LAURA C. THORNE

 

 

BIO

 

Education - 1985

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Cum Laude, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington

Bachelor of Arts, General Art, Cum Laude, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington

Bachelor of Arts, English, Cum Laude, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington

Additional Training

2006 Artist Trust EDGE Professional Development Program

Professional Affiliations

Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle

Seattle Print Arts

Artist Trust, Washington

Residencies

2003 Featured Artist, Paint Ellensburg, Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington

Solo Exhibitions

2017

Panoramic Present, SAM Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2016

SAM Gallery Presents: Laura Thorne, SAM Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2012

Irregular Symmetry, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2011

An Introduction: Finding Form, Francine Seders Gallery, Upstairs Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2007

Fields and Planes, Paintings, La Rousse, Seattle, Washington

2007

Within, Monoprints, University Inn, Seattle, Washington

2006

Within, Monoprints, Fremont Jewelry and Design, Seattle, Washington

2004

El Sueño del Mar, Monoprints, Exposure Gallery, Gadbois Art and Photography at BallardWorks, Seattle, Washington

1989

Body Portraits, Drawings and Monoprints, Marcia Gordon Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1987

Selected Artist, King County Arts Commission Gallery Program, Seattle, Washington

Selected Exhibitions

2023

Fiftieth Anniversary of SAM Gallery, SAM Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2022

Brighter Days, Group Show with artists Carolyn Cole, Karen Cornell, Joe Max Emminger and Laura Thorne; Seattle Art Museum Sales and Rental Gallery

2020

Northwest Abstractions, with Alfred Harris, Anna Macrae, Cathy Sarkowsky and Laura Thorne, SAM Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2018

I Am Nature, Plasteel Frames and Gallery, Seattle Washington

2018

In Artists We Trust, Artist Trust Benefit Auction, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

2016

Artist Trust 30th Anniversary Celebration, Artist Trust Benefit Auction, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, Washington

2015

Mrs. Goldberg, A Curated Life, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington

2015

New Work by SAM Gallery Artists: Troy Gua, Laura Thorne and Kelly Talbot, SAM Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

2014

SAM Gallery Presents: Laura Thorne at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington

2013

Barnett, Dingus, Sandvig,Thorne; Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2013

Daphne Minkoff and Laura Thorne, SAM Gallery at TASTE, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

2012

Highlights and Preview, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2012

A Celebration of Washington Artists, Artist Trust EDGE at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington

2012

Currents: Seattle Print Arts 2012, Seattle, Washington

2011

Introductions, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2011

Temptation, Artist Trust Benefit Art Auction, Seattle, Washington

2010

Shine, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, Washington

2010

Rise, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, Washington

2010

Foolery, Two Wall Gallery, Vashon, Washington

2009

Carnaval, Artist Trust Benefit Art Auction, Seattle, Washington

2008

Print Arts, University House, Issaquah, Washington

2007

Graduates of the Artist Trust/ArtsNow EDGE Program, ArtsNow Gallery, Edmonds Conference Center, Edmonds, Washington

2006

Pink, Juried Exhibition at Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington

2006

Seattle Print Arts at COCA, The Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington

2003

Paint Ellensburg, Featured Artist, Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington

1997

Two-Person Show, Baas Art and Framing Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1989

1989 Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington

1987

Northwest Women Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, Significant Form Gallery,
Seattle, Washington

1985

Award Winners: Thirty-ninth Annual Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair,
Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue, Washington

1985

Thirty-ninth Annual Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, Washington

1983

Thirty-seventh Annual Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, Washington

Commissions

2015, Rhythm, stained glass window for the Music Library at Wallingford United Methodist Church, Seattle, Washington

Awards/Collections

Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Washington

Bailey Boushay House, Seattle, Washington

Honorarium, King County Arts Commission Gallery Program, 1987, Seattle, Washington

Award Winner in the Prints Division, Thirty-ninth Annual Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, 1985, Bellevue, Washington

Private Collections

Additional weblinks:

www.katyeellis.com
www.friendsofinscape.org
www.artisttrust.org
www.seattleprintarts.org
www.cocaseattle.org
www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/shops/northwest-artists

 

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