“...celebration of the human spirit…”

Esther Kong Lo is a New York based artist whose work is a reflection on life and celebration of the human spirit. She blends contemporary elements with classical approach, fusing form with color. Delicate yet powerful, Esther’s exquisite treatments evoke, stimulate and challenge the mind. Like an actress living her role, each nuanced gesture draws one into her character’s inner world. Each tactile application pulsates like heartbeat, emitting a sensitivity that brings soul her art.

Biography

Esther came to the United States from Hong Kong on a college scholarship and worked in art direction after obtaining a BFA from Pratt Institute. She has garnered distinctive honors in watercolor, oil painting and photography.

In 2013, Esther took up sculpting at the National Academy and Art Students League where she had mentorship with renowned masters Gary Sussman, Tony Antonios, and Rhoda Sherbell. A dancer herself, Esther often poses for her own works to explore the physical dynamics that translate to visual drama. She is recognized for her ability to capture the essence of her subjects with piercing insight.

Esther’s sculptures were included in major national juried exhibits and are in private collections in the United States and abroad .

Selected Awards

2021 Anna Hyatt Hutchison Award for Best in Show, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club

2021 Council of American Artists Societies Award for Representational Sculpture, Allied Artists of America

2019 Harriett Frishmuth Memorial Award for Marble or Non-Bronze Sculpture, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club

2018 Josephine Beardsley Sandors Memorial Award in Sculpture, Allied Artists of America

2017 Award of Merit, Sculpture, Allied Artists of America

2016 ArtsWestchester Arts Alive Individual Artist Grant, Sculpture

2003 Arts Alive Individual Artist Tier Grant, Oil Painting

2002 Arts Alive Project Tier Grant, Photography

1996 Merit Award in Oil Painting, Manhattan Arts International

1982 Award of Excellence in Photography, Communications Art Magazine

Reviews

“.…a very talented and visionary artist..” Hammond Museum

“…thought-provoking..” Scarsdale Inquirer

“…memorably crystalline…” The Journal News

“…rife with overt sentimentality…” Dr. Rosemary Erpt, art historian and curator

“…truly arresting…” Gallery FS, New Rochelle

“…inspiring and poetic…” Art on Main Street, Yonkers