Laurie Martineau

Dallas, Texas
Laurie Martineau was born in North Carolina and moved to Florida and then finally to Texas at the ripe age of 5 years old. As the daughter of an Air Force Lt. Colonel who later became a teacher and a Mom who was an English Teacher – she had a curious mind from the beginning. Growing up she was drawn to the outdoors spending many hours using her fertile imagination.to create scenes and games and make-believe jobs as a teacher and librarian. Later she went to the University of Texas and studied Geology and Math followed by an MBA in Marketing from University of North Texas. Laurie spent the first 25 years of her work life as a Commercial Real Estate Broker in Dallas, TX where she currently resides. She semi-retired and spent the next many years raising her 2 daughters before embarking on a new creative venture making hand made jewelry and small paintings. This desire to paint and create have always been in the background until she finally had time to sit down and just begin. The sudden loss of her Mom presented a need for an emotional outlet and soon painting became a full time passion.
Laurie’s painting is abstract in style and reflects emotion and energy and intuition. Recent work has been an exploration of bright an...

Geology Degree from University of Texas Austin
MBA University of North Texas

Shows and Galleries
​Blackchalk Laundry and Home - Fredericksburg, TX
Barnard's Mill Museum and Art Gallery, Glen Rose, TX - ongoing works on display
Wabi Sabi Gallery - 2021-2022 - Glen Rose, TX
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Juried Shows
Art on the Trail - 2023
Mesquite Fine Arts Fair - Fredericksburg, TX 2023
The Other Art Fair DFW - 2023
Millhouse McKinney - 2023
Art on The Paluxy - 2023
Arboretum Artscape - Spring 2022
Millhouse McKinney - Winter 2022
Music Hill Ranch - 2021-2022 - Ongoing Exhibit - Austin, TX
TAC Paper Works Show - 2021 - The Arts Council of Ft. Worth
A Thrill of Hope December 2021 - Arts Foundation of St. Andrew, Plano, TX
Flite To Freedom 2021 - Dallas, TX
The Gallery 8680 - Frisco, TX - Le Salon 2021
Art Room Ft. Worth, TX - Now Contemporary 2021
Art on The Paluxy - 2021
Art Room Ft. Worth, TX - 4th Annual Small Works Show 2020
Art on The Paluxy - 2020