Court Lurie

BIO

Court Lurie has been exhibiting nationally for over 15 years. Her work has been featured in many design and lifestyle magazines, on television, and in several industry publications. She has been commissioned for public and private installations, and is represented by 5 galleries in the US. She has received several awards including the esteemed Juror’s Award from Gladys Nielson at Womanmade Gallery in Chicago. She was awarded fellowships and did residencies from the Jentel and Brush Creek Foundations and was an Artist in Residence this summer at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. Her work hangs in public and private collections around the country from the University of New Mexico Hospital to Austin City Hall, the Westin and Four Seasons Hotels, and Bergstrom International Airport.

Having served on an advisory committee at Art Alliance Austin, currently serving on Big Medium's Creative Standart advisory committee, been the Program Manager for the Albuquerque Art Alliance, and been the Education and Volunteer Coordinator for the prestigious contemporary arts organization, 516 Arts in New Mexico, she has spearheaded collaborations with other artists, organizations, and community government for the past two decade...

ARTIST STATEMENT

The power of vulnerability, of witnessing, and being witnessed is an invitation and often a catalyst for the deepest and most impactful connection. For me, this is a gift of art. Intimately greeting the unknown with veracity and a nod to risk, becomes a beacon into the collective human experience. When we tune and refine ourselves to our highest vibration, our frequency radiates out and changes lives.

When I allow the present moment, to be my guide, meander the uncharted path to explore it’s pure expression, I am entering a portal. This journey through the creative process opens a channel of communication that is ubiquitous. It is the human, being moved. New language is revealed, and the artwork lives into the world as a gift.

This unwavering dedication to curiosity and discovery, births a complex dialogue that is revealed inside the painting. The inventions leave marks of a human hand navigating itself through a desire to initiate contact with something visceral, magical, mystical, and sacred. Carnal, primitive, and raw. I tune to the frequency of receiving, and listen. I move when I am moved. I enter and leave the canvas with deep reverence and grace.

Each piece is an offering.

CV

B. 1975, Chicago, IL
BFA - Savannah College of Art and Design
Resides in Austin, TX

S E L E C T E D S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S

2017 ARTPOST Gallery
Austin TX
2016 TRANSITIONS
Artpost Gallery Austin TX
2013 NEXUS
Russell Collection. Austin TX
2012 INTERSECTION
Lytle Pressley Contemporary. Austin TX
2011 BESHERET
ARTPOST. Austin TX
2010 CRUX Abstract Photographs
Liminal Gallery. Austin TX
2009 INERTIA
Soma Vida. Austin TX
2008 CROSS SECTION
Artspoken Gallery. Austin TX
2007 CYCLICAL
Flying Star Gallery. Albuquerque NM

S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N S

2020 The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2019 ...