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About Jorge Lovato:
A native of Taos, New Mexico, Jorge Lovato began his career
as a woodcarver creating miniature versions of traditional New
Mexican religious figures and animals after his 1971 return
from service as an navy hospital corpsman in Vietnam.
Inspired by his mother, Eva Lovato, a brilliant woodcarver who
explored non-traditional imagery, he soon developed his own
unique vision and has become known especially for his
groupings of miniature figures ranging from plains buffalo to
New York City taxi cabs carved out of single blocks of wood.
In addition to his undergraduate studies at the University of
New Mexico, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1981,
Lovato has also studied at the Fine Arts Center of New
Orleans and at the Art Student’s League in New York City.
as a woodcarver creating miniature versions of traditional New
Mexican religious figures and animals after his 1971 return
from service as an navy hospital corpsman in Vietnam.
Inspired by his mother, Eva Lovato, a brilliant woodcarver who
explored non-traditional imagery, he soon developed his own
unique vision and has become known especially for his
groupings of miniature figures ranging from plains buffalo to
New York City taxi cabs carved out of single blocks of wood.
In addition to his undergraduate studies at the University of
New Mexico, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1981,
Lovato has also studied at the Fine Arts Center of New
Orleans and at the Art Student’s League in New York City.
Exhibitions:
Hattiesburg Arts Council Exhibit, City Hall,
Hattiesburg, MS, December 2005-January 2006
National Creche Show, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
Greenville Arts Council, Greenville, MS, 2005
Jackson Arts Show, Jackson, MS, 2005
Stebly Art Gallery, Ocean Springs, MS, 2004
Florence Biennalle, Florence, Italy, 2003
Bay St. Louis Library, Bay St. Louis, MS, 2002
Four Winds Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM, 2000
St. Petersburg Fine Arts Museum, St. Petersburg,
FL, 1996
Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, 1981
Plaza Escalante Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1981
Hattiesburg Arts Council Exhibit, City Hall,
Hattiesburg, MS, December 2005-January 2006
National Creche Show, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
Greenville Arts Council, Greenville, MS, 2005
Jackson Arts Show, Jackson, MS, 2005
Stebly Art Gallery, Ocean Springs, MS, 2004
Florence Biennalle, Florence, Italy, 2003
Bay St. Louis Library, Bay St. Louis, MS, 2002
Four Winds Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM, 2000
St. Petersburg Fine Arts Museum, St. Petersburg,
FL, 1996
Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM, 1981
Plaza Escalante Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1981
The artist's wife and dog