Visual Art + Sound Art

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Little Richard's Almanac creates 2D collage-style animated music videos that exist as gallery art first, music videos second. Founded in Asheville by multimedia artist Ron Laboray and creative director Niki Elliott, we transform songs into dark, surreal visual narratives that have earned international recognition through exhibitions in the Netherlands, Italy, Malaysia, and the United States, plus selections at Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival and Paris International Film Festival.

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We're not here to decorate your brand. We're here to haunt it.

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Our practice reverses the traditional music video model: musicians provide the sonic foundation while we maintain complete creative control over the visual narrative. This isn't service work—it's genuine artistic collaboration where both sound and vision retain their autonomy. The results follow dual lives, circulating through music industry channels while exhibited in galleries and film festivals as standalone art.

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The Work

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LRA videos live alongside Ron Laboray's paintings of iconic musicians—Cobain, Pink Floyd, Bowie—creating sonic-visual ecologies that transform gallery spaces. Music becomes the universal translator, breaking down the hermetic barriers of contemporary art. We've watched it happen repeatedly: a familiar song draws someone in, sparks a conversation about the band, expands into personal musical histories, creates unexpected connections between strangers. The work doesn't just invite viewing—it demands dialogue.

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This accessibility isn't accidental. It's the entire point. Where contemporary art often isolates, music connects. Where galleries can feel exclusive, a song creates immediate entry. We use animation not as decoration but as translation—turning sound into visual poetry that amplifies rather than illustrates.

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The Collective

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Ron Laboray brings decades of fine art practice to LRA's moving image work. A multimedia conceptual artist with extensive exhibition history across the United States, Europe, and Asia, he collaborates on all aspects of conceptual development and animation production.

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Niki Elliott directs LRA's strategic vision while collaborating on all conceptual and production work. With a background in art history and digital practice, she shapes how the collective navigates between music industry and art world contexts.

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What We Stand For

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Little Richard's Almanac exists at multiple intersections: between independent music and fine art, between accessibility and sophistication, between the screen and the gallery wall. We champion independent artists whose voices deserve wider audiences. We treat animation as a medium capable of genuine visual poetry. We see galleries as spaces for human encounter, not mere consumption.

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Every frame matters. Every collaboration is a creative partnership. We refuse the separation between "serious art" and "applied art"—there's only the work, and whether it moves people.