Lorenzo Narciso is a contemporary fine art painter based in New York City.
Lorenzo was born and raised in the Philippines. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Ateneo de Manila University in 2017. A year later, he moved to New York City to begin his artistic training at the Grand Central Atelier.
Inspired by the naturalist painters and tonalists at the turn of the 19th century, Lorenzo continuously explores a studio practice geared towards developing paintings of a high technical caliber and timeless appeal.
A sensitive painter, Lorenzo is drawn to creating paintings reflecting an inner life that colors and shapes his perception and experience of nature. His personal work touches on nostalgia, longing, solitude, and a quiet appreciation for life. Lorenzo currently paints out of his studio in Brooklyn, New York.
Education
2018-2023 Grand Central Atelier, Drawing and Painting
2013-2017 Ateneo de Manila University, BS Psychology
2016 Lopez Museum, Scientific Illustration
2016 Chinese Painting under Caesar Cheng
Teaching
2023-present Grand Central Atelier, Drawing and Painting Instructor
2020-present Private instruction
2022 QT Art Camp, Drawing and Painting Instructor
Awards and Honors
2022 Fourth Place, Portrait Society of America, The Future Generation Competition
2021 Hudson River Fellowship at Wethersfield Estate
2020 Second Place, Grand Central Atelier Alla Prima Still Life Competition
2019 David S. Boger Scholarship Award, Grand Central Atelier
2018 Scholarship Award, Grand Central Atelier
2014 Ateneo Heights Artists’ Workshop Fellow
Exhibitions
2024 Group Show, “Face to Face,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2024 Group Show, “SCNY Junior Scholarship,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2024 Group Show, “From a Distance,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2023 Group Show, “Genesis,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2023 Group Show, “Atelier,” Willow Vermont, South Newfane VT
2023 Group Show, “Grand Central Atelier,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2022 Group Show, “2022 Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2022 Group Show, “Grand Central Atelier,” Salmagundi Club, NYC
2021 Group Show, “Grand Central Atelier: Figurative Works,” Box Factory Gallery, NYC
2021 Group Show, “The New Pre-Raphaelites,” Era Contemporary, Philadelphia PA
2021 Group Show, “Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition,” Wethersfield Estate, Amenia NY
2020 Group Show, “Easel to Wall,” Virtual Show, Eleventh Street Arts, NYC
2020 Group Show, “End of Year Catalog,” Virtual Show, Eleventh Street Arts, NYC
2019 Group Show, “In Situ,” Eleventh Street Arts, NYC
2016 Group Show, “Kisapmata," Ateneo Tugon and Heights Ateneo, Quezon City, Philippines
2015 Group Show, “Anlage,” Heights Ateneo, Quezon City, Philippines
2014 Group Show, “Prime: The Art Gala,” UP JMA, Quezon City, Philippines
2014 Group Show, “Numina: Phases / Faces,” ACTM, Quezon City, Philippines
2013 Group Show, “Ningas,” Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines