CURRICULUM VITAE

LAURA CLARK—CV

b. 1969, Toronto, Ontario, Canada



EDUCATION

2006 Design Essentials Management Certificate - Graphic Design, Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design and BCIT, Vancouver BC, Canada

2004 Photography Continuing Studies, Capilano University, North Vancouver BC, Canada

1994 Bachelor of General Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, Canada

1989 General Studies Academic Diploma, Capilano University, North Vancouver BC, Canada



SOLO + TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2024 Ephemeral Echoes, THIS Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2023 Morbid Curiosity, Laura Clark and Valerie Arntzen, 560 Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Selected Works Material Matters, Paneficio Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Selected Works by Laura Clark, Gallery 560, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Fragrance of Time, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons BC, Canada

2021 Remnants, Places des Arts, Coquitlam BC, Canada

2021 Of Material Importance, Laura Clark and Monica Nudelman, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Dissonance, Laura Clark and Ashley Kitchen, Redecor, Sechelt BC, Canada

2018 The Voyage, Capture Photography Festival, Vancouver BC, Canada
2018 Unobstructed Views, Hycroft Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
2009 Clouds, Fourth Wall Gallery at the Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver BC, Canada



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 May Flowers, Slice Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Out of Control, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Out of Control, Alternative Creations Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Life = Absurd, THIS Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Curated Editions, 560 Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 $250 or Less Show, August Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Next, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Shoebox Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
2022 $100 or Less Art Show, August Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Of Two Minds, August Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada
2022 February in August, August Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Splash, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2020 Intrepid, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada

2019 ArtRich 2019, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond BC, Canada

2019 Present Tense, Gibsons Public Art Gallery, Gibsons BC, Canada

2019 Displacement, The Cultch, Vancouver BC, Canada

2019 Square Roots, Coup Salon, Vancouver BC, Canada

2019 ARTS 2019, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC, Canada

2019 Traces, Fort Gallery, Fort Langley BC, Canada

2008 Timeraiser: Framework Foundations, The Roundhouse Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 DisCOVEry Exhibit: The World in a Grain of Sand, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 Relinquish, Art in Public Places: North Vancouver Community Arts Council, District Hall, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 Black + White, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 Photographs, West Vancouver Memorial Library, West Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 A Walk in the Woods, CityScape Community Art Space Gallery, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 Art Rental Show, North Vancouver Community Arts Council, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2008 South America, Metropolitan Home, Vancouver BC, Canada
2006 Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design Graduation Show, Concourse Gallery,
Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design, Vancouver BC, Canada
2006 Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design/BCIT Industry Night Graduation Show, Mini Yaletown, Vancouver BC, Canada



COLLABORATIONS

2024 Uni Design Clothing, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Perennial, Short Film, Isaac Forsland, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Fragrance of Time, Uni Design Clothing, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Curated Editions, Printmaker, Kasko Framing and Curated Tastes, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Rift Skateboards, Vancouver BC, Canada



AWARDS

2020 Nominated, Artist of the Month, Union House, Vancouver BC, Canada

2020 Bursary Recipient, In Our Hearts Community Response Fund, Eastside Culture Crawl Society and Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver BC, Canada

2019 Second Place - Photography, ARTS 2019, Arts Council of Surrey and Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey BC, Canada

2008 Winner – Carole Badgley Emerging Artist Award, DisCOVEry Exhibit: The World in a Grain of Sand, Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver BC, Canada



PRESS + PUBLISHED

2023 Much + Little Shop, Artisan Feature, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Lim, Kristin, “Exploring Identity at August Studios’ New Group Exhibition”, West Coast Curated, Canada, May 9

2022 “Laura Clark - Dissonance", BROAD Magazine, Canada, March 4

2021 Jespersen, Rick, “A range of emotions evoked in GPAG exhibits”, Coast Reporter, August 19

2019 Castaneda, Camila, “The Eastside Culture Crawl a case for art activism”, The Thunderbird, Dec 20

2019 Mobi bikes, “#ArtBike Q&A with Laura Clark” mobibikes.ca, Nov 5



ARTIST TALKS, EVENTS + PRESENTATIONS

2023 Moving Art/ Transmission: Message and Metamorphosis, Online Premiere, Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver BC, Canada

2023 Talking Art/ Dynamic Relationships: Artist Collaborations in New Media, Online Artist Talk, Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver BC, Canada



DONATIONS

2023 Shoebox Art Gallery, Fundraiser, Vancouver BC, Canada

2022 Silk Purse Gallery, Fundraiser, West Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic, Fundraiser, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Indian Residential School Survivor Society, Online Auction Artist Initiative, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Arts Umbrella, Splash Art Gala & Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Place des Arts, Auction, Coquitlam BC, Canada

2020 Eastside Culture Crawl, Art Roulette Fundraiser, Vancouver BC, Canada

2020 University Women’s Club of Vancouver, Silent Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada

2019 Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Silent Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada
2018 University Women’s Club of Vancouver, Silent Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada
2018 Kinesis Dance Somatheatro, Silent Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada
2018 Windsor Secondary School, Gala for Education, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2017 Kinesis Dance Somatheatro, Silent Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada
2017 Windsor Secondary School, Gala for Education, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2016 Windsor Secondary School, Gala for Education, North Vancouver BC,Canada
2007 Anonymous Art Exhibit, Cityscape Community Art Space, Fundraiser for Community
Art Programs, North Vancouver BC, Canada
2007 Contemporary Art Gallery: Grid, Vancouver BC, Canada



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024 Jury Member, Place des Arts, Coquitlam BC, Canada

2023 Jury Member, Place des Arts, Coquitlam BC, Canada

2022 Jury Member, Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver BC, Canada
2022-Present  Board Member, Company 605 Dance Society

2022 Jury Member, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC Canada

2022-2019 Member, Thrive Art Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada

2021 Art Instructor, Place des Arts, Coquitlam BC, Canada

2004 Art Auction Assistant, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
2004 Project Assistant, The Basement Show Art Exhibit, Vancouver BC, Canada