Tuesday, October 29th | 4pm – 5pm | Free + in person
About the artist
Lauren Luloff, born in Dover, New Hampshire, has presented solo exhibitions in the US and abroad, at Dunes, Portland, ME; SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC; Fridman Gallery, New York; Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY; Ceysson and Bénétière, Saint Etienne, France; and Annarumma Gallery, Naples, Italy among others. Luloff’s work has been presented in notable group exhibitions at The Queens Museum, Queens, NY; Galerie Lelong, New York; CANADA Gallery, New York; Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain; and Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy among others. The artist has been awarded residencies by Interlude Artist Residency in Hudson, NY; The Bau Institute in Cassis, France; The Macedonia Institute in Chatham, NY; and DNA Residency in Provincetown, MA. Luloff received her MFA from The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, and her BFA from Pennsylvania State University. The artist lives and works in Maine.
About the curator
Hilary Schaffner is an independent curator whose career in the arts spans over 20 years. In 2011 she co-founded Halsey McKay Gallery in Long Island, New York, with the goal of bringing mid-career and emerging artists to the area. She was responsible for the direction and curation of numerous exhibitions at Halsey McKay between 2011-2017. Prior to founding the gallery, she received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City while working as Director of the Wild Project Gallery on the Lower East Side. Hilary has worked in public relations for arts institutions including the Dia Art Foundation, Isamu Noguchi Foundation and the Cisneros Foundation. She has been a guest critic at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York; School of Visual Arts, New York; Parsons School of Design, New York, and Maine College of Art & Design. Since moving to Maine in 2018 Schaffner has curated several exhibitions including Broken Open at Museum of New Art, Portsmouth, NH, You Look Like a World at Able Baker Gallery, Portland, ME, and Asters & Goldenrod at Alice Gavin Gallery, Portland, ME. Her curatorial work has been featured in Artforum, ArtNews, Interview, The East Hampton Star, Modern Painters, Vogue, Portland Press Herald, and Boston Art Review. Hilary lives in Portland, ME.