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LORI ESCALERA, ARTIST

Lori Escalera was born Lori Anne Huniu (1957) in Los Angeles California. She is best known world wide for her large Street Painting (chalk pastel) and community murals in Southern California. A Street Painter since 1994, her work covers Madonnari Style Street Painting (Mother and Child/Madonna), Master Artist Reproductions, 3D Anamorphic, Trompe L'oeil and original artwork. She has street painted throughout the United States and in X'ian China. Escalera has helped many non profit venues get a toe hold on offering public Street Venues. Escalera has directed several wall murals in Los Angeles ("Postcards From Ballona," "Day to Night" and "Rivers of the World") as well as community mural projects in San Diego County (Libby Lake Park, San Diego River Park Murals). She is predominately known in South Calfornia for her Street Painting, Youth at Risk and Volunteer Community Murals.

Career
Escalera has a career based in Commercial Art, Art Graphic Design & Communication. A provider of quality graphics, advertising, design, public relations, photographic and print services in the retail and manufacturing sectors. Escalera designed trade show booths, applied graphics and interior graphics for commercial buildings and restaurants. She began a small design studio "Graphica by Lori" in 1981 with former husband Francis Paul Segreto. In 1986 she divorced and emerged as sole proprietor of "Lori Segreto, Design Etcetera." In 1998 she married Gregory Gonzalo Escalera, a U.S. Marine, and changed her business name to "Lori Escalera, Design, Etcetera." In 1993 she began public art instruction. Escalera's full time Fine Art career begin in 2004. She took up a long time love of oil painting, and began taking paid assignments in Street Painting. [edit]Community Involvement In 1994 she began a local civic art group "The A.R.T. Group" in Culver City, California. In 1995 she joined the "Mural Committee" as a contributing artist. She became a founding board member, of "Ballona Creek Renaissance" a 501 C3 environmental group. In 2000, she relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego with her Marine Husband and become a Key Volunteer with the HMLA 169 Air Wing at Camp Pendleton California. Escalera is a Founding Member of the Vista Art Foundation.

Education
1994 Graduate of San Diego State University: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Magna Cum Laude, Graphic Design and Communication 1994 graduate of West Los Angeles College: Associate of Arts Degree, Studio Art, with Honors, Presidents Award 1991-1993 attended Dominquez Hill State University (Miscellaneous Art History, Humanities) with Honors 1980 graduate of Los Angeles Trade Technical College: Associate of Arts degree, Commercial Art Ceritified, with Honors