Artist Bio

Charity Lord is an abstract artist. She has worked through ideas in series format throughout her career. By working in series she has been able to explore the process of transformation and the way one records the history of those experiences.  That process of renewal, which is reflected in the stages of growth, death, decay and rebirth over time is inspired by nature. The belief that our experiences create opportunities for change in a constant cyclical process of transformation is reflected in her large scale paintings on unstretched canvases, texture collages, mixed media relief works on paper, beaded canvases, pencil drawings and now her explorations in clay. 

The weight of expectations and what one gives up to fulfill her roles as woman, wife and mother are themes currently explored in both recent pencil drawings and 3 dimensional clay sculptures. Birds have long been a symbol of freedom while also serving as harbingers of death. The artist uses this symbolic imagery to record her deeply personal narratives about love, loss.

Charity Lord earned her BAFA at Alfred University and her MS in Arts Education from Pratt Institute. She has been teaching Art & Design in the NYC public high school system for over 20 years.