Laurence Causse-Parsley

"Painting, painting. Always painting. Still painting. To the best of my capacity, the empty and the full, the light and the dense, the living and the spirit". Zao Wou Ki

"Peindre, peindre.Toujours peindre. Encore peindre. Le mieux possible, le vide et le plein, le léger et le dense, le vivant et le souffle." Zao Wou Ki.

Laurence Causse-Parsley (LAC) is a French-British self-taught artist based in London. Her first solo exhibition took place in Mumbai, India, in 2003.

Shuttling between countries and cultures, LAC gives herself the freedom to select materials from changing contexts. The result is a very distinctive style built on skilled use of mixed media, layering techniques and a bold exploration of colour inherited from her Mediterranean childhood. Very often she approaches the canvas from all sides, painting in a very energetic way, seeking and welcoming the unexpected.

LAC has developed a consistent body of work inspired by her immediate physical and social environment, expressing her individual interpretations. Her main source of inspiration for many years has been the cities she lived in, visited or imagined, including London. They are cities in permanent flux and are often expressed as an experience rather than...

- Sciences-Po in Paris.
- M.A in political sciences at University of Nottingham UK.

- Self-taught artist.
Discovered acrylic medium and abstract painting with French painter Yves Desvaux-Veeska.

- Qualified volunteer guide at the National Palace Museum, Taïwan (2003-2004)

2023

Upcoming:
- Gemini Art Prize opening, Zari Gallery, London, sept 20
- Group show at the Brompton Chapel by invitation of FOBC and Royal Parks, Sept 22-24
- Group show Bomb factory Covent Garden, London Dec 1-3

M2 group show at by invitation of Tom Cox gallery, Crystal Palace, London June

Solo show by invitation of Hampstead School, of Art London Apr-June

Solo Show by invitation of French Consulate, London April-May


2022

Finalist & Chair Purchase’s prize, ING Discerning eye, Mall galleries, London.

Chroma, Artcan org, America Square, group, London
Art Laren, Open Art Exchange, art fair, Laren, Netherlands
Convergence, Fitzrovia Gallery, 4-artist self-curated show, London
Ensemble 01, Kroll , Art can org, group, Paris
Explore 01, Kroll , Art can org, group, N.Y
Winter, Kings gate gallery, Art can org, group, London

2021
Rebound, Fitzrovia Gallery, self-curated show with Brian Reinker, London
Art The Hague, with the Open Art Exchange, art fair Netherlands
Bgallery @G3 Art contemporain, group, Brussels
Undertow, The Open Art Exchange, group, Shiedam, Netherlands
Art Now!2 Make Space Studios’ artists group show, London

2020
The Little Art Show, Fitzrovia Gallery, self curated show in collaboration with Brian Reinke...