ABOUT LORI

Lori LaBissoniere O’Neil carves lines on her work surfaces much in the way she surfs and shreds, working with and passionately respecting the mountain and coastal landscapes she plays in. Lori brings her love of Expressionistic color and composition into the contemporary realm in her art and design. Her work calls attention to the sacred beauty of nature, and reflects her devoted concerns for the Pacific Northwest landscape.

Lori holds a BFA from Gonzaga University and is a certified art teacher. In addition to making art, she has designed for clients such as Necanicum Watershed Council and Astoria Uppertown Business Association. Her artwork has been featured across the northwest in galleries such as Archimedes and Shearwater Gallery in Cannon Beach. Lori currently resides on the north Oregon coast with her husband, young daughter, and two shiba dogs Yuki & Taiheiyo.

EDUCATION

B.A. in Fine Art, Gonzaga University, 2002
Study Abroad, Wells College in Paris, 2000
K-12 Art Teaching Certification CWU, 2006

FINE ART EXHIBITIONS 

Shearwater Gallery Cannon Beach, OR (rotating) - Feb 2023 - present

Cannon Beach Arts Association Cannon Beach, OR (rotating) - Feb 2023 - present

Hoffman Center for the Arts Manzanita, OR (Indigo group show)- January 2024

Elisabeth Jones Art Center Portland, OR (Seventh Generation group show) - Fall 2020 - 2021

Boards for Breast Cancer Whistler, B.C. 2019, Portland, OR 2018, Bend OR 2010 (group shows)

Ladies Lay Back Art Show Mt. Baker's Raven Room (group) - Jan. 2018

Dirksen Derby Art Auctions Bend, OR - Dec. 2012 - 2017 (2nd Place Finalist, 2017)

Deschutes Brewery Public House Bend, OR (solo) - Dec. 2017

Velvet Lounge Bend, OR (solo) - Sept - Oct. 2017

The Wine Shop Bend, OR - Elemental Threat (solo), May - June 2017

Legum Design Bend, OR - Elemental Threat (solo), April 2017

Evo Gallery Portland, OR - Elemental Threat (collab w J. Bork + Jo Lundberg) - Feb. 2017

Archimedes Gallery Cannon Beach, OR, Featured Artist 2014 - 2017, Plein Air Painting Contest (Honorary Mention 2016), Stormy Weather Arts Festival 2015

Naked Winery Bend, OR (solo) - 2015

Evo Seattle, WA - Dissolve (collab w Jo Lundberg) - 2014

Rocket Café Spokane, WA (solo) - 2014

RAW Awakenings Seattle, WA (group) - 2014

Domino Room Bend, OR - Dirksen Derby Broken Board Art Auction, 2011 - 2015

TBD Advertising Bend, OR - Snow Wild (group), Bend, OR, 2013 - 2014

Poethouse Art Bend, OR - Out of the Ashes (group), 2013

Ok Gallery Seattle, WA - First Friday Exhibition, 2013

Seaweed & Gravel Encinitas, CA - Sea Collection, 2013 - present

Radish Underground Portland, OR - Cause & Effect (solo), 2012

Velvet Bend, OR - Excavations (solo), 2011

Idle Hands Santa Cruz, CA - Pow Wow (solo), 2011

Poethouse Art Bend, OR - Pow Wow (solo), 2011, Cause & Effect (solo), 2010

PUSH Skate Deck Auction Bend, OR - Boomtown Space, 2011

Townshend's Tea Bend, OR - Mixed Work (solo), 2009

Vanilla Bend, OR - Mixed Work (solo), 2009