Laura El-Baroudi

I am self-taught, intuitive abstract artist. I paint abstract acrylics on canvas and paper, but I also design mixed media artworks, and collages. I have a passion for painting and creating art that drives me. Painting is a form of expression and communication that gives me an outlet for my inner world and brings me joy and peace. When I paint, I enter a meditative flow and time becomes fluid, and all that exists in that moment is the painting. I equally receive joy and inspiration when I experience the artworks of other artists who innovate and create their own unique art.
I gravitate towards using both metallic and neon acrylic paints in my work because I feel that they give a sense of drama and vibrancy to the work. The mixed media paintings I create include objects such as beads, metallic objects, crushed glass gravel, sand, glitter, crystals, modeling paste, metal foil, and various types of paper which gives texture and a voice to my work. My paintings are an expressive and spontaneous act of creation which links me both to my inner world and to the Source to which we all belong.
For me, painting and making art is a way of expressing feelings and concepts that are just below the conscious level of awareness. There are e...

As I am self-taught, my education is through workshops, process videos, and learning from viewing and analysing the paintings and artworks of others. As I practice and learn though my own process, my personal style is coming more and more to the forefront. While many artists focus on a specific style, I am drawn equally at this moment to abstract paintings and collages. For me, my life as an aritist is an ongoing journey and process.

I have exhibited at the Women's Art Association of Canada at the Dingham Gallery located in Toronto in December of 2024, and at a local gallery exhibition at the Papermill Gallery in June of 2025.

I recently exhibited a painting at the Leslie Grove gallery in Toronto. It was a juried show that occured in September, 2025.