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reviews
San
Jose Museum of Art Executive Director Dan Keegan
in reference to “Trunks:” “This
artist creates beautiful, sensual monotypes. Sometimes
the best things are simple, elemental. The works have
a haiku-like quality to them – a single gesture
repeated, a movement expanded. Trunks has simplicity,
repetition, and rhythm wrapped in a subtle composition
that borders on the sublime.”
Triton
Museum of Art Executive Director George Rivera
in reference to “Wyoming:” “Subtle
dreamscapes, imagery and mood conveyed are very thoughtful.”
Sunset
Magazine Art Director Bill Cheney in reference
to “Northwest Green:” “Exquisite
in its simplicity. This would be hard to improve.”
San
Jose State University Professor and prominent graphic
designer Sam Smidt in reference to “Rain
on Window:” “Pattern evokes subtle
elegance and simplicity.”
background
For
over 25 years, Laura has explored different artistic
techniques including monotype printmaking, painting,
encaustic (wax-based), and mixed media. She is particularly
drawn to monotype printmaking as it combines the best
of painting and printing techniques in a spontaneous
medium that allows for deep, rich hues and tones to
develop into one-of-a-kind original art pieces. Backpacking
through the Eastern Sierra have exposed her to the
stunning expanses of rock, mountains, and trees that
often provide a basis for her interpretive landscapes.
Extensive travel through Europe and Asia have also
had a strong influence on her work. Since her first
trip to Japan, Laura has been drawn to the simplicity
and grace of the culture and it is reflected in her
artwork. Laura received undergraduate and graduate
degrees in art and communications, graduating magna
cum laude. She is serving her second term as a Public
Art Commissioner to the city of Palo Alto, providing
recommendations on policy, project installations and
art acquisitions to the Palo Alto City Council. She
teaches private art lessons in her studio focusing
on monotype printmaking and encaustic painting.
selected
solo exhibitions
“Patterns
We Follow: Laura Deem,” Center for
Performing Arts, Mountain View, California, February
27, 2007 – April 23, 2007. 10 artists were selected
from over 50 entries for solo artwork exhibition.
“Paintings
and Prints by Laura Deem” Zucca Restaurant,
Mountian View, California, October 2006.
“Ink
on Paper; new work by Laura Deem” The
Foundry corporate offices, Menlo Park, California,
January – December 2005.
“Works
on Paper by Laura Deem” Xtent corporate
offices, Menlo Park, California, February –
June 2004.
“Laura
Deem: Monotype Prints” Palo Alto City
Hall Lobby, Palo Alto, California, March 2004.
“Abstract
Works on Paper: Laura Deem” Community
School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, California,
October 2003.
“Monotypes
by Laura Deem” Concentric Medical corporate
offices, Mountain View, California, April –
August 2003.
selected
group exhibitions
“Healing
Symbols” Curated by Karen Frankel.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Center for
Nursing Excellence, Palo Alto, California, September
2006 – January 2007.
Original
Print Competition – “Pacific Prints 2006”
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California, October
– November 2006. “Pacific
Prints” is an original print competition open
to printmakers residing in California, Oregon, Washington,
Hawaii, Alaska and British Columbia. 427 pieces of
work were submitted and 44 works were chosen to be
part of the exhibit jurored by renown artist Joe Zirker.
“New Zealand” received an honorable
mention.
“Women
Beyond Borders: Out of the Box, Art Expressing Life,”
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California, October
2006. Honoring extraordinary women recognized as community
leaders, this project brought artists and non-artists
together to transform a small wooden box using paint,
photography, fabric, text and other elements to become
narrative, sculptural objects. Laura collaborated
with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. Completed boxes traveled
from Palo Alto to Seattle, Los Angeles and New York.
“Public
Art Commission Annual Show,” Smith
Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, California, December
2005, December 2004, December 2003.
“2005
Silicon Valley Collection Artist” San
Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, April 2005.
Out of over 800 pieces of work submitted, 20 works
were chosen to be part of the exhibit and live auction
jurored by George Rivera, Executive Director, Triton
Museum of Art.
“The
Interpreted Landscape,” Curated by
Barbara Kist. Filoli Visitor Education Center, Woodside,
California, September – October 2004.
“2004
Silicon Valley Collection Artist” San
Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, April 2004.
Out of over 800 pieces of work submitted, 20 works
were chosen to be part of the exhibit and live auction
jurored by Dan Keegan, Executive Director of the San
Jose Museum of Art.
“Blue”
San Jose WORKS, San Jose, California, May 2004.
“Collection
2003” Herbst International Exhibition
Hall, The Presidio, San Francisco, California, October
2003. Out of several hundred pieces of work submitted,
80 works were chosen to be part of the exhibit jurored
by Marian Parmenter, Director of the SFMOMA Artists’
Gallery.
“Local
Artists” Rengstorff House, Mountain
View, California, August 2003, August 2004, August
2005, August 2006.
“Monotype
Marathon” San Jose Institute of Contemporary
Art, San Jose, California, June-July 2003, June-July
2004, June-July 2005.
“Off
the Wall” Pacific Art League, Palo
Alto, California, June 2003, June 2004, June 2005.
“Affaire in the Gardens”
Beverly Hills, California, May 2003, May 2004.
public
and corporate collections
Ardian,
Inc. corporate office commissioned 8’
x 2’ mural on panels, Palo Alto, California,
2007.
Vian
Hunter retail headquarters commissioned original
painting, Palo Alto, California, 2006.
City
of Dublin purchased 16 original paintings
and monotype for permanent display in community senior
center, Dublin, California, 2005.
City
of Palo Alto “Art in Public Places
Program” commissioned a mural for a community
poetry wall, collaboration with artist Kathryn Dunlevie
on a 60’ painted mural, Midtown, Palo Alto,
California, 2004.
selected
awards
Honorable
Mention, Pacific Prints 2006 for “New
Zealand,” 2006.
First
Place Award, Pacific Art League “Off
the Wall” for “Rain on Window,”
2004.
“Silicon Valley Open Studios 5 Star,”
Artist Works ranked as excellent by five leading local
curators. Only the top 6% of over 800 submissions
received this honor, 2004.
“Off the Wall” Third
Place award for “Northwest Green,”
2003.
Third Place Award, Pacific Art League
“Off the Wall” for “Northwest
Green,” 2003.
Honorable
Mention, “Beverly Hills Affaire in
the Gardens” Prints, Drawings and Graphics
category, 2003.
Best of Show, “Impulse”
literary magazine, 1991.
Pacemaker
Award, “Impulse” literary
magazine, 1990.
Exceptional Achievement Award for
graduate work and leadership in Communication and
Art Master’s Degree, granted only three times
in the prior 15 years, 1991.
Cover Award, “Watershed”
multi-cultural magazine, cover selected from over
30 submissions, 1988.
Grant
Recipient, Scripps Howard Foundation, 1988.
contact
studio
address: Palo Alto Studios 4030 Transport
Street, Palo Alto, CA 94303
studio visits by appointment only
mailing
address: 685 Sierra Avenue Mountain View,
California 94041
laura@otldesign.com
phone: 650-862-5525
www.lauradeem.com
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