Lorien Stern is an American visual artist, designer, and illustrator. She is known for her whimsical and colorful drawings and ceramic sculptures of animals.[1]
Lorien Stern | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California College of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, designer, illustrator |
| Known for | Sculpture, paintings |
Work
editLorien Stern attended California College of the Arts in Oakland, graduating with a BFA degree in 2013. In an interview with Urban Outfitters, she said she entered art school as a painting major, but became drawn to sculpture after making an urn for her father's ashes.[2] She is best known for her colorful, cartoon-like ceramic shark heads.[3] She has said that making the sharks helps with her fear of them and that a theme in her work is, "finding the harmony in sad and happy things and making scary things approachable.”[4] In 2020, she partnered with Edie Parker, a handbag line, to design several handbags and marijuana accessories, with a share of the proceeds going to a criminal justice organization.[5]
Solo exhibitions of Stern's work have been shown at galleries including Breakfast in Santa Barbara,[6] Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco,[7] and Park Life in San Francisco.[3] She also sells clothes and accessories with her artwork.[8]
Personal life
editStern lives and works in a trailer on her family's land in Inyokern, a small town in the Mojave Desert.[1][9] She formerly lived in Ojai.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Mather, Lindsay (April 5, 2018). "This Artist's Quirky-Cool Home Is Full of Sharks and Rainbows". Architectural Digest. ISSN 0003-8520. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Artist Editions: Lorien Stern". urbanoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Alvarez, Moe (September 18, 2017). "Lorien Stern: On The Land". Juxtapoz. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Taggart, Emma (December 1, 2018). "Artist Crafts Adorable Ceramic Sharks to Overcome Her Fear of Them". mymodernmet.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Bobb, Brooke (July 1, 2020). "Edie Parker's Latest Whimsical Weed Accessories Help Fight the Criminalization of Cannabis". Vogue. ISSN 0042-8000. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ a b Kriegman, Mitchell (February 16, 2017). "Swimming: The Work of Lorien Stern". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Lorien Stern's Sharks and Fish Get Chummy in New Solo Show". Juxtapoz. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Swimming With Sharks And Other Animals - Lorien Stern's Menagerie". thomasfuchscreative.com. December 30, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Karina, Nina. "Queen of the Desert: At Home Inside the Cute, Colorful Oasis of Artist Lorien Stern". Bust. Summer 2021. ISSN 1089-4713.