About the Artist

Lori Konkle passed away Sept 22nd 2007 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Thank you to all who bought her paintings over the years. Lori painted about 527 paintings and sold most of them to people around Virginia and West Virginia. Lori gave all the proceeds of her paintigs to chairity.

A native of Chicago, Lori Konkle attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and received a B.A. Degree in Art Education from Michigan State University. She was an art consultant in the elementary schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a high school art teacher in Lansing, Michigan. Lori was physically challenged by Multiple Sclerosis painted with a mouthstick brush.

Lori's work has been shown in Charlottesville, Waynesboro, and Richmond, Virginia and also in Davis, West Virginia. Lori lived near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and her landscapes often reflected the special character of that area.

For more information about Lori or her paintings, contact her daughter Kathy.

Showings

1990 Cafe Giancarto, Charlottesville, VA

1990 Festival of Abilities, Richmond, VA

1991 The Unitarian Church, Waynesboro, VA

1992 The Art Company, Davis, WVA

1992 Riverdale Assisted Care Residence, Charlottesville, VA

1995 Blue Ridge Journal, WVPT Television PBS, Harrisonburg, VA

1995 University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA

1996 The Colonnades Retirement Complex, Charlottesville, VA

1998 Omni Hotel. Charlottesville, VA

1998 University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA

2000 Hooper Residence, Lake Monticello, VA

2001 Very Special Arts, Charlottesville, VA

2002 Very Special Arts, Charlottesville, VA

Permanent collections

Urological Associates, Charlottesville, VA

Dermatological Associates, Charlottesville, VA

Daniel Sawyer, MD, Internal Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

Michael Kohn, DDS, Charlottesville, VA

Riverdale Assisted Living Residence, Charlottesville, VA