Chloe Early
{{Short description|London-based contemporary artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
Chloe Early is London-based contemporary artist, known for her figurative paintings with street art influences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/artist/chloe-early|title=Chloe Early – 15 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy|website=www.artsy.net|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{Infobox artist
| birth_date = 1980
| nationality = Irish
| known_for = Contemporary Art
| website = http://chloeearly.com/ce_flash.php
}}
Early life and education
Early was born in 1980 and raised in Cork, Ireland. She was a student in printed textiles at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, where she graduated in 2003.{{Cite web|url=http://wowxwow.com/artist-profile/chloe-early-ap|title=Chloe Early – Artist Profile – WOW x WOW|website=WOW X WOW|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{Cite news|title=An enthralling vista opens; Chloe Early, like other of her NCAD contemporaries, is inspired by the Dublin skyline in the creation of her interior designs|last=Shanley|first=Valerie|date=15 June 2003|work=Sunday Tribune|via=LexisNexis Academic}} Early married artist Conor Harrington in 2013 after a decade together.{{cite web|last1=Milton|first1=Stephen|title=They've suffered for their craft, selling bags and washing dishes by day, painting by night, but Stephen Milton finds Corkonian couple Chloe Early and Conor Harrington are finally making a name for themselves in the art world|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/art-lovers-30150158.html|website=Irish Independent|access-date=2 February 2017}}
Style
Early commonly works in oils on linen and aluminum panel. Her work captures the drama and emotion of Renaissance and early Baroque artwork. The tropes draw from historical work plays a clear role in her series "Suspended," partly inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture, The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. Her work combines stylistic elements from Renaissance and Romantic painting with the rawness of contemporary life, “examining the sensitive and personal aspects of conflict, ambition and entropy in an opulent, cinematic style.”{{Cite web|url=http://www.lazinc.com/artist/chloe-early|title=Lazarides // Chloe Early|website=www.lazinc.com|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405132117/http://www.lazinc.com/artist/chloe-early|archive-date=2016-04-05|url-status=usurped}} Common themes include redemption and hope.
Career
Early has exhibited in group and solo shows in London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Cork and Dublin.
The music video for the song Iris (Hold Me Close) by U2 exhibits a coming of age story by Early. The artist contrasts concrete urbanism with lush landscapes, drawing from her childhood in Ireland and her impending motherhood.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/08/exclusive-u2-chloe-early-music-video-iris-hold-me-close-songs-of-innocence/|title=Chloe Early music video for U2 shows a journey into adulthood|website=Dezeen|access-date=2016-04-08}}
Exhibitions
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|April 2014
|Suspended/The Outsiders/London{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/4/8/5593014/chloe-early-suspended-photo-essay-interview |title=Chloe Early's dreamlike paintings merge weightlessness with despair |author=Aaron Souppouris |date=8 April 2014|quote=The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa remains one of the most important and well-studied Baroque sculptures, and it's also the inspiration for a major London show from Irish artist Chloe Early. |website=theverge.com|publisher=The Verge |access-date=14 July 2017}}
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|November 2012
|Rainbow Ruins / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles
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|October 2011
|Feathers and Wax / Joshua Liner Gallery / New York
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|October 2010
|Birdsong and Machine Sounds / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles
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|November 2008
|Ladies and Gentlemen we are Spinning in Space / Stolen Space Gallery / London
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|February 2008
|Pieces of A Dream / Tramyard Gallery / Dublin
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|May 2007
|Between Earth and Heaven / Stolen Space Gallery / London
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|October 2006
|Springboard / Tramyard Gallery / Dublin
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=Group exhibitions=
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|March 2016
|Still Here: A Decade of Lazarides / Lazarides Gallery / London
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|May 2014
|Art Truancy: 20 Years of Juxtapoz Magazine / Jonathan LeVine Gallery / New York
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|December 2010, 2011, 2012
|Space Miami / Corey Helford Gallery
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|December 2009
|Multi-Plane Group Show / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles
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|August 2009
|Summer Group Show / Joshua Liner Gallery / New York
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|July 2009, 2010
|Summer Group Show / Stolen Space / London
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|April 2009
|Chasing Castles / Kinsey Desforges Gallery / Los Angeles
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– Sources:{{Cite web|url=http://chloeearly.com/ce_flash.php|title=Chloe Early – Artist|website=chloeearly.com|access-date=2016-04-08}}{{cite web |url=http://www.artnet.com/galleries/stolenspace-gallery/artist-chloe-early/ |title=StolenSpace Gallery: Chloe Early - Exhibitions |website=artnet.com |publisher=Artnet |access-date=14 July 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191223162057/http://chloeearly.com/ Chloe Early]
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Category:21st-century Irish painters
Category:Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom