To evoke, intrigue, and challenge the mind . . .
Esther Lo is a New York based artist whose work is a reflection on life and celebration of the human spirit. With a background in art direction and design, Esther also garnered recognition as photographer, painter and sculptor. The ability to breathe life and capture the spirit of her subjects have earned her numerous awards. In recent years, she is focusing more on clay modeling, enjoying its tactile quality, to be touched and felt from all angles. She blends classical with contemporary elements, fusing form with emotions to evoke, intrigue and challenge the mind. Her portraits are approached with intimacy and honesty that invites compassion. Each subtle nuance pulsates like heartbeat, emitting a sensibility that brings soul to her art
Esther is a Signature member of American Artists Professional League, and an Elected member of Allied Artist of America and Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. Her works have been included in major national juried exhibits and are collected in the U.S. and abroad.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My mission as an artist is to take viewers into a new realm of imaginative or introspective experience. I explore themes such as love, joy, youth, anguish and desire through the poetry of visual narrative. Every piece is an invitation to ponder on the essence of life and the human spirit.
Selected Awards & Grants
2024. Harriet Frishmuth/Leila Garden Sawyer Memorial Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Club.
2021 Anna Hyatt Hutchison Award for Best in Show, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
2021 Council of American Artists Societies Award for Representational Sculpture, Allied Artist of America
2019 Harriet Frishmuth Memorial Award for Marble or Non-Bronze Sculpture, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
2018 Josephine Beardsley Sanders Memorial Award in Sculpture, Allied Artists of America
2018. Iona College Council on the Arts Grant, "SheVoices-Expressions of Femininity", Celebrating Women's History Month, New Rochelle, NY,
2016 Westchester Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant. "Faces and Identities", Greenburgh,,NY
2003 Westchester Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant, "Petals on Canvas",, Bronxville, NY (Oil Painting)
2001 Westchester Arts Council Project Grant "Behind the Great Walls", Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY (Photography)
Reviews
"...a very talented and visionary artist..." Hammond Museum
"...thought-provoking..."Scarsdale Inquirer
"...memorably crystalline..." The Journal News, White Plains
"...rife with overt sentimentality..." Dr. Rosemary Erpt, art historian and curator
"...truly arresting..."Gallery FS, New Rochelle
"...inspiring and poetic..." Art on Main Street, Yonkers
FEATURES
2025 Masterful Minds - Artists to Watch in 2025
2024 EuroArtFair Amsterdam
2023 Spotlight Magazine
2019 Manhattan Arts International
EDUCATION
BFA, Pratt Institute; studied with master sculptors Rhoda Sherbell &Tony Antonios at National Academy and The Art Students League