I am a Dallas -based wife, mother of four, traveler, reader, pursuer of Beauty, artist and creator.

We are a Byzantine Catholic, adoptive, transracial family.

5% of all online sales are donated to help create healing homes for foster and adopted kids.

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I love traditional art techniques & forms from many cultures, especially Asian art. I enjoy using old forms to create new content. My work is often inspired by what I read - poetry, Scripture, the Liturgy, & great literature. I love traditional Japanese, Pre-Raphaelite, and Mannerist painting, Ottoman tile work,  Gothic architecture, and Byzantine Iconography, to name a few.

 

Training

- classes for a year at the Art Institute of Chicago (1993-94)
- BA in Art and a Masters in English from the University of Dallas (1996, 2001)
- Icon writing with Father Elias Rafaj (2012)
- Icon writing at the Byzantine School of Iconography under Theodoros Papadoulos (2016 - 2017)
- Princes' School of Traditional Arts (2017 -) 

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I have been creating art  & doing pieces on commission for over 25 years.

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At Lara Neri Art I offer original fine art for purchase.

 

To arrange for a showing or to purchase artwork, please contact me at lara@laraneriart.com

or 214.422.5060

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For my iconography and illuminated manuscripts, please visit www.akathistart.com