Lori Hoffman

For Lori Hoffman, art has been a part of her life from her earliest moments. Born into a family of two successful artistic parents, her father was a well-known jewelry designer and manufacturer of high-end custom jewelry in Beverly Hills for over 50 years. With his highly original work sought after by the social elite, his jewelry remains a prized staple of several private collections to this day.

At an early age Lori was fascinated by the camera. Accepted into her high school’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Program, she studied a variety of artistic disciplines, including ceramics, painting, stained glass and photography to name a few. Subsequently, Ms. Hoffman was voted by her peers as "most likely to become an artist." However, it was to be some time before this prediction would come true.

After completing her education with a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Photography at Brooks Institute under Ernest H. Brooks II, and graduating with honors, she spent more than two decades as Commercial Designer for Advertising Agencies, Fortune 500 companies and corporations. During this time Lori received numerous awards for her design work.

Lori’s Hoffman’s artwork genre can best be described as “Slice of Life.” Over the last 30 y...

University of Oregon: Landscape and Architectural Design; Art History
Pacific Northwest College of Art: Studio Arts and Design; Art History
Brooks Institute of Photography: Bachelor of Arts Commercial Photography
UCLA Extension/Cal Poly: Masters of Interior Architecture Program

- Distinctive Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2015
- Carpinteria Arts Center, Carpinteria, California 2015
- Solo Show, Private Home, Montecito, California 2011
- Art in the Park, West Los Angeles, California 1989
- Venice Beach Art Festival, Los Angeles, California 1988
- Cabrillo Art Center Solo Show, Santa Barbara, California 1986