REVIEWS

 

 

BORN: December 19, 1966
  New York, New York


ART EXHIBITIONS:
Shoalwater Cove Art Gallery, Ilwaco, WA
Solo Exhibition and Group show (2006, 2007)
Whatcom Museum Arco Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Juried Exhibition, “Art and All That Jazz” (2006)
Whatcom Artists Studio Tour, Bellingham, WA
Juried Self Guided Art Studio Tour (2006)
Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Solo Exhibitions (2000, 2003, 2006)
Eriksen Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
Group Shows (2004, 2005, 2006)
Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA
Group Shows (2002 - present)
Bison Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
Group Shows (2005, 2006)
Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
Group Shows (2001 - present)
Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
Group Shows (2004, 2005)
Gary Lawrence Gallery, Portland OR
Group Shows (2004, 2005)
Pasadena Hills Estate, Monterey, CA
Private Exhibition (2004)
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
“Gem Of An Evening” (2003, 2004)
Juried Exhibition, “Art and All that Jazz” (2003, 2006)
Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Group Show (2002, 2006)
Skagit City Studio, Mt. Vernon, WA
Group Show (2001)
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Group Shows (1999, 2000, 2001)
Huntington Arts Council, Huntington, NY
Group Show, “Artrium” (2001)
Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY
Solo Exhibition (2000, 2001)
Historical Society Museum, Northport, NY
Juried Show (2000)
Meloy Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Group Show (2000)
Avrum Gallery, Southampton, NY
Two Woman Show, “Robert Munford Memorial Exhibition” (1999)
ARCO Museum, Bellingham, WA
Juried Show, “Northwest International Artist Competition” (1998)
Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Show, “Innovations” (1998)
Jennifer Wittmann Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Group Shows (1997, 1998, 1999)
Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA
Group Show, “Award winners of the 1997 Juried Exhibition” (1998)
Allied Arts Gallery, Yakima, WA
Juried Exhibition (1997)
Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
Juried Shows (1995, 1996, 1997)
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
Juried Show, “West Coast Painters and Sculptors” (1997)
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Group Show “Heartworks Exhibition” (1997)
Adam East Museum, Moses Lake, WA
Juried Show, “Columbia Basin Art Invitational” (1997)
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA
Juried Exposition (1995,1996, 1997)
Solo Exhibition, “MFA Show” (1997)
Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Juried Exhibitions (1996, 1997)
Avrum Gallery, Southampton, NY
Solo Exhibition, “BFA Show” (1989)


EDUCATION:
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA (1994 - 1997)
MFA with a concentration in Painting and Drawing (1997)
Thesis Grant award (1997)
Board Member for Graduate Arts Council (1996, 1997)
CWU Student Senate Representative (1996, 1997)
CWU Art Selection Committee Representative (1996, 1997)
Art Staff for “Manastash: Literary Art Magazine” (1996)
Student Representative for Annual Fine Arts Festival (1995)
Coordinator for Student Art Exhibition (1995)

State University of New York At Stony Brook, NY (1991, 1992)
Studied Fine Arts in Continuing Education Program
Long Island University, Southampton, NY (1987 - 1989)
BFA with a concentration in Painting (1989)
Suma Cum Laude (1989)
Art Education Certificate (1989)
Edward Downe Scholarships (1988, 1989)
Academic and Art Scholarships (1987, 1988, 1989)
Deans List and Faculty Honors (1987, 1988, 1989)
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA
Fine Arts Major (1985, 1986)
Dean’s List and Scholarships (1985, 1986)


REVIEWS:
Whatcom Museum Magazine, “Art Career Day”, March/April/May 2006, p. 6
Astoria Review, “Schoalwater Cove Gallery features Lorna Libert,” July 2006, p. 16, 17
The Daily Astorian: Coast Weekend, “Schoalwater Cove features ‘Birds and Boats,’” July 6-12, 2006, p. 27
The Ketchikan Daily News, July 25, 2002, Cover
The Bellingham Herald, Margaret Bikman, “Life as a House” October 3, 2002 p.13
Anacortes American, Nancy Walbeck, “Milo Show Features Painters William Slater, Lorna Libert,” January 16, 2002, p.B2
The Long Islander, Editor “Local Artist Details Land and Sea,” June 2001
The Northport Journal, Edward Puerta, “Of Land and Sea,” May 24, 2001, p.3
The Suffolk Times, Liz Wood, “Art Beat,” May 24, 2001, p.6A
Newsday, Lynda Hammes, “Arts and Watercraft,” January 26, 2001
The New York Times, Phyllis Braff, “Art Reviews: ‘Earth Wind and Fire’,” Sunday, June 11, 2000, p.3
The Bellingham Herald, Kie Relyea, “Artist of the Week: Lorna Libert,” September 28, 2000, p.3
The Suffolk Times, Liz Wood, “Benesta Reborn,” May 13, 1999, Cover
The Southampton Press, Erica Lynn Huberty, “Two Graduated return for an Alumni Show,” September 16, 1999, p.B5
The Western Front, Sabrina Johnson, “Lorna Libert: Bringing Ruins to Life,” April 16, 1999, p. 7
Long Island University Alumni Magazine, “1989,“ Summer/Fall 1999, p. 42
Preview: The Gallery Guide, Mia Johnson, “Lorna Libert, Jennifer Wittmann Gallery,” September/October 1998, p.2
The Long Islander, George Wallace, “Nature Conservancy Merges Art, Environment,” September 17, 1998, p.9
The Seattle Times, Joe Heim, “Off the Wall, “January 15, 1998, p.15C
The Every Other Weekly, Wayne Ellis, “Lorna Libert: Images of our Fragile Reality,” June 11-24, 1998, p. 25
Ellensburg Daily Record, Editor, “Libert Exhibit at the Spurgeon,” May 29-June 5, 1997, Cover and p.2
Ellensburg Daily Record, Editor, “CWU to Feature Libert Art,” May 22- 29, 1997, p.2
Yakima Herald Republic, Matt Cooper, “ Artist Paints her Thanks to
Conservancy,” May 23, 1997 p.2E
Ellensburg Daily Record, “Local Artists Named Exhibition Winners,” January 23, 1996, p. 3
Yakima Herald Republic, “Regional Art Show Winners Listed,” January 26, 1996, p. 5E

AWARDS:
The Collector’s Niche Award, Allied Arts Art Gallery, Yakima, WA Juried Exhibition (1997)
Adam’s Award, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA, “26th Annual Juried Kittitas County Show” (1997)
Director’s Choice Award, Larson Gallery Yakima, WA, “ 41st Central Washington Juried Artist’s Exhibition” (1997)
Merit Award, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, Juried Show (1997)
Larson Gallery Guild Purchase Award, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA, “40th Annual Central Washington Juried Artists Exhibition” (1996)
Harold E. Tayer Memorial Award, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA “40th Annual Central Washington Juried Artists Exhibition” (1996)
Picatta/Siverson Memorial Award, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA “39th Annual Central Washington Juried Artists Exhibition” (1995)