Emily Lovejoy

Emily Lovejoy is a New Orleans–based contemporary artist whose practice has evolved from portrait-driven surrealism into intuitive abstract painting. After earning a BFA in painting from University of New Orleans in 2012 and working in gallery management and exhibition curation, Lovejoy shifted her focus toward exploring emotion and atmosphere through color, texture, and movement.
Her current work draws inspiration from nature and introspection, using abstraction to translate feeling into immersive visual spaces. Organic forms, layered surfaces, and expressive color palettes create paintings that invite quiet reflection and personal interpretation. While her earlier work examined identity through portraiture, her recent practice embraces a more open, intuitive language — one that prioritizes presence, mood, and the beauty of imperfection.
Through this evolution, Lovejoy continues to explore how art can capture not just appearances, but the subtle energies that shape lived experience.

Solo Exhibitions and Special Exhibitions
2023 Feedback Loop - Alter Space, New Orleans, LA
2019 The Female Allusion - Aquarium Gallery and Studios, New Orleans, LA (dual exhibition)
2014 Delicate Evolution- Hyphen, New Orleans, LA
2014 After Ego – Treo Gallery, New Orleans, La (dual exhibition)
2013 G.L.A.R.E – Lovejoy Day Spa, New Orleans, La
Digital Dollhouse – Magazine Street Headshots, New Orleans, La

Group Exhibitions
2025 Reflex Machine - Chemical 14, New Orleans, LA
2023 Rotating Collection - Sidewalk Side Studio, New Orleans, LA
2022 Rotating Collection - Sidewalk Side Studio, New Orleans, LA
2019 TeePublic Inaugural Group Exhibition, John Doe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Flora and Fetish - Hudson Hughes Gallery, Online
The Female Allusion - Aquarium Gallery and Studios, New Orleans, LA
Seeing Red - Thinkspace Projects , Los Angeles, CA
2018 Celebrando Nuestros Muertos – Wonderland SF, San Francisco, CA
An Ode to Cherish - Hudson Hughes Gallery, Online
Dirty Linen – Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, LA
NSFW – Treo Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2017 Glow – Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Self Absorbed – Treo Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Art (NO)w- Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Surreal Salon 9 – Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton ...