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Loie Hollowell, Standing in Blue, 2018, oil paint, acrylic medium, sawdust, and high-density foam on linen mounted on panel,72" × 54" × 3-1/2" (182.9 cm × 137.2 cm × 8.9 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell

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b. 1983, raised in Woodland, CA
Lives in New York, NY

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Known for paintings and drawings that explore the bodily landscape, Loie Hollowell’s practice exists in the liminal space between abstraction and figuration, otherworldly and corporeal.

Originating in autobiography, her work explores themes of sexuality, pregnancy and birth. Hollowell’s geometric compositions use symbolic shapes such as the mandorla, ogee, and lingam to build her distinctive visual lexicon. In referencing her own personal experiences, Hollowell’s paintings are at once personal and universal in their fierce vulnerability. Her use of symmetry – often anchoring her compositions in a central, singular axis – relates her paintings to her own body as well as the natural world.

Lingam Twist in Blue and Orange by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Lingam Twist in Blue and Orange, 2016, oil and acrylic medium on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 2-1/4" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 5.7 cm) © Loie Hollowell

For Hollowell, the scale of her work is particularly significant as she creates each work in direct correlation with the size of the body part depicted, be it her head, breasts, groin, or entire body. Furthering her exploration of physicality, Hollowell adheres sculpted forms onto her canvases to confound expectations of painting. Hollowell’s protruding forms are blended seamlessly, forcing the viewer to move around the canvas to determine whether it is an illusory flat surface or three-dimensional. This adds a playful, performative aspect to her work that speaks to Hollowell’s masterful manipulation of space, surface, light and shadow.

Touchy Subject by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Touchy Subject, 2018, oil paint, acrylic medium, sawdust, and high-density foam on linen mounted on panel, 48" × 36" × 3" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 7.6 cm) © Loie Hollowell

With strong colors, varied textures, and geometric symmetry, Hollowell’s practice is situated in lineage with the work of American artists like Agnes Pelton, Georgia O’Keeffe and Judy Chicago. She is also greatly influenced by the work of the California Light and Space Movement as well as Neo-Tantric painters like Ghulam Rasool Santosh and Biren De.

Boob Wheel by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Boob Wheel, 2019, oil paint, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen mounted on panel, 72-1/4" × 54-1/8" × 3-1/2" (183.5 cm × 137.5 cm × 8.9 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Linked Lingam in Orange, Yellow and Blue by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Linked Lingam in Orange, Yellow and Blue, 2019, oil paint, acrylic medium, sawdust and high density foam on linen mounted on panel, 28" × 21" × 2-5/16" (71.1 cm × 53.3 cm × 5.9 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Stacked Lingams in purple, gray, blue and yellow by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Stacked Lingams in purple, gray, blue and yellow, November 26, 2018, soft pastel and graphite on paper, 26" × 20" (66 cm × 50.8 cm) framed, 32-1/2" × 26-1/2" (82.6 cm × 67.3 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Boob Wheel in blue and yellow by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Boob Wheel in blue and yellow, 2020 oil, acrylic medium and high density foam on linen over panel, 48" × 36" × 3-1/2" (121.9 cm × 91.4 cm × 8.9 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Teal Brain by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Teal Brain, 2021, oil paint, acrylic medium and wood on linen over panel, 72" × 54" × 3-1/2" (182.9 cm × 137.2 cm × 8.9 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Eclipse by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Eclipse, 2021, oil, acrylic medium, epoxy resin on linen over panel, 21" × 21" × 5" (53.3 cm × 53.3 cm × 12.7 cm) © Loie Hollowell

10 p.m. Feeding - Around the Clock by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, 10 p.m. Feeding - Around the Clock, December 5, 2022, soft pastel on paper, 48-1/2" × 48-1/2" (123.2 cm × 123.2 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Ten Centimeters Dilated by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Ten Centimeters Dilated, September 27, 2023, soft pastel on paper, 26" × 30" (66 cm × 76.2 cm), framed, 29-15/16" × 33-15/16" (76 cm × 86.2 cm) © Loie Hollowell

Fully Dilated by Loie Hollowell

Loie Hollowell, Fully Dilated, 2022, oil paint, acrylic medium, aqua resin, and epoxy resin on linen over panel 26" × 28" × 5-1/2" (66 cm × 71.1 cm × 14 cm) © Loie Hollowell