Loralei Byatt

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Self-portrait triptych

About the artist

Loralei Byatt

Loralei R. Byatt is an interdisciplinary artist pushing boundaries in Detroit, Michigan. Born and raised on a farm in Canada, Byatt evolved from pragmatic biologist to avant garde artist after her 1983 move to the United States. Insatiably curious, Byatt holds a biology degree from the University of Calgary and an M.A. in photography from Eastern Michigan University. Her work, commenting on life, metaphysics and self, has expanded from straight photography and now includes mixed-media pieces often incorporating found objects and video, as well.
Byatt’s work has been exhibited nationally and is included in private collections around the world. Her essay “Imaging Our Selves in the 90s,” along with her artwork was published in the University of Michigan’s Art and Architecture journal, Dimensions 9: Body, Thought & Place. Her work has also appeared in the Michigan Photography Journal, No. 7: Gender Issues and the College for Creative Studies publication, Spine: Make Something. She has been a board member of A.C.,T. (Art Cooperative, The), Detroit Focus and Artworks for Life, and on the Gallery Advisory Committee for the Ann Arbor Art Center. Byatt maintains a studio in the Pioneer Building in Detroit.