Location: Canada
For further information please contact Laara WilliamSen at
laara63@gmail.com or visit
https://laarawilliamsen.com
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PAINTER
Shortened C.V.
I am moved to transform my interior emotions, visions and my gathering of experiences onto the canvas. I work in the moment and usually with my fingertips. I have created work that I intended to be uplifting and I have also made art that I wanted to be confrontational with the intention of affecting social changes. Once I have completed a painting, the viewer may gather what they wish to from it as I believe the painting when finished has a life of it’s own.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021 ART BOX 3 Project, Swiss Art Expo, Switzerland
2021 Selected FAVORITES, online Personaland, USA
2021 LeGalerista Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
2021 Collaboration KINDNESS music, video and my poem with THE PHILADELPHIA MULTICULURAL ART SOCIETY. USA
2020 AWARD Art for Hope, Germany
2020 ART BOX 2 Project, Swiss Art Expo, Switzerland
2019 COLLWEB online, Switzerland
2019 MEGA ART GALLERY, Rome, Italy
2018 ROSSOCINABRO GALLERY, Rome, Italy
2017 several local sols and international group exhibitions
2016 OCEAN PARK LIBRARY solo B.C. CANADA
2015 BABES CAFE GALLERY solo Galiano, Island, B.C. CANADA
2013 – 2014 “MEMORY” Richmond Art Gallery 2nd Biannual International Art Exhibition November 17- January 6
7700 Minoru Gate , Richmond, BC, Canada V6Y 1R9
2013 Peace Project “Peace, Love and Understanding” international group exhibition,
thewhole9.com, California, U.S.A. selected as one of 165 artists in the touring exhibition at the following venues:
Affair of the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A. September 21st & 22nd
Art Zone 461, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. October 5th
29 Pieces, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. October 12th
Evening Reception, Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, U.S.A. Nov.7th
Open House, Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, U.S.A., Nov. 9th
The Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA, U.S.A. November 23rd
2013 Biuro Pronocji Kultury, coordinated by Marek Wysoczynski, Gdansk, Poland
2013 “Open Studio” group international exhibition, Ozu Cultural Centre, Monteleone, Sabina, Italy
2013 “The Collage” Art Auction Fundraiser for Dr. Kevin Kain’s malaria research and treatment in Uganda,at the University of Toronto, Multifaith Centre, 560 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7th
2013 “United State of International Artists,” Olga Santos galeria,Praca da Republica No 168 frente, Porto, Portugal January11 to February 2
2013 Twitter Art Exhibition, in support of Street Youth, Los Angles, California, USA
2012-2013 Peace Project “Make Peace” 2012 International selected as one of 156 touring exhibition artists at these venues:
Deep Ellum ArtWalk, in Collaboration with 29Pieces.org, Dallas, Texas, USA, September 22
Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, N.Y., USA, October 6
The Whole 9 Gallery, 3830 Main Street, Culver City, CA, USA, October 13
“Affaire in the Garden,” Beverly Hills, CA, USA in collaboration with All Saints, October 20 & 21
Gallery Expo, in conjunction with Long Beach' First Fridays, CA, USA, November 2nd
Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA, December 1
Art 4 All People, Malibu, California, USA, December 9
Swarm Gallery, 560 Second Street, Oakland, CA, USA, December
2012 Twitter Art Exhibition in support of The Women’s Shelter, Moss, Norway
2012 Aids Free by 2015, International Digital Quilt, www.2015quilt.com
2012 Project Smiles coordinated by Marek Wysoczynski, Biuro Pronocji Kultury, Gdansk, Poland
2012 “A Casa de Lage,” International Painting Exhibition curated by Francisco Lacerdaat Pestana Place, Lisbon, Portugal
2012 “Passages,” International painting exhibition curated by Francisco Lacerda at Hotel Cascais Miragem, Portugal
2012 “Letters for Feminism International Exhibition”, International Art Works, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2011 “Drawing Connection International Exhibition,” Siena Art Institute, Paul Getty III Foundation, Siena, Italy
2011 “Tikkun Olam Collaborative Grid,” at Alta Contemporary Art & Industria Studios & the Jewish Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
2011 Peace Project “Peace Rises 2011,” International selection as one of 150 touring exhibition artists at these venues
Gallery 9, Los Angeles, CA, USA, October 22nd
EXPO Arts Center, Long Beach, CA, USA, November 4th
Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA, USA November 9th
Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, New York, New York, USA December 1st
Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, USA, January 7th 2012
2011 ”Trees for Life,” International exhibition, “Out of the Blue Gallery,” 32-36 Dalmeny Street,Edinburgh, Scotland
2011 SYMBIOSE Summer Art Festival Breda De StadsGalerij, Oude Vest 34, Breda,
The Netherlands July 7 -Aug. 14, 2011
2011FIBER FUSION, White Rock Museum and Archives, Sept. 2011 then touring North & South America, France, Spain
2011 SMILES FOR CHILDREN, Charity Project, France and Poland, 2011
CELEBRITY AUCTION, Semiahmoo Animal League Inc., Surrey, B.C. 2010
MORGAN’S CROSSING GROUP EXHIBITION, South Surrey, B.C. 2010
THE TOWN HALL, Artists for Freedom, Bensdorf, Germany, 2010
GALILEO MUSEUM, Artists for Freedom, Lennestad, Germany 2010
THE ARMORY EXHIBITION, Pasadena, CA, USA 2010
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART, London, UK, 2010
BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY, New York, USA 2010
The Twitter Art & Social Media Group Exhibition, juried,at the DIANE FARRIS GALLERY, Vancouver, Canada 2010
INFUSION GALLERY, Hilo, Hawaii 2009
This series of landscapes was painted in my studio from memories of where I live in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia Canada.
Painted in oils on canvas, 30 x 24 inches.
Painted in oils on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
Painted in oils on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
Painted in oils on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
Painted in oils on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
Painted in oils on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
Painted in oils on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
I was moved to create this series of original acrylic paintings in the Spring of 2013 while in residency at the Ozu Cultural Centre in Italy.
I am inspired by the elements of earth, fire, water and wind. I created THE ELEMENTS Water #5 by using acrylic paints and working in the moment. I believe that I draw upon my experiences, dreams and intuition when I paint. I also strive to use the materials with sensitivity to transform these areas of knowledge. I hope that viewers may find something of themselves within each painting I create. However, I believe that when a painting is complete, it gains a life of it's own and viewers are free to gather up whatever they feel, sense or see from the painting.
“AUTUMN RIVER REFLECTIONS”
“BIRTH IN THE GLADE”
“SPRINGTIME”
“HALLOWEEN”
“SEASONS CHANGING”
“SOMETHING IN THE WOODS”
“WATERFALL”
“THE ELEMENTS Water #1”
“THE ELEMENTS Fire #1”
“THE ELEMENTS Earth #1”
“TH ELMENTS #5 Water”
