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 Untitled, Laura Clark and Richelle Greabeiel, August Studios, Vancouver BC, Canada
2024 Holding On and Letting Go, Coquitlam Poirier Library with Places des Arts, Coquitlam BC, Canada
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 Splash, Pendulum 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
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
2024 Arts Umbrella, Splash Art Gala & Auction, Vancouver BC, Canada
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
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