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Artist

Laura Krusemark

United States

Born in 1977

Joined Artisor: November 2024

Artist Stats

Total pieces for sale: 1

Bio

Exquisite, mystical, and inspiring are just a few words that have been used to describe the artworks of Laura. A true Renaissance woman, she is a visionary artist with numerous national and international art collectors as well as a classically trained pianist who currently has two music albums available worldwide.

Raised on a large crop farm in Kansas settled by her great-grandfather from Germany, she was surrounded with a wonderful family and nature. Laura’s curious and introspective character led her to find beauty and interest in so many different facets of the world around her, cultivating a passion for the arts.

Upon graduating from Bethany College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Oil Painting and Piano Performance, she decided to expand her creative world further by following her interests into the textile and fashion industry. This journey took her from a costume internship in West Virginia to the bustling streets of NYC, eventually earning a BFA in Fashion Design in Chicago. Although she co-founded a clothing company in Los Angeles, CA, International Citizen Design House, and worked extensively in the fashion realm for 10 years, a pull towards fine arts persisted.

In the end of 2019, following a transformative period in Mt. Shasta, California, Laura returned to Kansas where she integrated her experiences and spiritual focus once again into her fine art, creating her ‘sacred visions,’ a blending of traditional and innovative techniques. During her transition back into the fine arts, Laura also worked as an art instructor as well as artist with the Anima Mundi School in the Netherlands, a school with the focus on archetypes, dreams, and the reclaiming of the feminine based on the wisdom and teachings of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. In the role “dreamweaver,” she painted the mythic stories and archetypes as well as the collective groups’ dream ideas onto long scrolls and into imaginative storytelling graphite compositions.

Laura’s hope is that her art will inspire a sense of wonder and appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us, inviting viewers to step into a world of magic and delight. She believes that art has the power to help us remember our true Divine nature, to stir our hearts, and ignite our imaginations

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Bio Author: 12x12 Show (Scottsdale)

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Vision:
An inspiring artist whose work has been described as “radiant, unique,
mystical, sacred, and beautiful,” Laura’s pieces are layered in various mediums such as
charcoal, watercolor, pastels, gold leaf, and oils. She aims to encourage exploration into the
beauty and mystery of both inner and outer worlds through her exquisite paintings.

Exhibitions:
❖ 12 x 12 Exhibition T.H. Brennen Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ . . . . . . . . . Dec. 2024
❖ Prairie Hills Art Gallery Summer Exhibition, Lawrence, KS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2024
❖ 10th Year Anniversary Celebration Exhibition, Pratt, KS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2024
❖ Ninnescah Hometown Exhibition Vernon Filley Art Museum Pratt, KS. . . . . July 2023
❖ Visions of Mother Earth Solo Exhibition, Midtown Gallery, Hutchinson, KS. . . May 2023
❖ Sky Exhibition, Haven Art Gallery, Long Island, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 2023
❖ JM Collingwood Barn Exhibition, Pretty Prairie, Hutchinson, KS . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2022
❖ 47th Annual Great Divide Art Festival + Exhibition, Breckenridge, CO. . . . . . Sept.2022
❖ Flora and Fauna Vernon Filley Art Museum, Pratt, KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 2022
❖ Small Wonders Exhibition Birger Sandzen Gallery, Lindsborg, KS. . . . . . . . .June 2022
❖ The Dreams Among Us POPS Performing Arts Center, Dunsmuir, CA. . . . . Nov. 2021
❖ Ninnescah Art Exhibition Vernon Filley Art Museum, Pratt, KS. . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 2021
❖ Illuminated Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 2019
❖ Face to Face Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA. . . . . . Aug. 2018
❖ Classical Art + Music Solo Exhibition Beverly Hills, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 2017
❖ Arts Alive Channel Island Studios, Camarillo, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2017
❖ Working Title Group Exhibition – 3rd St. Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA. . . . . . May 2017
❖ OCFW Group Show – OC Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA . . . . . . . . . March 2017
❖ Queens Group Show – Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2016
❖ The Nocturne” Group Show – Yellow Rose Gallery, Madison, WI . . . . . . . . .Sept. 2015
❖ Adventure of Life Solo Exhibition – CM Color Gallery, Los Angeles, CA . . . . Sept. 2014
Galleries and Museums:
Vernon Filley Art Museum – Permanent Collection, Pratt, KS. . . . . . . . . . . .June 2024 – Present
Prairie Hills Art Gallery, Lawrence, KS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 2023 – Present
Vernon Filley Museum Gift Shop, Pratt, KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2020 – Present
SAM (Siskiyou Arts Museum) Gift Shop, Dunsumir, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 2019 – Present

Published Works:
“Fashion Design – Concept to Collection” Watercolor illustrations
Sandra Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fashionbooks.info
“Fashion Artist” Watercolor illustrations – Sandra Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . www.fashionbooks.info

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Illinois Institute of Art – Fashion Design . . . . . . . . . . . .Chicago, IL 2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Bethany College – Oil Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsborg, KS 2000

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