Loren Erdrich

Loren Erdrich’s practice centers on material exploration and themes of transformation. While painting remains at the core of her work, she also engages with stoneware sculpture and drawing. In her paintings, she works on raw muslin with fluid, water-based dyes and pigments, embracing the unpredictability of the medium to blur the line between abstraction and representation. Figures and forms take shape gradually - bodies become stars, flowers flare into flames - suggesting an ever-shifting reality.

Her process balances control with spontaneity, allowing each piece to evolve organically. Through unconventional techniques, Erdrich combines intentional gestures with accidental marks, lending her compositions a distinctive vulnerability and depth. The interplay between light and color on matte, layered surfaces draws the viewer into a contemplative state, inviting a slower perception of detail and light.

Loren Erdrich (b. 1978) is an American artist, who lives and works in New York City. She holds an MFA from Buren College of Art, National University of Ireland Galway (IRE), and an BFA from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL (US). Recent exhibitions include 'Little Stars' at SHRINE (Los Angeles, CA, US), 'FAINT' at Wasserman Projects (Detroit, MI, US), and 'Loren Erdrich' at The Untitled Space (New York, NY, US). In 2023, Erdrich was awarded the residency at Yaddo (Saratoga Springs, NY, US).