Résumé


Solo Exhibitions

2009

Western Luminosity, Viridian Artists Inc. New York, NY

New Works Framed Image Gallery, Denver, CO

2008

Laura Guese, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

2006

Featured Artist, Laura Guese, Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO


Two Person Exhibitions

2010

Color: Laura Guese and Jim Peterson, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO

2009

Laura Guese and Jeanne Hatherley, Earthwood Gallery, Boulder, CO

2008

Laura Guese and Conor O'Donnell, Reserve List, Denver, CO

Sky Visions: Two Visions of the West, Laura Guese and Jim Peterson, Space Gallery, Denver, CO

Laura Guese and Kathi Dougherty, Indigo Gallery, Ft. Collins, CO


Selected Group Exhibitions

2010

Micro Whitney Counterweight 100 Artists in Mail Art Show, H215 Gallery, New York, NY

Indigo Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2009

Viridian Artists, Schacknow Museum of Fine Art, Plantation, FL

Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO

Indigo Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

2008

All the Best, Viridian Artists Inc. New York, NY

Local Artists, Indigo Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

Viridian Artists, Manhattanville College Art Gallery, Purchase, NY

Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO

Open Studio, Space Gallery, Denver, CO

2007

Viridian Artists 40th Anniversary Celebration, Viridian Artists Inc. New York, NY

Open Studio, Space Gallery, Denver, CO

October Exhibition, Studio 6 Gallery, Denver, CO

New Art For New Collectors, Viridian Artists Inc., New York, NY

Paint, Shoot, Sculpt Evergreen, Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO

With a Little Help From My Friends, Gallery 821, Denver, CO

Dynamis Art, Santa Fe, NM

Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO

Indigo Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

New Gallery Artists, Viridian Artists Inc., New York, NY

Dynamic Spaces, Dynamic Light, Co-Art Gallery, Denver, CO

2006

Stoneheart Gallery, Evergreen, CO

2005

Feng Shui Fine Arts Collection, Los Angeles, CA

Now and Then Hearst Art Gallery, Moraga, CA

Gallery 160, Moraga, CA


Awards & Residencies

Artist Residency Award, Kemijärvi Artist Residence, Kemijärvi, Finland. July 2010

Artist Residency Award, Jentel Foundation, Banner WY. January-February 2008

Artist Residency Award, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY. July-August, 2007

The Purchase Award, Hearst Art Gallery, Moraga, CA, 2005.


Charity Auctions

Cherish the Children Gala, Auction for Beacon Center, Denver, CO, May 2008.

Colorado Bands Together, Auction for Volunteers of America, Denver, CO November, 2007.

Rocky Mountain PBS Art Auction, Denver, CO March, 2007

The Mask Project. Sponsored by Hospice of Denver, Denver, CO 2006.


Selected Public and Corporate Collections

Children's Hospital, Aurora, CO

Cogdell Spencer / Marshall Erdman & Associates Inc., Madison, WI

Fort Collins Athletic Club, Fort Collins, CO

Hilton Hotels Inc., Laramie, WY

Home Health Care Professionals Inc., Englewood, CO

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

Oakbend Medical Center, Richmond, TX

Parker Adventist Hospital, Parker, CO

Polsinelli Shughart PC, Denver, CO

Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA

Style Magazine, Fort Collins, CO


Private Collections

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Georgia

Louisiana

Montana

Nebraska

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia


Bibliography

“Laura Guese’s Magnificent Clouds,” Shaunaleelange.com, May 9, 2009

"Jentel Presents," 930 KROE, Sheridan WY, Radio Interview, February 3, 2008

"Jentel Presents at Davis Gallery," The Sheridan Press, January 25, 2008

"New Downtown Stoneheart Gallery Warms Artistic Heart," Canyon Courier, April 2006.

"Gallery Energizes Evergreen," Mountain Connection, April 2006.

"Out & About," Contra Costa Times, May 2005.


Lectures

"Jentel Presents at Davis Gallery," Davis Gallery, Sheridan, WY, February 2008

Guest Artist Judge, Colorado National Public Radio Denver, CO, 2006


Education

B.A. Studio Art, Saint Mary's College of California, 2005.

B.A. French, Saint Mary's College of California, 2005

Biography


Laura Guese is best known for her large-scale atmospheric paintings that reflect the emotional, therapeutic qualities of the sky. She has exhibited throughout the United States in solo and group exhibitions. Laura’s work can be found in public collections that include Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado, Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado and Oakbend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. Laura was awarded artist residencies with the Ucross Foundation of Clearmont, Wyoming, Jentel Artist Residency Program of Banner, Wyoming, and Kemijärvi Artist Residence of Kemijärvi, Finland.


She has spent time painting in France, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, North Carolina and the western United States. She received a B.A. in Studio Art and a B.A. in French from Saint Mary’s College of California. Laura was born in Denver, Colorado, where she currently lives and works.

Artist Statement


My paintings reflect the fleeting atmospheric conditions as the sun rises or as it sets in the West. I am captivated by the few seconds when the sky becomes full of infinite color and energy. The sky is an impermanent, universal landscape, which I find extremely appealing. In my work, I am passionate about creating these passing moments in a more lasting and emotional manner.


I strive to transport the viewer to a more peaceful, dreamlike setting, away from worries to a place of beauty and hope. My paintings are places that I have imagined. I find my work the most honest when I create from a feeling or an image in my mind’s eye. My goal as an artist is to provide the viewer with a moment of serenity and hope.


The atmosphere has the power to evoke a full spectrum of true emotion, which I find fascinating. It is for these reasons

that I am motivated to explore the emotional aspects of sky and atmosphere.

First Storm, Fall Equinox, 52 x 44. Oil and Oilbar on Canvas, 2009.

                            Home   Paintings   Works on Paper   About   News   Blog   Contact