Loren King
b. 1944, Stockton, CA ∙ CE artist since 1988
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Loren King is a versatile artist, often switching from drawing and painting media, to ceramics, to digital art.
King's early work is characterized by a thin, loose line and whimsical figures composed of geometric shapes. A conscientious artist, King spends much time on each piece. He has a knack for capturing the essence of a subject in his expressive portraits. One of King’s familiar faces adorns the CE gallery’s sidewalk sign, smiling at passersby. In the studio, King spends time with his “honey,” fellow CE artist Nita Hicks. They spend the their extra time walking, drinking coffee or tea at the bench across the street. Lately they have been chatting on the phone.
King transitioned from his figurative work filled with big smiles, bright colors, and animals to abstract “brain maps”. In this series, he carefully considers the colors, lines, and compositions that depict specific people’s brains. Loren King's "brain map" artworks, made in collaboration with former Artist-in-Residence Julia Goodman, were included in NextNewPaper at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2019
See Me with My Own Eyes, LinkedIn InCommon Space, San Francisco, CA
2017
Spring-Summer Pop-up, Parlor, San Francisco, CA
On Verticality at the JCCSF, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
NextNewPaper, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Tabula Rasa, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2014
A Curious Menagerie, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
For the Birds, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Ritual/Habitual, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Where Are We?, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
"Science" Fiction, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Legend: Myth and Memory, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2008
Finders Keepers, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Tasty, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2007
Transmissions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Naked, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Nature Rules, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Vessels, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
And Then..., Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Notables, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
Revenge of Monster, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Wear to Go, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Aliens: the Green Ones, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
The Pink Show, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Functionable, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Heads n' Tails, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2003
Fired and Wired, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Lit, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2001
Wonder Women and Other Miracles, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
