title: Chloe Early
text: # Chloe Early
  
  Chloe Early is London-based contemporary artist, known for her figurative paintings with street art influences.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Early was born in 1980 and raised in Cork, Ireland. She was a student in printed textiles at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, where she graduated in 2003. Early married artist Conor Harrington in 2013 after a decade together.
  
  ## Style
  
  Early commonly works in oils on linen and aluminum panel. Her work captures the drama and emotion of Renaissance and early Baroque artwork. The tropes draw from historical work plays a clear role in her series "Suspended," partly inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture, The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. Her work combines stylistic elements from Renaissance and Romantic painting with the rawness of contemporary life, “examining the sensitive and personal aspects of conflict, ambition and entropy in an opulent, cinematic style.” Common themes include redemption and hope.
  
  ## Career
  
  Early has exhibited in group and solo shows in London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Cork and Dublin.
  
  The music video for the song Iris (Hold Me Close) by U2 exhibits a coming of age story by Early. The artist contrasts concrete urbanism with lush landscapes, drawing from her childhood in Ireland and her impending motherhood.
  
  ## Exhibitions
  
  | April 2014 | Suspended/The Outsiders/London |
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  | November 2012 | Rainbow Ruins / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles |
  | October 2011 | Feathers and Wax / Joshua Liner Gallery / New York |
  | October 2010 | Birdsong and Machine Sounds / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles |
  | November 2008 | Ladies and Gentlemen we are Spinning in Space / Stolen Space Gallery / London |
  | February 2008 | Pieces of A Dream / Tramyard Gallery / Dublin |
  | May 2007 | Between Earth and Heaven / Stolen Space Gallery / London |
  | October 2006 | Springboard / Tramyard Gallery / Dublin |
  | Group exhibitions ||
  | March 2016 | Still Here: A Decade of Lazarides / Lazarides Gallery / London |
  | May 2014 | Art Truancy: 20 Years of Juxtapoz Magazine / Jonathan LeVine Gallery / New York |
  | December 2010, 2011, 2012 | Space Miami / Corey Helford Gallery |
  | December 2009 | Multi-Plane Group Show / Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles |
  | August 2009 | Summer Group Show / Joshua Liner Gallery / New York |
  | July 2009, 2010 | Summer Group Show / Stolen Space / London |
  | April 2009 | Chasing Castles / Kinsey Desforges Gallery / Los Angeles |
  
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