BETH LO & ADRIAN ARLEO
LORE / TALK STORY
Catalogue designed by Ula Grabski
BETH LO & ADRIAN ARLEO
LORE / TALK STORY JUNE 7 - JULY 5, 2025
Lucy Lacoste Gallery 25 Main Street, Concord MA 01742 lucylacoste.com | 978 369 0278
Lucy Lacoste Gallery is excited to present Lore/Talk Story June 7- July 5, 2025, with the iconic ceramic sculptors Beth Lo and Adrian Arleo, both from the state of Montana. Friends and colleagues for over 30 years, each artist draws from their own family history and narrative to express themselves through the art of figurative sculpture. The title Lore/Talk Story came about with contributions from both artists. Lore refers to the collection of knowledge, traditions, and stories held by a specific society, culture, or universe, whether real or imagined. Talk-Story comes from a Chinese phrase Jiang gùshì relating to the act of storytelling, both factual and fictional narratives. With this exhibition, Beth Lo, a long-time represented artist at Lucy Lacoste, marks her fifth show at the Gallery. Lo contributed “Talk Story” to the title in reference to a Chinese phrase Jiang gùshì, she heard from her immigrant parents regarding oral storytelling, both true and fictional. Growing up, Lo and her sister were enchanted by stories of fairies and gods from Chinese folklore, alongside spontaneous tales of Chinese American girls their age. They also cherished stories about their real-life families and ancestors in China, blending rich cultural heritage with imaginative adventures. Lore/Talk Story is the first opportunity for Lucy Lacoste to show Adrian Arleo. Arleo’s sculpture combines human, animal and natural imagery to create emotional and poetic power. Her work suggests a vital interconnection between the human and non-human realms. As the artist states: “the work frequently references mythology and archetypes in addressing our vulnerability amid changing personal, environmental and political realities.” By focusing on primeval, more mysterious ways of perceiving the world, Arleo uncovers new dimensions of consciousness, where deeper levels of awareness emerge.
Beth Lo & Adrian Arleo
ADRIAN ARLEO
Adrian Arleo Rabbit-Hearted
Clay, Glaze, Paint, Wax Encaustic 10h x 19w x 13d in
Adrian Arleo Carapace I
Clay, glaze, paint, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 5h x 13.50w x 9d in
Adrian Arleo Carapace III
Clay, glaze, casein paint, graphte, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 5h x 13.50w x 9d in
Adrian Arleo Outcropping; Large Woman Clay, underglaze, glaze, casein paint, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 16h x 6w x 7.72d in
Adrian Arleo Outcropping; Large Man, 2025 Clay, underglaze, glaze, casein paint, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 16h x 9w x 6d in
Adrian Arleo Outcropping; Kneeling Woman, 2025 Clay, underglaze, glaze, casein paint, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 21h x 4.75w x 5d in
Adrian Arleo Outcropping; Woman with Extended Leg, 2025 Clay, underglaze, glaze, casein paint, wax encaustic, 24k gold leaf 21h x 4.75w x 5d in
Adrian Arleo Goat Vase, Assorted Leaves, 2025 Porcelain, glaze, 24k gold leaf (Kintsugi) 9.50h x 9w x 5d in
Adrian Arleo Goat Vase, Round Leaves, 2025 Porcelain, glaze 9.50h x 9w x 5d in
Adrian Arleo Goat Vase, Assorted Leaves, 2025 Porcelain, glaze, 24k gold leaf (Kintsugi) 9.50h x 9w x 5d in
Adrian Arleo Water-Level Head Cup Pair
Adrian Arleo Sleeping Head Cup Pair
Creamers, with mouth and spout
Worried Friends Shot Glasses
BETH LO
Beth Lo Inheritance Vase, 2025 Porcelain 18h x 14w x 14d in
Beth Lo Ancestors Jar (Chrysanthemum) Porcelain 17h x 18w x 18d in
Beth Lo Going Home, 2025 Porcelain 5” x 11” x 5” each boat
Beth Lo Ancestors Jar (Red leaves) Porcelain 17h x 18w x 18d in
Beth Lo Chinese American Take Out Tower Porcelain 17h x 5w x 5d in
Beth Lo Small Ancestors Jar Black Porcelain 10h x 9w x 9d in
Beth Lo Return Home or Stay? Porcelain 8h x 13w x 5d in
Beth Lo Ancestors / Little Boats Jar Porcelain, 18h x 17w x 17d in
Beth Lo Boy and Girl Atop Bamboo Scaffolding Porcelain
Beth Lo Small Ancestors Jar Red Porcelain 10h x 8w x 8d in
Beth Lo Family Spoon Set: Baba, Mama, Older Brother, Older Sister, Younger Brother, Younger Sister, Precious Baby 10h x 26w x 4d In
Beth Lo You Are What You Eat (5 take out boxes) Porcelain, 5h x 5w x 5d in
American Hero Series
Only You
Research
Sign Painter
Strike
Costco Shopper
Donate
Harvard
Beth Lo & Adrian Arleo Collaboration; Flowers and Figures, 2025
Clay, porcelain, slip, underglaze, glaze, 24k gold leaf 10h x 10w x 10d in
Beth Lo & Adrian Arleo Collaboration; Offering (Children, flowers, animals), 2025
Clay, porcelain, slip, underglaze, glaze, 24k gold leaf 8.75h x 8w x 8d in
