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Artist

Laura L Krusemark

United States

Born in 1977

Joined Artisor: November 2023

Artist Stats

Total pieces for sale: 5

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Laura painting Autumn Skye

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.

With a B.F.A not only in Fine Arts – Oil Painting and Piano Performance from Bethany College, but also a Bachelors in Fashion Design from The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, Laura brings a broad range of inventive knowledge into her pieces.

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 introspective character led her to find connection in nature, cultivating a passion for the arts. As a student at Bethany College, she didn’t resonate with the college’s abstract art leanings, so instead decided to focus in the direction of fashion design. This journey took her from a costume internship in West Virginia to Calvin Klein in New York City, eventually earning a BFA in Fashion Design in Chicago. Although she co-founded a clothing company, International Citizen Design House, and worked extensively in the fashion realm, a pull towards fine arts persisted.

Following a transformative period in Mt. Shasta, California, Laura returned to Kansas where she integrated her experiences and spiritual focus into her fine art, creating her ‘sacred visions,’ a blending of traditional and innovative techniques using oil, charcoal, pastels, gold leaf, pressed flowers, and resin. With each piece, Laura’s hope is to inspire the viewer to experience oneness through the powerful force of Love.

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

  • “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 at the Great Divide Art Festival and Exhibition, Breckenridge, CO. Sept. 2022

  • “Flora and Fauna” Vernon Filley Art Museum, Pratt, KS. Aug. 2022

  • “Small Wonders Exhibition” Birger Sandzen Memorial Art Gallery, Lindsborg, KS. June 2022

  • “The Dreams Among Us” POPS Performing Arts & Cultural 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

Commissions

 

  • “Archangel Ariel” Pastel on toned paper. Mt. Shasta, CA (Anca)

  • “Juno” Charcoal and gold leaf on paper. Cincinnati, OH (Jacquelyn)

  • “Deer Mother” Charcoal and gold leaf on paper. Mt. Shasta, CA (Anca)

  • “Divine Love and Abundance” Oil and gold leaf on wood panel. Encinitas, CA (Joe)

  • “Anahita” Oil and gold leaf on linen panel. London, England (Anahita)

  • “Keleey and the Blue Morphos” Oil and silverleaf on wood panel. Boston, MA (Ivana)

  • “Seasons of Skye” – (Collection of 4) Oil on panel w/ gold +silver leaf. Whitefish, MT (Skye)

  • “Alchemist Geisha” – Oil on Canvas. June 2017 (Adam)

  • “Mrs. Groves” – Charcoal on Bristol paper. August 2016 (Marie)

  • “Lucien” – Charcoal on Bristol paper. July 2016 (Lucien)

  • “Eternal Spring – The Goddess Alma” Watercolor, pastel + gold on board. Sept. 2015 (Marc)

  • “Swedish Fairytale” – Watercolor and pastel on Bristol. Sept. 2014 (Atilla)

​Presentations

 

  • “Intuitive Layered Watercolors 2” – Vernon Filley Art Museum .Pratt, KS Oct. 2021

  • “Intuitive Layered Watercolors

  • ” Pratt Country Club – presented by Vernon Filley Art Museum. Pratt, KS June 2021

  • “Luminous Portraiture – From Dark to Light” Vernon Filley Art Museum. Pratt KS Sept. 2020

Published Works

 

Boutiques & Gift Stores

 

  • Vernon Filley Museum Gift Shop, Pratt, KS. Sept. 2020 – Present

  • SAM (Siskiyou Arts Museum) Gift Shop, Dunsumir, CA. April 2019 – Present

  • Sacred Well, Dunsmuir, CA. April 2019

  • Le Galeriste (online), Montreal, Canada. Feb. 2019

  • Alex Sastoque Gallery, Bogota, Columbia. March 2018

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

Private Collections:

 

  • “Flowers of Arcturus” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Wichita, KS

  • “Iris” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Chicago, IL

  • “Watergarden” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Chicago, IL

  • “Flowers of Venus” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Chicago, IL

  • “Mediterranean Dreaming” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Clearwater, KS

  • “Intuitive Watercolor Florals” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Kansas City, KS

  • “Anahita’s Garden” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Eugene, OR

  • “Garden of Delights” Watercolor and gold pen on paper. Eugene, OR

  • “Inanna- Queen of the Night” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Wichita, KS

  • “Kali’s Garden” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Encinitas, CA

  • “Persephone’s World” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Encinitas, CA

  • “Rose of Sophia” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “Anahita’s Abundance” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “Quest of Isis” Oil and pressed flowers on panel with resin. Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “The Visitor” Watercolor on paper with gold detail. Breckenridge, CO

  • “Golden Rapture” Charcoal and gold wax with cut paper flowers. Pratt, KS

  • “Green Heart” Oil on canvas. Chicago, IL

  • “Into the Sun” Oil on wood panel. Lawrence, KS

  • “Freedom” Oil and gold on wood panel. Langley, WA

  • “Eternal Spring” Oil on wood panel with pressed flowers and resin. Pratt, KS

  • “Love Birds” Oil and Gold on wood panel. Oakland, CA

  • “The Celestial Sovereign” Pastel on toned paper. Los Angeles, CA

  • “Archangel Gabriel” Pastel on toned paper . Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “Anastasia” Watercolor and pressed flowers on paper. Olathe, KS

  • “Stars of the Earth” Watercolor and gold leaf on paper. Olathe, KS

  • “Blossoming Abundance”. Pretty Prairie, KS

  • “Meadow of Stars” Oil on canvas. Scottsdale, AZ

  • “Akasha” Oil and gold leaf on panel. Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “Calm in the Chaos” Pastel + Indian Ink on paper. Mt. Shasta, CA

  • “Full Moon Blessings” Pastel on black paper. Longbranch, NJ

  • “Painted Lady” Watercolor and pastel. Edinburg, TX

  • “Summer Angel” Watercolor, pastel and rice paper. Edinburg, TX

  • “Golden Unknown” Pastel on black paper with gold powder. Los Angeles, CA

  • “Starlight Guide” Pastel on black paper. Athens, GA

  • “Waterfall Garden” Watercolor and gold pen detail. Kansas City, KS

  • “Return of the Cosmic Serpent” Pastel + Indian ink on paper. Long Beach, CA

  • “Golden Girl” – Watercolor and pastel on Bristol. Santa Monica, CA

  • “Veil of Illusion” – Watercolor and Pastel on Bristol. Ventura, CA

  • “Patterned Geisha” – Indian Ink and watercolor on Bristol. Manhattan Beach, CA

  • “Seasons of Skye” – (collection of 4) Oil on panel w/ gold +silver leaf. Whitefish, MT

  • “Alchemist Geisha” – Oil and gold leaf on canvas. Los Angeles, CA

  • “Pleiadian Queen” – Charcoal on Bristol. Camarillo, CA

  • “Viriditas – The Spring Queen” – Charcoal on Bristol. Camarillo, CA

  • “Study of Spring Queen” – Charcoal and gold powder on Bristol. Camarillo, CA

  • “Eternal Spring – The Goddess Alma” – Watercolor and mixed media on board. New York, NY

  • “Forgiveness” – Watercolor, charcoal and gold on Bristol. Houston, TX

  • “Swedish Fairytale” – Watercolor and pastel on Bristol. San Francisco, CA

  • “The Soulful Poet” – Charcoal and acetone on Bristol. Los Angeles, CA

 

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