Hello, I'm Lori Rivera.

I’m an award-winning painter from Evansville​,​ Indiana creating still life​,​ abstract​,​ and surrealism paintings and have shown my work across the country. Surrealism gives me permission to explore the subconscious through dreamlike juxtapositions​,​ while abstraction allows me the freedom to express raw emotion. Still life grounds me​,​ offering a moment of quiet observation and presence with ordinary objects that can carry extraordinary meaning. I move fluidly between surrealism​,​ abstraction​,​ and still life​,​ allowing each style to become a different language for expressing my inner world. Painting is not just my practice—it is my therapy​,​ providing a healthy outlet to maintain good mental health. Each piece becomes a place where thoughts untangle​,​ anxieties dissolve into brushstrokes​,​ and emotions take form outside of me. My hope is that my paintings become not only a reflection of my own healing​,​ but also a mirror through which others can see fragments of their own emotional journeys. I strive to create a mood for the viewer​,​ however she may interpret it.