Accepted into Brighton Art School at 17, Lórien turned down her one year foundation in favour of four years at the University of East Anglia, where she graduated with a 1st class BA Honours and MA in Drama, Film and Screenwriting. Having established a successful career as an actress and writer, she returned to drawing when she began studying under Royal Academy of Art tutor Dilip Ur in 2002.

After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, Lorien has continued her work with painter and sculptor George Small, the curator of her solo show, UNBAREABLE.

Lórien’s charcoals have been exhibited in London at Sophie Thompson’s gallery Fish, The Haymarket, and The Saatchi Gallery. She has a current installation of work at Breedlove Pilates, 1644 Abbot Kinney Blvd, 90291 and at Nathan Turner, 636 North Almont Drive, Los Angeles 90069.

Known primarily for her oversize charcoal nudes - which she integrates with block acrylic; Lorien’s work combines a traditional figurative aesthetic with a sculpted, three-dimensional sexuality. She constantly expands upon the physical act of drawing by adding paper to each piece in order to build an organic product: Each being an improvisational act, each having a life of its own and the ability to grow in any direction chosen. Taped together the collector can also alter how the sections of the body are put together.

Lorien’s ability to make her subjects real, tactile, visceral and interactive has secured her a client base that ranges from corporate to celebrity and she is now collected internationally.

Lórien currently lives in Santa Monica. She writes for Harpers Bazaar, elle and Grazia as well as working as an ambassador for Amnesty International.

Patrons include: Emma Thompson, John Hannah, Janet McTeer, Tate Donovan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Slattery, Kim Raver, Tara Summers and Bill Haber.
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