Chloe Early

Chloe Early is a London-based contemporary painter celebrated for her figurative work that bridges classical and modern visual languages. Raised in Cork, Ireland she developed a love for painting early in life, later formalizing her art education at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in Dublin, where she graduated in 2003 with a degree in printed textiles. Working in oils on aluminum panel, Early’s color-saturated works combine the splendor of Renaissance and Romantic painting with the rawness of contemporary life, an example of ‘the iron fist in a velvet glove' strategy. Her imagery often juxtaposes dream-like female figures, symbolic motifs and imagined landscapes to explore themes of duality, journey and place. Her approach freely mines tropes from the history of art and mythology to re- tell an old story in a new way. Through color and mark making she aims to imbue her work with a heightened sense of memory and emotion - freezing a moment of extreme poignancy in time. Since establishing her studio practice in London in the mid-2000s, Early has exhibited widely, including solo and group shows in Dublin, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Denmark. 



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