precarious Panoply (review), Ruckus, Aug. 23
2021
Kissel, Hunter. Consumptive Identities: Lori Larusso at Quappi Projects, undermain, June 3.
Weis, Natalie. “Review: Artist Lori Larusso’s ‘Rogue Intensities’ Is Food For Thought,” WFPL, June 1.
Triplett, Jo Anne. ‘Rogue Intensities’ by Lori Larusso, LEO weekly
Brooks, John. “Rogue Intensities” at Quappi Projects, (curator statement), May 7.
2020
Schrag, Anthony. “Rhyme/Zine,” Issue 1, May 4. Exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy 2021
Isaac, Rita. “Acrylic: Do More Art,” Lawrence King Publishing. London, UK, April 14.
2019
Goodman, Emily. “A Review: “Off the Menu: Looking at Food” at the UK Art Museum,” Under Main,
Kienle, Miriam. “Feasts of Fantasy: The Cruel Pleasures of Lori Larusso’s Paintings,” Under Main, May 20.
“SouthArts 2019 Southern Prize & State Fellows” (exhibition catalog)
2018
Dr. Emily Goodman. “New Domesticity: Women’s Work in Women’s Art.” (exhibition catalog)
2016
Beall, Kelly. “Lori Larusso /It’s Not My Birthday, That’s Not My Cake.” Design Crush (blog), May 12,
“A Very Merry Un-Birthday: Food Art by Lori Larusso.” Fine Dining Lovers, Jan. 9
2015
Krysa, Danielle. “Lori Larusso.” The Jealous Curator (blog), Dec. 21, http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2015/12/21/lori-larusso/
“Made in Paint: 2014 Artists in Residence” Sam & Adele Golden Foundation (exhibition catalog)
“Always Home.” Fresh Paint Magazine (special edition book), Aug.
2014
Filchak, Ryan. “Victory Without Fanfare, Image With Purpose.” Under-main.com, Sept.,
Frenz, Lesley. “Having Your Cake: Lori Larusso.” The Artsy Forager (blog), Feb. 4
2013
Gulick, Allison. “Sketchbook at School 33.” Bmoreart, Dec. 5,
“Artist Illustrates ‘A Happier Tomorrow’ at Chelsea Gallery.” Vent Wing, Oct. 1
“Gallery Spotlight: Lori Larusso.” IN New York Magazine, Sept. 13
Surdna, Jay. “Lori Larusso/Imagined Spaces.” Blend Images (blog), Aug. 24
“We’ll Be Happier Tomorrow–New Works by Lori Larusso.” Artweek, Aug. 22
Kenoyer, Jane. “Artist Lori Larusso’s Retro Shapes and Bold Depictions of the Mundane.” Hi-Fructose, April 25