Beth Lo Biography Beth Lo was born on October 11, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana, to parents who had recently emigrated from China. Much of Beth’s ceramic and mixed media artwork draws from themes of childhood, family, Asian culture and language. She received a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan in 1971, and then studied Ceramics with Rudy Autio at the University of Montana receiving her MFA in 1974. She assumed the job as Professor of Ceramics in 1985, and has been twice honored with the University of Montana Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Award, 2006 and 2010. Beth Lo has exhibited her work throughout the Unites States and internationally. In 2024 her work was included in the Scripps Annual and the NCECA Annual Invitational. In 2013, she was invited to make a new work for the Main Exhibition of the 7th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale in Korea. She has received numerous honors including the $50,000 United States Artists Hoi Fellowship in 2009, a National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship Grant in 1994, a Montana Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 1989 and an American Craft Museum Design Award in 1986. Beth and her sister, author Ginnie Lo, have collaborated on two children’s picture books, Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic (2012) and Mahjong All Day Long (2005) which won the 2005 Marion Vannett Ridgeway Award. She has also collaborated with her mother, Chinese brush painter, Kiahsuang Shen Lo. Beth is also active as a bass player and vocalist for several musical ensembles including Canta Brasil, Western Union, Salsa Loca and The Big Sky Mudflaps, a swing jazz ensemble that has played on the NBC Today Show and the Kool Jazz Festival among other national venues.
BETH LO CV EDUCATION 1974 MFA, Ceramics University of Montana 1971 BGS, General Studies University of Michigan SELECTED AWARD 2009 United States Artists $50,000 HOI Fellowship SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2025 Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA 2024 Radius Gallery, Missoula MT, with Steven Young Lee 2023 Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA 2022 Natsoulas Gallery, Davis CA 2022 Radius Gallery: Beth Lo, Missoula, MT with Steven Young Lee 2019 Lacoste/Keane Gallery, Concord, MA 2017 Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2016 Turman Larison Gallery, Helena, MT 2012 Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO SELECTED COLLECTIONS Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC Schein –Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY Tweed Art Museum, Duluth, MN Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Hallmark Art Collection Missoula Art Museum, MT Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, MT
ADRIAN ARLEO Biography Adrian Arleo studied Art and Anthropology at Pitzer College (B.A. 1983) and received her M.F.A. in ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design in 1986. She was an Artist in Residence at Oregon College of Art and Craft in 1986-87, at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in 1987-88 and in 2012, was an invited artist for the Jordan Schnitzer Printmaking Residency, also at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. Adrian’s work is exhibited nationally and internationally and is in numerous public and private collections. She received awards from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation in 1991 and 1992, and in 1995, was awarded a Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship. Her work has been widely published in books, magazines, and on the internet. Adrian is a frequent workshop instructor across the US and abroad and enjoys teaching courses on figurative ceramic sculpture. She has spent the last 31 years living outside Missoula, Montana, where she raised her family and currently resides with a menagerie of animals
ADRIAN ARLEO CV SELECTED EDUCATION 1986 M.F.A. CERAMICS Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R 1983 B.A. ART AND ANTHROPOLOGY Honors in Art, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2025 “Lore/Talk Story; Adrian Arleo and Beth Lo”, Lucy Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA\2025 “ADRIAN ARLEO” SOLO EXHIBITION, Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery, Kalispell, MT 2024 “INTERIORA” SOLO EXHIBITION Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT 2021 “DOG DAYS” SOLO EXHIBITION Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT 2017 ADRIAN ARLEO: “CONTINUANCE” Abmeyer and Wood Fine Art, Seattle, WA 2012 ADRIAN ARLEO, “HARBINGERS, NEW WORK”Jane Sauer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2010, 2009, 2007, and 2006 S.O.F.A. Chicago Jane Sauer Gallery, The Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, and The Armory, NY 2003 SHORT STORIES: NARRATIVE CERAMIC ART, curated by Leslie Ferrin, Berkley CA SELECTED COLLECTIONS World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans LA Greenwich House Pottery, New York NY Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT Candace Groot, Chicago, IL Dr. Judith S. Schwartz, New York, NY
Adrian Arleo Pair of Tingle Shakers
Clay, underglaze, glaze, 24k gold leaf Woman 6 x 5.25 x 3” Man 6.25 x 5.5 x 3.25”
Beth Lo Inheritance Vase, 2025 Porcelain 18h x 14w x 14d in
Adrian Arleo Pair Spotty Blue Shakers Clay, underglaze, glaze, 24k gold leaf Woman 6.25 x 4.75 x 3” Man 6.25 x 5 x 3.5”
BACK COVER Beth Lo & Adrian Arleo Four Janus Cups, 2025 5h x 4w x 4d in