Kozo, the bark of a Japanese mulberry tree, is the main substance of my mixed media sculptures and installations. For thousands of years this bark has been harvested annually (the tree is cut leaving a base that grows back quickly), and made into an extremely strong and beautiful paper. The natural beauty of the white paper is exciting and mysterious in itself. Sometimes I pigment or dye this characteristically long, shiny, translucent fiber, which creates an intense and integral color. Often the paper is stretched like skin over an armature of reed, cane or bamboo. The ancientness of this process continues to be seductive. The structures and installations are the result of looking intimately at and absorbing parts of life; the small things can be astonishing and overlooked. Often this analysis results in dissecting and exaggerating observations. Making the work then becomes intuitive. Hopefully the exaggerated components inspire scrutiny and thought in the observer, which will bring the forms out of the realm of any specific reality. ONE-TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2011: Pink, Goodman at Piantes, Eureka CA 2010: Humboldt Botanical Gardens, Repeat of Repeats, site specific installation 2009: Paper, solo exhibition, Piante Gallery, Eureka, California 2008: At Bay, solo installation, First Street Gallery of HSU, Eureka, California concurrent with an outdoor installation on the Eureka waterfront. 2006: Kozo Nexus, Sumi Gallery, Joan Giordano, Lori Goodman, Hisako Kobayashi, New York, NY Repeats II, solo Installation, Lori Goodman, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, California Standing, New Works by Lori Goodman, Piante, Eureka, California Goodman, Accident Gallery, Eureka, California, 2005: Goodman Considers the Alternatives, Considerations Gallery, Eureka, California. 2003: Repeats, solo Installation, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 2001-2002: ghostdancing, Sculpture Garden Installation, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California 2001: Goodman, the Garden Gate, Arcata, California 1996: The Community, Humboldt Arts Council solo exhibition, Eureka, California 1995: Little Carriers, solo exhibit, Tusches Gallery, Eureka, California Largely Reduced, with Nancy Head, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California 1992: Earthskin, a Forest Project, group installation inspired by "Trees", Idea Gallery, Sacramento, California 1991: Trees-Goodman's Forest, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California 1990: Lori Goodman and Nancy Head, New Works, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California The Humboldt State University Graduate Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, California 1989: Lori Goodman, From the Outside In, Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California Lori Goodman and Ruth Mountaingrove, The Store Front Gallery, Arcata, California Lori Goodman, Paperworks, Hartridge House Gallery, Eureka, California 1984: Paper, Lori Goodman and Nancy Head, Tomaso's, Eureka, California 1982: Lori Goodman and Terry Hill, New Work, The Art Center, Eureka, California GROUP EXHIBITIONS (select) 2011: 2011 Sofia Paper Biennial, invitational exhibit, Amateras Foundation, Bulgaria 2009 - 2010 One World - Many Papers, invitational exhibit traveling around the world, curated by Jane Ingram Allen 2009: Redwood Art Association. Fall Exhibition, Eureka, California. Award 2008: New Directions in Handmade Paper, The Culture Center of Gualala, California 2007: the deckle edge, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California 2006: Sumi New York, Summer Invitational Show, SOHO, New York Seven Plus, Community Reflected, Fortuna, California 2004: The Deckle Edge, Explorations In Handmade Paper, The Cultural Center of Gualala, California The Deckle Edge, Explorations In Handmade Paper. The Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Humboldt Art's Council membership juried exhibition, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA 2003: Accessibility 2003: from the outside in, an invitational installation, Sumter So. Carolina Paper Road Geneva, Juried International Association of Hand Papermakers, Geneva, Switzerland Seven, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California 2002: Humboldt Art's Council membership show, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Best of Show Art On and Of Handmade Paper, The Friends of Dard Hunter Juried Member Exhibition, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2001: On The Front Burner, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California 2000: Redwood Art Association Juried Spring Show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, California 1999: Annual Women's Show, Idea Gallery, Belize City, Belize, Central America 1999: Annual Women's Invitational, Institute of Mexican Culture, Belize City, Belize, Central America 1996: A Collaboration and Exchange, Ghana and Humboldt County, Ghana, West