Layla Love

Step into a world where the human spirit intertwines with artistic expression. In Layla Love's work, she is able to go beyond aesthetics, striving to shed light on hidden truths and reveal the beauty that lies within. Her art captures life as a series of adventures and expeditions into the unknown, always returning with a profound understanding of what it means to be human. Her intention is to ignite a spark of passion and purpose for the viewer.
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Love's artistic path has been anything but conventional. Having experienced the confines of foreign prisons and the grandeur of royal palaces, she has learned to employ the power of creative force to transcend boundaries. She finds inspiration in the paradoxes and juxtapositions that surround her.
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With a background in journalism and global communications, Love recognized the immense impact of visual imagery in our modern communication process. This realization led her to embark on a five-year photojournalism tour to war-torn and compromised regions.
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Love's photography has garnered international recognition, with exhibitions spanning the globe. Her work has graced prestigious venues such as the White House and at art world congregations such as Paris Photo, Art Basel, and the AiPAD P...

2002 Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Visual Communication, University of California, Santa Cruz

2001 Designed a personalized course of study that examined how journalism and photography may be used to affect change in small communities.Semester at Sea, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1999 Traveled to 11 countries around the world. Selected by CNN crew that was filming the trip to report on women in the workplace in Japan. Received Goodwill Ambassador Award for volunteer services in orphanages in India, Vietnam, and Croatia. Contributed in the raising of $19,000 for orphanages in Vietnam by selling over 100 photographic prints. Associate of Arts in Communication, Richmond American International University. London

1998 Richmond American International University, London (Dean's List Student)

GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS

2023 Champions with OCLESSE, New York, New York
2021Art on Paper with Insight Artspace, New York, New York
2020 Scope, Chelsea, New York
2020 Orange Art Foundation, Brooklyn, New York
2019 MoonDog Studios, Chelsea, New York
2019 Saloman Arts Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2019 Black Mirrors Exhibit, New York, New York
2018 Kourosh Mahboubian Fine Art, New York
2018 Tracey Martin, New York, New York
2018 M.C. Gallery, New York, New York
2018 Save the Children Gala, Houston, Texas
2018 Rise Gallery, Chelsea New York
2018- The Art of Stopping Trafficking- Huston Texas
2017 Current Lowes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2016 New York Headquarters of National Organization of Women, Chelsea, New York
2015 Young Feminist Coalition: Bridge & Clear Communications Program; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2015 Underwater Dive Images Documenting the Coral Reef Wall; The Cancun Nautical Association, Mexico
2015 Photographic Exhibit in Salt Mines of Colombia & Documentation of Peace Project, Art Initiative at the Congress of Colombia in Collaboration with Alex Sastoque; Bogota, Colombia
2015 Photo Documentation of Bjork; New York, New York
2015 Participation in and Documentation of the Havana Biennale; Havana, Cuba
2015 Painting...