Laura Sanders

Lives and works in Columbus, Ohio

 

Education

 

1988

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio

 

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

 

2006

‘Elements,’ Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts.

 

 

2006

Two-Artist Exhibitions
‘Ripples,’ Kirsten Bowen and Laura Sanders, Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Bexley, Ohio.
‘Immersed,’ Kirsten Bowen and Laura Sanders, Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Bexley, Ohio

 

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

 

 

 

2007

'New Horizons: Rewards of Time and Place, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio

 

New Horizons: Rewards of Time and Place, Vern Riffe Center for the Arts' Ohio Arts Council Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
'Ohio Art League Fall Exhibition', Juror Megan Lykins Reich, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio
'Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition', Juror Artists Nancy Crow and Charlotte Lees, Columbus, Ohio
'Summertime 07 Show: Tony Mendoza, Michael Reafsnyder, Laura Sanders and Julie Taggert', Rebecca Ibel Miranova Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

‘Domesticate Me: Habitats Natural and Unnatural,’ Ft. Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio. ‘Portrait,’ The Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington Arts Council, Upper Arlington, Ohio.Ohio Art League’s Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Juror Claudine Ise, Columbus, Ohio

 

2005

Ohio Art League’s Fall Juried Exhibition, Juror Joe Houston, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.The May Art Show, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, Ohio.
Business Arts Partnership Exhibition Ten Selected Artists,Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio

 

2004

‘Faces,’ Gallery 3131, Columbus, Ohio.
‘Observations,’ Ohio Art League’s Fall Juried Show, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio.Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.
‘Go Figure! A Celebration of the Human Body,’ High Road Gallery,
Worthington, Ohio.

2003

‘Women's Work,’ Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.

 

2002

Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio.

 

1998

Women's Group Exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.

 

 

1996

Figurative Works, Oil Paintings by Joe Ling and Laura Patterson Worthington Arts Council, Worthington, Ohio.85th Annual Juried Spring Exhibition of the Columbus Art League, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.Extending the Portrait, 11th Annual Curated Exhibition of the Columbus
Art League, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio

 

1995

‘Spoontan, Into View,’ a five artist showing of work created specifically for this exhibit, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio.
A Juried Exhibition of Women's Art, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio.

 

1993-94

A Survey of Painting 1993-94, Columbus Art League's 10th Annual Curated Exhibition, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio

 

1992

Ohio Women's Caucus for Art 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio.
Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina, Juried member and exhibiting artist.

 

 

Selected Bibliography

 

2007

'The Year in Review', The Columbus Dispatch, December 23, 2007
Turner, Tracy Zollinger, 'Away from it All', Columbus Alive, November, 29, 2007
Mayer, Bill, 'Creative visions add appealing twist to scenes', The Columbus Dispatch, August 9, 2007
Yates, Christopher A., 'August entries. Annual competition showcases variety of talent', The Columbus Dispatch, August 5, 2007

Yates, Christopher. ‘Medium, messages combine for compelling statement,’
The Columbus Dispatch, February 26.ZollingerTurner, Tracy. ‘Homebodies,’ Columbus Alive, February 22.
Hagan, Sue. ‘Five moms team up in Fort Hayes exhibit,’ This Week, March, 3.

 

2006

Hall, Jaqueline. ‘In good company,’ The Columbus Dispatch, May 14.

 

2004

Yates, Christopher. ‘It’s not just the butter cow,’ The Columbus Dispatch, August 8

 

1996

Hall, Jaqueline. ‘Powerful works strain against tight spaces,’ The Columbus Dispatch, June 9. Hall, Jaqueline. ‘Portraits more than just faces’, The Columbus Dispatch, January 14.

 

1995

Heisler, Eva. ‘Turtle-shell theme inspires five to go far,’ The Columbus Dispatch, November.Hall, Jaqueline. ‘Paintings dynamic in well-curated show,’ The Columbus Dispatch, January 22. Hummer, Nancy. ‘Spontaan: Into View, opens at Roy G. Biv,’ Short North Gazette, November

 

1996

Hall, Jacqueline. ‘Redefining their Medium,’ Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, October 13.
Patterson, Tom. ‘Light Factory Artists Turn Their Lenses on Family,’ The Charlotte Observer, Sunday, February 25.
Hall, Jacqueline. ‘Portraits More Than Just Faces,’ Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, January 14.

 

1995

Hovey, Kendra. ‘In Person: Ourselves, Friends & Others,’ Dialogue, September.
Conlisk, Elizabeth. ‘Tony Mendoza,’ Columbus Monthly, September.
Leddy, Kim. ‘In Person: Ohio Photographers in Focus,’ Columbus Alive, July 26-August1. Hall, Jacqueline. ‘Double Exposure,’ Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, July 16.
Kirchner, Lisa. ‘Professsors' Choice,’ Dialogue, May/June.

 

 

 

 

Fellowships and Grants

 

Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, Massachusetts,
OAC Artist’s Residency
2005 Best of Show
Zanesville Art Center’s 59th Annual May Art Show
People’s Choice Award
Zanesville Art Center’s 59th Annual May Show
2004 Best of Show
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
Ohio Arts Council Award
Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
Studio Arts Scholarship
Columbus College of Art and Design
Studio Arts Scholarship
Columbus College of Art and Design