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About

Lorelei began her journey as a professional artist at the age of 14, when she completed her first pet portrait commission thanks to her biology teacher, Ms. Sinor. By age 15, her art was attracting statewide recognition, winning numerous awards including 1st place in both the Fort Worth and San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo art contests, and had been exhibited in galleries across Texas including the prestigious Briscoe Western Art Museum. She also received national and international recognition in Miami, the UK, and Turkey, as well as having her artwork featured in multiple art books and magazines.

 

Lorelei loves drawing living things, especially animals, and capturing the beauty and vibrancy of the world around her. Although she works with multiple mediums, she specializes in layered colored pencils and vibrant watercolor. For Lorelei, art is more than just putting pencil to paper or brush to canvas. She's passionate about the stories her art can tell, the emotions it can evoke, and the conversations it can start. Through her work, she strives to create pieces that inspire viewers to connect to nature and community.

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  Honors & Awards

 

*denotes the award was received in a prestigious regional, statewide, national, or international contest

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  Art Exhibits

  • “L'Esprit de la Louisiane” Art Show, Lost Pines Art Center, Bastrop, TX, Feb-Mar, 2024, “Glitter Cub” was 1 of 20 pieces chosen to be in the juried, citywide art exhibition

  • “Our Earth” Virtual Art Show, Insecta Collective, Leicester, UK, Mar-Apr, 2024, “Orphan Oryx” was 1 of 165 pieces chosen to be in the global, juried, virtual art exhibition, over 500 pieces of artwork were submitted from 22 different countries

  • “Emerging Artists” Exhibit, ARTS (Arts for Rural Texas), Fayetteville, TX, Aug 2024, exhibited “First Dance” and “Glitter Cub” in the statewide exhibit at the Ross Gallery in Fayetteville, TX

  • “Our Stories: The Power to Connect” VAS Member Show, Visual Art Society (VAS) of Bryan, Degallery, Bryan, TX, Sept-Oct 2024, “Daddy, Look!” was chosen to be in the juried VAS member show

  • “Members Showcase” Quarterly LPAL Member Show, Lost Pines Art League, Lost Pines Art Center, Bastrop, TX, Sep-Nov 2024, exhibited “I’ve Got My Eye on You” and “Orphan Oryx”

  • “Chicken Sanctuary” Art Show, Lost Pines Art Center, Bastrop, TX, Oct-Nov 2024, “Off Menu” was 1 of 11 pieces chosen to be in the juried exhibition

  • “Members Showcase” Quarterly LPAL Member Show, Lost Pines Art League, Lost Pines Art Center, Bastrop, TX, Dec 2024-Feb 2025, exhibited “Daddy, Look!"

  • “Expo Metro Miami Beach,” Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach, FL, Jan 2025, “Off Menu” was displayed in the digital mobile billboard show during Miami Design Preservation League’s Art Deco Weekend

  • “Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Art Show,” Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall Concourse, Fort Worth, TX, Jan-Feb 2025, “Majesty in the Meadow” sold at auction during the Cowboy Artists of America 58th Annual Exhibition & Sale in Nov 2024

  • “San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Student Western Art Exhibit,” Briscoe Western Art Museum*, San Antonio, TX, Jan-Feb 2025, “Untamed Storm” won 1st place (class champion) in the colored pencils/conte drawing division

  • “Strange Faces” Winner’s Gallery Online Exhibition Lumen Art Gallery, Aydin, Turkey, Jan-Feb 2025, “Hands Off!” was displayed in the judged and juried, international exhibit

  • "Pain Points: Bearing Witness in the Present Tense" Women’s Caucus for Art, New York, NY, Apr-May 2025, “Hands Off!” was displayed in the national, virtual exhibit

  • “Emerging Artists” Exhibit, ARTS (Arts for Rural Texas), Fayetteville, TX, Aug 2025, “Tropical Flame" was displayed in the statewide exhibit at the Ross Gallery in Fayetteville, TX

  • “Members Showcase” Quarterly LPAL Member Show, Lost Pines Art League, Lost Pines Art Center, Bastrop, TX, Dec 2024-Feb 2025, exhibited “Tropical Flame" and "Home on the Range"

  • “Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Art Show,” Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall Concourse, Fort Worth, TX, Jan-Feb 2026, “Spirit of the Southwest”

  • “San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Student Western Art Exhibit,” Briscoe Western Art Museum*, San Antonio, TX, Jan-Feb 2026, “Roundup on the Rocks” and "Breaking Free"

 

*denotes prestigious art gallery or museum

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Published Artwork

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