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Rory Gevis is a New York–based painter whose work blends surrealism, glamour, and narrative. After a career shaping the visual worlds of leading fashion magazines and global beauty brands, she now paints full-time—creating commissioned portraits and imaginative series that explore elegance, satire, and dreamlike tension.

Her clients are from the storied worlds of fashion, interior design, publishing and entertainment. They reside everywhere from Dubai to Hollywood, from London to Manhattan.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, House Beautiful, Domino, Hampton Magazine, Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens, Sutton Place Magazine, and Mission Magazine, with exhibitions at Clark Gallery (Shelter Island), Savage WonderGround (Beacon, NY), and installations for Barneys New York.

From composed mid-century women and couture-clad primates to lush florals and surreal dreamscapes, Gevis invites viewers into worlds that are at once elegant, mysterious, and deeply alive.

Professional Background
Rory Gevis is a painter and creative executive whose career spans the intersecting worlds of fine art, fashion, and beauty. She began as Style Director for TAXI MAGAZINE and went on to Bazaar, House& Garden, and W Magazine, creating iconic imagery and editorial narratives.

Rory spent over two decades shaping the global beauty industry, serving as Vice President of Creative Concepts at Estée Lauder and Executive Director of Creative at MAC Cosmetics, where she developed campaigns, packaging, and immersive brand storytelling.

Exhibitions & Installations
Fall 2023 Kate Spade campaign, featuring Rory’s floral art across New York City in a public takeover of train stations, wrapped subway cars, bus shelters, and Times Square billboards

Group show, Savage WonderGround, Beacon, NY
Clark Gallery, Shelter Island
Windows at Barneys New York
Featured in Palm Beach Cottages & Gardens (Winter Issue)
Work held in private collections globally.