BIO / CV

BIO / CV

2021 ARTISTIC FELLOW — Aspen Art Museum
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD — Art of the State
"A SCULPTOR TO WATCH" — Aspen Sojourner magazine
"TEN ARTISTS NOT TO MISS" — 303Magazine.com*

Lara Whitley creates installations that explore the relationship between the human and natural worlds. As a 2021 Artistic Fellow of the Aspen Art Museum, she is currently developing two contemplative spaces in the forest, including "Earthly Palace" at the Aspen Space Station. Her work "Homecoming" won the People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Art of the State, Colorado’s triennial juried show. She is founder of "Imagine Climate: creative perspectives on climate change," held annually by CORE, where she previously worked as Creative Strategy Director. Lara lives with her family in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley.

PC: Summers Moore


LARA WHITLEY

Born in San Pedro CA

Lives and works in Aspen CO

Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley CA

Studies in 2D and 3D processes: Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Colorado Mountain College


RESIDENCIES + HONORS

AAM Artist Fellowship Aspen Art Museum Aspen CO [2021]

Featured Artist - Press Play Aspen Art Museum Aspen CO [2021]

Alleghany Meadows Fellowship Carbondale Arts Carbondale CO [2019]

"People's Choice Award" | Art of the State Arvada Center for the Arts + Humanities Arvada CO [2019]

Artist in Residence Aspen Community School Woody Creek CO [2017-2020]

Artist Residency Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts Saratoga WY [2014]

Studio Residency Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2012-2014]

January Studio Immersive Anderson Ranch Arts Center Snowmass Village CO [Jan 2011]

SOLO + TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Glass Mural Beyul Retreat Meredith CO [2021]

Ghost House The Catto Center at Toklat Ashcroft CO [2019]

Still The Art Base Basalt CO [2018]

Homecoming Carbondale Arts Carbondale CO [2017]

Wonderland Mai Wyn Fine Art Denver CO [2013- 2014]

Taking Flight, pop up art installation with artist Deborah Jones, Basalt CO [2012]


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Aspen Space Station, curated by Ajax Axe | Midnight Mine Studio | Aspen CO [2021]

2020 Colorado Juried, juried by Skye Weinglass and Sam Harvey Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2020]

Art of the State, juried by Collin Parsons Arvada Center for the Arts + Humanities Arvada CO [2019]

Imagine Climate | Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village CO [2019]

Single Hue Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2014]

Story Swap, a collaboration with Aspen Words Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2013]

Art of the State, juried by Dean Sobel + Collin Parsons Arvada Center for the Arts + Humanities Arvada CO [2013]

Encaustic Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2012]

Biennial Red Brick Center for the Arts Aspen CO [2012]



PRESS + PUBLICATIONS

"Scavenger of Beauty" Aspen Times [Feb 8, 2018]

"Reusable Art" Aspen Daily News [Feb 7, 2018]

“Objects + History = Homecoming" Aspen Times and Glenwood Post Independent [Sep 9, 2017]

“Coming Home One Piece at a Time" Aspen Daily News [Sep 9, 2017]

“Found Objects Celebrate Local History, Get ‘Homecoming'" Aspen Public Radio [Sep 6, 2017]

“Lara Whitley”, Art of the State [Jan 2013] profile by Collin Parson and Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

“Late Bloomer”, Aspen Sojourner [Holiday 2012] profile by Lissa Ballinger

“Popping Up and Taking Flight”, Aspen Daily News [May 3, 2012] feature by Christine Benedetti

“Taking Flight”, Aspen Times, [Apr 2, 2012] feature by Stewart Oksenhorn


CLASSES + EVENTS

Featured artist at Press Play | Aspen Art Museum [Feb 2020]

"PR 101 for Artists" Carbondale Arts [Apr 2018]

"PR 101 for Artists" Red Brick Center for the Arts [Feb 2014]