Born in Chatham, Ontario and currently residing in the Quinte region, award-winning Canadian artist and teacher Laurie has held a life-long interest in the visual arts. Laurie is an Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists and her artwork hangs in a number of galleries and in private collections across Canada and internationally.

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Gallery Representation

Perivale Gallery
Manitoulin Island, ON

Quinn’s of Tweed,
Tweed, Ontario

 

Society of Canadian Artists, ELECTED MEMBER

Selected Exhibitions:

2016" 25th Anniversary Exhibition", Gallery 133, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015Solo Exhibition, Quinn's of Tweed Fine Art, Tweed, Ontario
2015"In the Spirit of the Group of Seven" Exhibition, Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
2015Society of Canadian Artists Open Juried Online Exhibition
2014"Beyond Satori", Solo Exhibition, Quinn's of Tweed Fine Art, Tweed, Ontario
2014Buckhorn Fine Art Festival, Buckhorn, ON
2014Summer Exhibition, 2-Artist Show, Gallery TerraCello, Bloomfield, ON
2013Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members Exhibition, Joseph D. Carrier
Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2013Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square,Toronto, ON
2012 "Satori” Solo Exhibition, Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg, ON
2012Annual Group Exhibition, Perivale Gallery, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
2012“Revisiting” Exhibition, GalleryArtPlus, Belleville, ON
2012 Society of Canadian Artists 44rd Open National Juried Exhibition, PaperMill Gallery,Toronto, ON
2011Ontario Society of Artists 138th Open Juried Exhibition, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011Society of Canadian Artists 43rd Open Juried Exhibition, Papermill Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011“Accounts of Nature”, 2-Artist Exhibition, Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2011“Expressions” Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2010Solo Exhibition,The Belleville Club, Belleville, ON
2010“Changing Hue”, 4-Artist Exhibition, GalleryArtPlus, Belleville, ON
2010“Expressions”, Juried Exhibition John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2009“Expressions” Juried Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2009“Portals” Juried Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2008“Expressions”, Quinte Arts Council Juried Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2007“Transition”, Solo Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON

 

Awards/Grants:

2012,$1000 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant, through Recommender: Art Gallery of
Northumberland, Cobourg, ON
2011,Award of Merit, Society of Canadian Artist’s 43rd Open Juried National Exhibition, Todmorden Mills PaperMill Gallery, Toronto, ON
2011,Juror’s Choice, “Expressions” Exhibition, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, ON
2010,Juror’s Choice, “Expressions” Exhibition, Belleville, John M. Parrott Gallery, Belleville, ON
2010,$5000 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Creation Grant, Toronto, ON
2010,People’s Choice Award, “Spring” Exhibition, Belleville Art Association Gallery, Belleville, ON
2009,Emotive Abstract Award, “Water, Water” Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2009,Juror’s Choice Award, “Portals” Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2008,Juror’s Choice Award, “Golden Daze” Exhibition, John M. Parrot Gallery, Belleville, ON
2008,People’s Choice Award, “Moving On” Exhibition, Belleville Art Association Gallery, Belleville, ON
2007,$1000 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant through Recommender: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, ON
2005,Muriel V. Andrews Award for Excellence in Design, “Good Friends, Great Places” Juried Exhibition, Belleville, ON

 

Education:

2001, Honour Specialist, Contemporary Studies, University of Western Ontario

2000, Masters of Education (with Distinction), Gender Equity and Social Justice, University of Western Ontario

1997, Bachelor of Education, Intermediate-Senior; Individual and Society and Visual Arts, University of Western Ontario

1996, Bachelor of Arts with Honours, University of Guelph