Biography

Jamie Luoto (b. 1987) lives and works in the San Francisco North Bay. Luoto’s intimate self-portraits explore the ways in which our identity is shaped, both from within ourselves and by society at large. Her current focus is on illuminating the lasting psychological impact of sexual trauma.

Luoto’s painting We Hunt the Doe was a semifinalist for the Smithsonian Institute’s
Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, 2022. Her work has been featured in
publications such as Booooooom, Art Maze Mag, Trebuchet Magazine, and New American Paintings; appeared on platforms such as Juxtapoz and Hyperallergic; and is in international private and public collections including the Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas, USA).

Selected recent exhibitions include: (Upcoming) Reflections and Refractions, Green Family Art Foundation, (2026); (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025, solo); The Armory Show, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, New York, USA (2024); When Dusk Falls, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2024, duo); Mirror, Mirror, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2024); EXPO Chicago, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Chicago, USA (2024); The de Young Open, de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA (2023); True North, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, USA (2022); Stories from My Childhood, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, USA (2022).