In the Studio with Valeri Larko

Valeri Larko painting at the abandoned Bronx Golf Center, 2017. Photo: Amy Regalia

Valeri Larko is best know for her densely painted landscapes of the urban fringe, all of which she paints on location. She is attracted to the decaying and abandoned structures that populated the outskirts of America’s urban centers and the stories these places can tell. ​

Valeri Larko’s paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries in the US and Europe. Solo exhibitions include Bronx Museum, NY, Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC, WallWorks NY, Bronx, Hampden Gallery, University of Amherst, MA, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, The Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ, The New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, Safe-T-Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Bronx River Art Center, NY, The College of New Rochelle, NY and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit.

https://www.valerilarko.com/

A video from Valeri’s studio

Knuckleheads Tavern, 2019, oil on linen, 26 x 70 inches

Train Trestle, East 133rd Street, Bronx, 2016, oil on linen, 32 x 52 inches

Power Ball, 2015, oil on panel, 18 x 24 inches, Framed

Billboard, 144th Street, Bronx, 2011, oil on linen, 42 x 30 inches