Loriann Signori
American light painter, Loriann Signori, received her BFA from Swain School or Design and MFA, under full fellowship, at American University. While her preferred mediums have always been oil or pastel, her methods, techniques, and aesthetic aims have all undergone significant transformations since she first began. Her paintings, situated between abstraction and recognizable form, are explorations into the color of air , light and beauty.
Signori's paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States and have been included an invitational exhibition in Russia. As a workshop instructor, she has taught in Italy and across the USA. She is an IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) Eminent Pastelist, signature member of PSA and a member of several pastel societies. Her work has been featured in art publications including Pastel Journal, Plein Air Magazine, Pratique des Arts and Home and Design.
Signori currently lives and works in Silver Spring MD.
Education:
American University. M.F.A., Painting
Swain School of Design. B.F.A., Painting
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 - Gallery B, "Light is a Kind of Generosity," Bethesda MD
2023- Warm Springs Gallery, Radiant Light, Warm Springs VA
2022- Gallery B, "Poetry of Place," Bethesda MD
2021- Triangle Studios, “Place as Memory” Bethesda MD.
2020-Gibson Island Art Gallery, “Impermanence: Sky and Water” Gibson Island, MD.
2017 - Gallery B, “Between Silences”, Bethesda, MD.
2016 - Waverly Street Gallery, “Intimate Landscapes,” Bethesda MD.
2015 - Gallery B, “a quiet suspension of time,” Bethesda MD.
2014 - Waverly Street Gallery, “Vibration, Mystery and the Landscape,” Bethesda MD.
2012 - Waverly Street Gallery, “Quietude,” Bethesda, MD.
2010- Waverly Street Gallery, “The Magic Hours,” Bethesda, MD.
2009- Dumbarton Gallery, “Man vs Nature,” Washington DC.
2008- Waverly Street Gallery, “The Beauty of Nature,” Bethesda MD.
2006- Glenview Mansion Gallery, “Pastel Through the Seasons,” Rockville, MD
Selected Corporate and Museum acquisitions:
Pensa Savitsky Art Gallery- Russian Museum
PNC Bank Headquarters, USA.
Development Finance International, DC, Manilla, Nairobi, New Delhi, Brussels.
Keller and Heckman, Washington DC.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 IAPS Pastel Annual web show, Silver Award
2024 IAPS Pastel World Convention, Albuquerque, NM Presidents Award
2024- Warm Springs Gallery, Artists in the Garden, Warm Spring VA
2023- Pastel Society of America, Enduring Brilliance, NY, NY
2023 - Pastels Chicago 2023, Chicago IL
2023- Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada, Orange, Las Vegas NV
2023- International Association of Pastel Societies, 11th annual Masters Division
2023 - International Association of Pastel Societies, 10th Masters Division
2022- Pastel Society of America, Enduring Brilliance, NY,NY
2022- International Association if Pastel Societies, 9th Masters Division
2022 International Association of Pastel Societies, masters division, Convention, Albuquerque NM
2022- Shades of Pastel, Strathmore Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2021- International Association of Pastel Societies, 38th Annual exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago IL
2021- Penza Gallery, The Art of Pastel, Penza Russia
2021- Pastel Society of America, Enduring Brilliance, NY,NY
2020 – Warm Springs Gallery, “Tranquil Space,” Warm Springs, VA.
2020 - International Association of Pastel Societies, 37th Annual exhibition
2020- Pastel Society of America, “Enduring Brilliance ” Butler Institute of American Art,
2020- International Association of Pastel Societies, 36th Annual exhibition, Dunedin, FL.
2019 - International Association of Pastel Societies, Pastel World, bi- annual exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
2019 -25th Warm Springs Gallery, “Anniversary Show,” Warm Springs MD
2018 - Pastel Society of America, “Enduring Brilliance ” New York City, NY. USA.
2018 International Pastel Society
2018 UCONN Art Gallery, “Renaissance in Pastel,” New London, CT
2018 Warm Springs Gallery, “Ephemeral,” Warm Springs, VA
2018 American Art Company “32nd Annual International Exhibit,” Tacoma WA.
2016 Merritt Gallery, “New works,” Chevy Chase MD.
2015 Waverly Street Gallery, “Invitational,” Bethesda MD.
2015 Salmagundi Club, “International Association of Pastel Societies 28th Juried Exhibition,” NY, NY.
2015 Randy Higbee Gallery, Small Works, Costa Mesa CA.
2015 Waverly Street Gallery, “Red” Bethesda MD.
2013 Seville Gallery, “Plein Air,” Cumberland MD.
2012 Sedona Art Center, “Plein Air Invitational,” Sedona, AZ.
2011 Ratner Museum, “7 Degrees of Separation,” Bethesda, MD.
2009 Strathmore Gallery, “Shades of Pastel,” Bethesda MD.
2009 Mattatuck Museum, “Renaissance in Pastel,” Waterbury CT
2007 LeKAE Gallery, “American Women Artists,” Scottsdale AZ.
2006 Peninsula Gallery, “Introducing,” Lewes DE.
Publications :
The Reign of Light, Pastel Journal, 2025
Seeing Flowers, As If for the First Time, Pastel Journal 2024
Expressions of Ethereal Beauty, Pastel Journal 2021
The Landscape Painter's Workshop, numerous images included, 2021
Capturing the Light. Home and Design, Winter 2017. Pages 146-148.
Moments Remembered in Vibrant Layers of Color, Plein Air Magazine. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2016. Pages 66-69.
Numerous images, Drawing 365, Katherine Tyrrell.
Luminous Landscapes, Meet and Artist with a Passion for Light, Artists Network, September 2018
Honors and Awards:
2024 IAPS International Pastel Annual web show, Silver Award
2024 Pastel World IAPS International Convention, Presidents Award
2024 Pastel 100, Pastel Journal 1st place
2022 Best Landscape, Shades of Pastel, Bethesda MD
2021 Award of Excellence IAPS Juried show
2019 Honorable Mention, Shades of Pastel, Bethesda MD
2019 Brush Creek Residency, Saratoga, Wyoming
2018 Honorable Mention. Renaissance in Pastel, New London CT.
2018 Pan Pastel Award, Enduring Brilliance, PSA Annual Show, NY, NY.
2017 Brush Creek Residency, Saratoga, WY
2017 Best Pastel at Seven Canyons, Sedona AZ.
2014 Alcantara Award, Sedona AZ.
2010 Best Painting of a Place, Making a Mark, London UK.
2010 3rd place Maryland Pastel Society.
2010 1st Place Kensington Plein Air, Kensington MD.
2010 1st Place Shades of Pastel, national, Bethesda, MD.
2009 Best in the Show, Maryland Pastel Society.
2009 Connecticut Pastel Society Honorary Award.
2003 Lowell Study Grant, Goddess Series, Monteverde, Costa Rica.
1980-82 American University Graduate fellowship.
Current Representation:
Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs VA http://www.warmspringsgallery.com/
My statement:
I am a painter of luminosity.
One of the principals, the agents from reality I chose to paint- is light. The cosmos is made of light and represented only thru light. The universe becomes an opalescent poster of colors, reflections and fleeting visions. Built of mysterious electrons- air is fused with color and energy. It is the essence we breathe and the driver for my work.
