Deeley, Lori

Lori earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts/Art Education from NSCAD University in 1993. Since graduation, she has participated in over 20 group and solo exhibitions. Most recently, Lori completed a residency and exhibition at Grenfell University Art Gallery funded by ArtsNL.

Artist Statement

I am a mixed medium artist, art therapist, and art educator based in Kippens, Newfoundland, Canada. Much of my artmaking has focused on the idea of connection. Connecting with ourselves, each other, and the environment/natural world is vital to our mental and physical well-being.

How can or how do we connect to the landscape, ourselves, and each other through art and exploration of the natural world? In a transient world, how do we connect with place? I have lived in and explored many small communities where this connection with each other and the natural world is much stronger. My work looks at how these connections shape us as individuals and societies and our sense of “belonging”.

I use my artmaking practice as a meditative process to slow down, take notice, and deeply observe the world around me. The immediacy of watercolour and ink as mediums suits my practice and process.