Africa Meta 4 in time, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California Instructor's Exhibit, Book Arts Conference, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 1995: Paper Trail West, Juried Exhibition, Cashmere, Washington 1994: Humboldt Arts Council Acquisition Show, Humboldt Arts Council, Juror's Selection Award 1992: Wallworks, la. Artcore's Ninth Juried Competition, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California, juried, H. Fox Lenexa's national art show, Lenexa, Kansas, juried, Bob Nugent 1992, '88, '84, West Coast Works on/of Paper, Eureka, California, juried international competitions 1990: Explorations - Selected Student Works from the California State University Summer Arts' program, 1989, California State University Trustees' Conference Center, Long Beach, California 1989: Invitational Alumni Show, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California Show Off Show, The Ink People Gallery, Eureka, California Redwood art association juried spring show, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, award 1988: Introductions, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, Oregon Humboldt arts festival, Eureka, California North Coast Fiber and Craft, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, juried, award 1987: Four Directions, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California Papermakers, Maxwell's, Eureka, California Made With Paper, Hartridge House, Eureka, California 1986: Northern California Fiber Exhibit, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, juried, award Invitational fiber show, The Art Center, Eureka, California 1985: Redwood Art Association, Spring Show, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, award EDUCATION Master of Arts, Sculpture, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California Bachelor of Arts, Los Angeles State University, Los Angeles, California COMMISSIONS New World Design for Kobe Club Restaurant, New York City, New York St. Joseph Hospital, Eureka California, Radiation Oncology Hospice of Humboldt, reception room donor wall, Eureka, California Humboldt County Waste Reduction Awards Drs. Nancy & John Van Speybroeck, Arcata, California PUBLICATIONS and REVIEWS (select) IAPMA Bulletin, Edges, Summer 2010 Paper Art, 173 International Artists, IAPMA, 2009 (International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artist) Northcoast Journal, Eureka, California, ARTBEAT, review, May 2008 Art Week, Preview June 2007 Hand Papermaking juried slide registry 2004 Accessibility 2003, From the Outside In, catalogue, reviews Paper Road, Exposition Geneva, catalogue Sculpture, International Sculpture Center publication, review Visions Art Periodical, Show Case, Los Angeles, California Northcoast Journal, Humboldt County, California, featured article Times Standard Newspaper, Eureka, California, Trees That Come From Paper, featured article Times Standard Newspaper, Eureka, California, When the Paper Is the Art, featured article TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (art related) 2010: Member of Eureka Main Street committee on Public Art Organized the bringing of "Going Green", a Taiwanese environmental exhibit, to Humboldt County 2004-present, member of Eureka Art and Cultural Commission 2006: Papermaking workshop, California State University, Stanislaus 1997-1999: U.S. Peace Corps. I taught Papermaking to Maya Women's groups, gave numerous workshops for interested Belizeans and set up a papermaking studio/facility at a school for at risk young women. The studio is a functioning, viable part of the curriculum and maintained by the school's Arts/Crafts Director 1996: Papermaking and Sculpture Instructor, Artline: Artist in Residency Program, Big Lagoon, California Papermaking Instructor, Book Arts Conference - Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 1995: Papermaking and Sculpture Instructor, Artline: Artist in Residency program, Rio Dell Elementary GATE Program papermaking workshop, Fortuna, California 1994, 1992: Director, West Coast Works On/Of Paper, Eureka, California 1990-94 Papermaking workshops at my studio 1990-94: Papermaking Instructor, Humboldt State University, Center Activities and The Ink People Center for Art 1991: Papermaking Instructor, workshop leader, with Nancy Head, a two-week intensive course, Aspen, Colorado Papermaking Workshop, University of California, Santa Cruz 1990: Co-Director, High School Spring Arts Festival, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 1989: Papermaking Instructor, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California 1988: Contemporary Papermaking, guest lecturer for Humboldt Fiber, Arcata, California 1987: Papermaking Instructor, Co-owner/Director, The Center for Textile Arts, Eureka, California 1974-89: Co-Owner and Instructor of Fiber Arts, The Woolmark, fiber arts supply store, Eureka, California Website design by HYPERSPHERE ©2011 Lori B. 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