About
Henry Louris is a painter and printmaker currently working in the Northeast United States. His work explores the hidden anxieties of suburban life through dreamlike vignettes. Among his inclusion in various group exhibitions, Henry has been featured in two New American Paintings issues and has been awarded an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. He is currently completing his MFA at Ohio State University.
henrylouris@gmail.com
instagram
Education
2027 MFA Painting/Drawing (in progress), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2021 BFA Painting/Printmaking, Boston University, Boston, MA
Awards
2025 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2023 Honorable Mention, With Fresh Eyes, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2021 Summa Cum Laude, Boston University
2019 Scholarship, New York Academy of Art Summer Undergraduate Residency
2018 Scholarship, New York Studio School Summer Marathon
2017-21 CFA Scholarship, Boston University
2017-20 Dean’s List (x6), Boston University
Publications
2026 New American Paintings MFA Annual, Issue 183
New American Paintings NOVA 1
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Amalgamation, LaGuardia Community College, Queens, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 T(r)epid: Liesl Schubel and Henry Louris, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Under 30 Under Pressure (Online Artsy Exhibition), The Painting Center, New York, NY
2025 Let’s Mingle!, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
I Don’t Know These People, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2023 With Fresh Eyes, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Lore Degenstein Gallery’s 14th Annual Figurative Art Exhibition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
Literally: A Figurative Art Show, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
2022 The Big Print Show, Katzman Contemporary Projects, Dover, NH
2021 LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER!, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Breaking Out Thesis Show, Stone Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA, curated by Leah Triplett Harrington
Sloan House Annual Student Exhibition, Boston University President’s residence (Sloan House), Boston, MA, curated by Dr. Beverly Brown
2020 Sloan House Annual Student Exhibition, Boston University President’s residence (Sloan House), Boston, MA, curated by Dr. Beverly Brown
2019 Boston Student Printmakers Competition, Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham University, Framingham, MA
Sloan House Annual Student Exhibition, Boston University President’s residence (Sloan House), Boston, MA, curated by Dr. Beverly Brown
Close-Up, Boston University Gallery 5, Boston University, MA
New York Academy of Art Summer Residency Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Into the Archive
2019, Rueff Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2018, Commonwealth Gallery, Boston University, Boston MA
2018 Tales from the Gut, Post Cubicle Gallery, Hotel Buckminster, Boston, MA
Tracking the Curve, New York Studio School, New York, NY
Residencies
2019 Summer Residency, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2018 New York Studio School Summer Marathon, New York, NY
Collaborations
2019 “Hindsight is 2020, exchange portfolio through Boston Printmakers/Puerto Rico
[ ] & Stories, exchange portfolio through Boston University
2020 Revision, exchange portfolio through Boston University
Public Collections
University of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Teaching Experience
2024-2027 Graduate Teaching Associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
New