The mixed media structures and installations I make are the result of looking intimately at life and absorbing its lessons. Beginning with an analysis of structures found in nature, I isolate individual components through process, intensifying their effect. Making the work then becomes intuitive.
The construction techniques used to make these structures are similar to those used by makers of simple shelters throughout history around the world. They are not based on any single model. Hopefully the exaggeration of their forms abstracts them, so that they do not appear to be grounded in any specific reality.
Usually I use kozo, the bark of a Japanese mulberry tree, as my main construction medium. This bark is a renewable resource; for thousands of years it has been harvested annually and made into a paper that is extremely strong and beautiful. Recently I have added hemp, flax, and more indigenous materials to my pallet. Often I stretch paper like skin over an armature of reed, cane or bamboo. These manual processes possess an ancient, timeless quality that I continue to find seductive.
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EXHIBITIONS
December 2017 – February 2018: Journeys, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, California
January 2016: From Here to There, invitational show reflecting on Morris Graves. The Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington
June 2015: From Here to There, invitational show reflecting on Morris Graves and his work. The Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California
2014: More Journeys, Lori Goodman at Piante, Eureka, California
2013: Arcata Creamery Artists District, public art installation, Arcata, California
2012 – Journeys, Piante Gallery, Eureka, California
2011: Pink, Goodman at Piante, Eureka, California
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, New York
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, California2005: Goodman Considers the Alternatives, Considerations Gallery, Eureka, California.
2003: Repeats, solo Installation, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University,
Arcata, California2001-2002: ghostdancing, Sculpture Garden Installation, Morris Graves Museum of Art,
Eureka, California2001: 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, California1992: 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, California1989: 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, California1984: 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
2023: Paper Alive! IAPMA Juried Exhibition, Dresden, Germany
2022: Women’s Show, Ingrid Nickelsen Trust Award
2021: Which Way the Wind? Juror’s award
2021: IAPMA Congress Exhibition 2021 ‘Approach’
2020: A Conversation With Paper, invitational, Gallery Fritz, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2019: Flowers, an invitational last show at Piante Gallery, Eureka California
2014: In 3 – D: Selected Art by Pacific Rim Sculptors juried group show at Art Ark, San Jose, California
2013: Washi & Other Ephemera: The Art of Hand Papermaking,
invitational, Durango Arts Center, Durango, Colorado
PaperWorks, Invitational, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
The Art & Soul of Paper, Juried, Anteros Arts Foundation, artsproject Norwich, England2012: Sylvia White Gallery Jurried Summer show, Ventura, California
2011: Pacific Rim Sculptors Group juried exhibition, Liberty Arts, Yreka, California
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 Allen2009: 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, California2004: 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, California2003: 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, California2002: 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, College of Art & Craft, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon2001: 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, California1995: Paper Trail West, Juried Exhibition, Cashmere, Washington
1994: Humboldt Arts Council Acquisition Show, Humboldt Arts Council, Juror’s Selection Award
1992: Wallworks, Artcore’s Ninth Juried Competition, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California, juried, H. Fox
Lenexa’s national art show, Lenexa, Kansas, juried, Bob Nugent1992, ’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, California1989: 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, award1988: Introductions, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Humboldt arts festival, Eureka, California
North Coast Fiber and Craft, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, juried, award1987: Four Directions, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California
Papermakers, Maxwell’s, Eureka, California
Made With Paper, Hartridge House, Eureka, California1986: Northern California Fiber Exhibit, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, juried, award
Invitational fiber show, The Art Center, Eureka, California1985: Redwood Art Association, Spring Show, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, award
COMISSIONS
Arcata Creamery Artists District, Public Art Installation, Arcata, California
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)
Northcoast Journal, Eureka, California GIVE ME SHELTER, Gabriel Gobinath, 2017
Humboldt State University radio interview, “Architectural Art – Great Journeys by Wendy Butler 2017
Times Standard Newspaper, Transformations, Lori Goodman Takes a Transformative Journey, 2017
Points of Egress, Art at the Humboldt County Airport, Northcoast Journal, Art Beat by Gabrielle Gobinath
Lori Goodman, Lush Installations, The Pythians, an on line Woman’s art review
Authentic Visual Voices: Contemporary paper & Encaustic, 2013 by Catherine Nash, MFA
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)
2020 - April Hand papermaking presentation and demonstration to Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild
2019 - September, Papermaking Workshop, Natural Fiber Fair, Arcata, California
2017 – Presentation and demonstration, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, California
Art focus – presentation of my work, OLLI, Humboldt State University2010: Member of Eureka Main Street committee on Public Art
Organized the bringing of “Going Green”, a Taiwanese environmental exhibit,
to Humboldt County2004-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, California1995: Papermaking and Sculpture Instructor, Artline: Artist in Residency program,
Rio Dell Elementary
GATE Program papermaking workshop, Fortuna, California1994, 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 Art1991: Papermaking Instructor, workshop leader, with Nancy Head, a two-week intensive
course, Aspen, Colorado
Papermaking Workshop, University of California, Santa Cruz1990: 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
RESIDENCIES
Arquetopia Oaxaca, Mexico
Lake Chapala, Chapala, Mexcico
Internatinal Association of Handpaper makers conferences and workshops around the world
Association of North American Papermakers, conferences and workshops throughout the United States
Woman’s Studio Workshop
Anderson Ranch
Banff School of Fine Arts
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Sculpture, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Bachelor of Arts, Los Angeles State University, Los Angeles, California