ABOUT THE ARTIST
Photo: Lori Carlson Photography
Lori began painting for personal enjoyment and in recent years has dedicated herself to "painting with a purpose". Her art has been included in exhibitions at the Scarsdale Public Library in Scarsdale NY, White Plains Library Museum Gallery in White Plains NY, Pelham Art Center in Pelham NY, Beaux Arts Exhibition in Dobbs Ferry NY, JCC Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale NY and other venues.
100% of the proceeds from Lori's art sales go directly to nonprofit organizations, thus far including Hearts & Homes for Refugees, Scarsdale Synagogue, The United Way of Westchester and Putnam, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), NAACP, NYCLU (ACLU of NY), JCC Mid-Westchester and UJA-Federation.
Solo exhibitions include:
October 2026: "Vivid Views" at JCC-Midwestchester (Scarsdale NY) to benefit the JCC.
October 2025: "Love Thy Neighbor"at the Scarsdale Library (Scarsdale NY). The show's intention was to foster goodwill among people of different faiths, and raised nearly $18,000 for its beneficiaries: ADL (Anti-Defamation League), NAACP and NYCLU (ACLU of NY) .
April 2022: “Visions of Home Lands”at the White Plains Library Museum Gallery which raised nearly $20,000 for Hearts & Homes for Refugees, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping refugees resettle with dignity and hope.
November 2020 : “Glimpses of the Places They Called Home"online auction, also to benefit Hearts & Homes for Refugees, and to educate people about the beauty that newcomers bring to our communities. The auction raised $17,000 for families resettling in Westchester County.
Lori is an active volunteer and Board of Directors member for Hearts & Homes for Refugees and a Board of Directors member of the Westchester Jewish Council. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Scarsdale Synagogue in Scarsdale, NY and on the Board of Directors of New York Women In Communications, Inc. focusing on the organization's prestigious Matrix Awards for several years.
She is also proud recipient of a 2024 Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award from the Westchester Jewish Council.
Prior to her volunteer “career", Lori worked for 25 years in the creative field of global brand strategy for corporate clients. She appeared on CBS News and Bloomberg Radio, was widely quoted in major press and industry publications, and was a frequent speaker for The Design Management Institute and The Conference Board.
Lori credits her sculptor mother's encouragement as the impetus behind all that she has created. She thanks her husband Walter for inspiring her with his generous heart (not to mention his framing expertise), her children for their support and creative insights, and artist/teacher Eleanor Grace Miller for her guidance.