Laura Parker

Originally a historian of art and architecture, then a curator and consultant in the architectural field, I turned some years ago towards the more direct experience of creating art itself. I am a self-taught artist, and enjoy discovering different ways of depicting the world around me, from intimate still lifes, to expansive landscapes and dramatic underwater views.

My landscape paintings are worked both ‘en plein air’ and in the studio, and are inspired by my travels abroad as well as closer to home, and I enjoy exploring the abstract qualities that can be discovered in the world around us.

My series of paintings of the underwater world (‘en pleine mer’!) is based on my experiences as a scuba diver. These works highlight a very personal view of this amazing world, and have developed an abstract quality, with textures building up on the painted surface to reflect the unusual subject matter.

I paint still lifes to further my exploration of colour, and love capturing distorted reflections in glass and metal objects, or instilling the still life with a contemporary feel by using bold crops and vivid colours, to create dynamic and engaging works.

My aim as a painter is to express the hidden beauty that I find in objects a...

Kingston University, Kingston, Surrey - BA First Class Honours from the School of Combined Studies, in History of Art, Architecture & Design, and in History of Ideas

Società Dante Alighieri, Rome - Diploma in History of Italian Art & Architecture, 200 BC to 1900 AD

Université de la Sorbonne, Paris - Diploma in History of French Art & Architecture, and French Literature

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions & Events:

Autumn 2020 “Featured Artist - Laura Parker” article online at
http://www.richmondartsociety.com/featured-artist-laura-parker
4 December 2019 to Spring 2021 - “Elevate 02” ArtCan Residency at Duff & Phelps, The Shard, London SE1 9SG

The following are POSTPONED due to Coronavirus:

“Inspire” at D Contemporary in partnership with ArtCan, 23 Grafton Street, London W1S 4EY
“The Art of Caring” at St George’s Hospital & St Pancras Hospital, London
“Set in Stone” physical exhibition with ArtCan at 44AD artspace, 4 Abbey St, Bath BA1 1NN

Previous Exhibitions & Events:

Southwark Park Galleries 36th Open Exhibition, Online, 2021
Richmond Art Society Winter Art Exhibition Online, 2020
“Set in Stone” ArtCan Virtual Exhibition Online, 2020
"A Letter In Mind” National Brain Appeal Fundraiser Online, 2020
“Island2Island” at Velorose Gallery, London EC1, 2020
“From ArtCan with Love” ArtCan Online Fundraiser, 2020
“Art All Night” Trenton (New Jersey, USA) Online Exhibition, 2020
TwitterArtExhibit supporting Horry County Disablities & Special Needs, Myrtle Beach South Carolina USA, 2020
Richmond Art Society Summer Art Exhibition Online, 2020
“Transient” ArtCan Virtual Exhibitio...