LORI SANFORD-ROSS
Lives and works in Long Island City, Queens, NY
EDUCATION
2016 New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, MFA, Painting
1996 Hunter College, New York, BA, Art History
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Wild Horses, Red Lodge, Montana
2006 Queenscapes, Grace Institute Gallery, NY
2004 Pockets of Serenity: The Hidden Landscapes of Queens, funded by Queens Council on the Arts, Citibank Court Square GallerySpace, Long Island City, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Art 52, M.C.Gallery, New York, NY
2020 NYSS Alumni Association Juried Exhibition, New York Studio School, NY
2019 On the Outskirts, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Johnny Thornton
2019 Gowanus Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Intervals, Vivid Space SD, San Diego, CA
2018 27th Annual Bowery Gallery Juried Show, Juror: Karen Wilkin, New York, NY
2018 2018 Blue Mountain Gallery Summer Juried Exhibition, Juror: John Yau, New York, NY
2017 Anonymous was a Masterpiece, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2017 New Paintings, New York Studio School, NY
2017 LICA Spring Art Exhibition, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2016 NomenCOLORature, curated by Paul D’Agostino, Studio 10, Brooklyn, NY
2016 2016 NYSS Alumni Association Juried Exhibition, New York Studio School, NY
2016 Going Outside, MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Studio School, NY
2015 NYSS Holiday Exhibition, curated by Minku Kim, New York Studio School, NY
2013 New Compositions, curated by Fred Bendheim, Art Students League of New York, NY
2012 Spring Art Exhibition: A Benefit for NYC's Homeless, TEN10 Studios, Long Island City, NY
2011 Annual Small Works Exhibition, Manhattan Borough President’s Gallery, NY
2011 Contemporary Portraits, Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Water Works, Lilac Preservation Project, NY
2009 Long Island City Open Studios, Reis Studios, Long Island City, NY
2008 Nelson Shanks Invitational, Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Small Works, The Experimental Space, Long Island City, NY
AWARDS
2016 VeraList Scholarship Award, New York Studio School, NY
2015 Ramapo Scholarship Award, New York Studio School, NY
2004 Individual Artist Regrants Award, Queens Council on the Arts, NY
MEDIA
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters. Kate Berlant. Andrew Gaynord, director. Featured paintings.
2005 Time Warner Cable News, New York One. Profile: "Queenscapes.”
PUBLICATIONS
2014 Green, Denise “Profile: Lori Sanford-Ross.” Lines from the League, Art Student’s League Seasonal Publication. (Fall 2014)
2009 Il Corriere Della Sera, Rome edition. (August 2009) Featured painting, "Before the Highline." Fabrizio Ferri, photographer.
2005 Casper, Mary Beth.“Neighborhoods: A Queens Painter.”Newsday (New York, April 7)
2004 Hagey, Keach. “Long Island City Artist Paints in Open Air Cityscapes.”Queens Chronicle (New York, June 17)
2004 McKenna, Sheila. “Portraits of a Love for Nature.” Newsday (New York, June 10)
WRITING
2018 QUEEN OF THE WORLD, A Play About Art, Feminism and Motherhood
.Performed at the Whitney Studio, New York Studio School by a cast of 13 actors. Encompassing art, song, and dialogue, Queen of the World explores historical and contemporary artists’ views about the pros and cons of motherhood while sustaining a life in the visual arts.