Education - 1985
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Cum Laude,
University of Washington; Seattle, Washington
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Bachelor of Arts, General Art, Cum Laude,
University of Washington; Seattle, Washington
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Bachelor of Arts, English, Cum Laude, University
of Washington; Seattle, Washington
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Additional Training
2006 Artist Trust EDGE Professional Development
Program
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Professional Affiliations
Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle
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Seattle Print Arts
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Artist Trust, Washington
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Residencies
2003 Featured Artist, Paint Ellensburg, Gallery
One, Ellensburg, Washington
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Solo Exhibitions
2017
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Panoramic Present, SAM Gallery, Seattle,
Washington
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2016
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SAM Gallery Presents: Laura Thorne,
SAM Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2012
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Irregular Symmetry, Francine Seders
Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2011
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An Introduction: Finding Form, Francine
Seders Gallery, Upstairs Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2007
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Fields and Planes, Paintings, La Rousse,
Seattle, Washington
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2007
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Within, Monoprints, University Inn,
Seattle, Washington
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2006
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Within, Monoprints, Fremont Jewelry
and Design, Seattle, Washington
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2004
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El Sueño del Mar, Monoprints,
Exposure Gallery, Gadbois Art and Photography at BallardWorks,
Seattle, Washington
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1989
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Body Portraits, Drawings and Monoprints,
Marcia Gordon Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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1987
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Selected Artist, King County Arts Commission
Gallery Program, Seattle, Washington
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Selected Exhibitions
2023
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Fiftieth Anniversary of SAM Gallery, SAM Gallery,
Seattle, Washington
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2022
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Brighter Days, Group Show with artists
Carolyn Cole, Karen Cornell, Joe Max Emminger and Laura
Thorne; Seattle Art Museum Sales and Rental Gallery
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2020
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Northwest Abstractions, with Alfred
Harris, Anna Macrae, Cathy Sarkowsky and Laura Thorne, SAM
Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2018
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I Am Nature, Plasteel Frames and Gallery,
Seattle Washington
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2018
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In Artists We Trust, Artist Trust Benefit
Auction, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
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2016
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Artist Trust 30th Anniversary Celebration,
Artist Trust Benefit Auction, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle,
Washington
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2015
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Mrs. Goldberg, A Curated Life, Kirkland
Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington
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2015
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New Work by SAM Gallery Artists: Troy Gua,
Laura Thorne and Kelly Talbot, SAM Gallery, Seattle
Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
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2014
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SAM Gallery Presents: Laura Thorne
at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington
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2013
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Barnett, Dingus, Sandvig,Thorne; Francine
Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2013
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Daphne Minkoff and Laura Thorne, SAM
Gallery at TASTE, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
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2012
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Highlights and Preview, Francine Seders
Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2012
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A Celebration of Washington Artists,
Artist Trust EDGE at the Washington State Convention Center,
Seattle, Washington
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2012
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Currents: Seattle Print Arts 2012,
Seattle, Washington
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2011
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Introductions, Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales
Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2011
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Temptation, Artist Trust Benefit Art
Auction, Seattle, Washington
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2010
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Shine, Seattle Design Center, Seattle,
Washington
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2010
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Rise, Seattle Design Center, Seattle,
Washington
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2010
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Foolery, Two Wall Gallery, Vashon,
Washington
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2009
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Carnaval, Artist Trust Benefit Art
Auction, Seattle, Washington
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2008
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Print Arts, University House, Issaquah,
Washington
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2007
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Graduates of the Artist Trust/ArtsNow EDGE
Program, ArtsNow Gallery, Edmonds Conference Center,
Edmonds, Washington
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2006
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Pink, Juried Exhibition at Gallery
One, Ellensburg, Washington
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2006
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Seattle Print Arts at COCA, The Center
on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington
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2003
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Paint Ellensburg, Featured Artist,
Gallery One, Ellensburg, Washington
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1997
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Two-Person Show, Baas Art and Framing Gallery,
Seattle, Washington
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1989
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1989 Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary
Art, Seattle, Washington
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1987
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Northwest Women Artists Annual Juried Exhibition,
Significant Form Gallery,
Seattle, Washington
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1985
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Award Winners: Thirty-ninth Annual Pacific
Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair,
Bellevue Art Museum; Bellevue, Washington
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1985
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Thirty-ninth Annual Pacific Northwest Arts
and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, Washington
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1983
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Thirty-seventh Annual Pacific Northwest
Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, Washington
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Commissions
2015, Rhythm, stained glass window
for the Music Library at Wallingford United Methodist
Church, Seattle, Washington
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Awards/Collections
Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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Bailey Boushay House, Seattle, Washington
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Honorarium, King County Arts Commission
Gallery Program, 1987, Seattle, Washington
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Award Winner in the Prints Division, Thirty-ninth Annual
Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, 1985, Bellevue,
Washington
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Private Collections
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Additional weblinks:
www.katyeellis.com
www.friendsofinscape.org
www.artisttrust.org
www.seattleprintarts.org
www.cocaseattle.org
www.SAMGallery
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