Laurie Buman

Laurie Buman is a Chicago-based artist known for her distinctive mixed-media work, which seamlessly blends digital technology with traditional mediums such as pastel, acrylic, wax, gold leaf, and photography. Her art is deeply rooted in a personal exploration of the sacred and divine, often drawing inspiration from the indigenous cultures and rituals of Mexico.

Buman’s approach is one of layered storytelling, where every component and image has its own unique history. By purposefully combining these elements, she creates compositions that transcend the physical and touches the spiritual.

Her body of work serves as a means of bringing light into the darkness and the selfless legacy of Saints. Through her art, Buman reflects on social issues affecting society’s most vulnerable among us, offering a contemplative and reverent perspective on the world around her.

In the Awakening series, Laurie Buman captures the ephemeral beauty of spring blossoms and the ever-changing landscape. The intense Prussian blue introduces depth and drama, while the addition of spices, pastel, charcoal, marker, acrylic, and watercolor creates layers of texture and complexity. As the artist continues to explore the boundaries of traditional mediums, there i...

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025

Dallas Cultural Center, “Virgen de Guadalupe Art Exhibition” Dallas, TX

Bridgeport Art Center, “The Magical, the Mystical & the Macabre” Chicago, IL

Patrician Gallery, “The Summer Collective Group Show”, Wilmette, IL

Epiphany Center for the Arts. Solo Show “Santos y Milagros,” Chicago, IL

Bridgeport Art Center, “13th Annual Juried Art Competition,” Chicago, IL

West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo, Chicago, IL

2024

Patrician Gallery, Solo Show “Santos y Milagros,” Wilmette, IL

Bridgeport Art Center, “Policy of Truth,” Chicago, IL

Patrician Gallery, “Awakenings,” Wilmette, IL

Everybody’s Gallery, Solo Show “Santos y Milagros,” Chicago, IL

2023

The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL

Everybody’s Gallery, “Wilson Abbey Windows,” Chicago, IL

Mucho Museo del Chocolate, Solo Show “Santos y Milagros,” Mexico City, Mexico

Virgil Catherine Gallery, “Myth of Memory,” Hinsdale, IL

Bridgeport Art Center, “Ornament IS–Arguments On Ornament in Design,” Chicago, IL

Bridgeport Art Center, “Sweet Home Chicago,” Chicago, IL

The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL

2022

Bridgeport Art Center, “Currentz,” Chicago, IL

Emerge Gallery, “Piccolo,” Saugerties, NY

Gallery Arte Azulejo, “Roots,” New York City, NY

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