Emerging artist Laura Newbury’s happy place is the dining room table, reflective in her delightful artworks.
She grew up on a vineyard in WA’s Great Southern region, and a career in hospitality has since taken her all over the world. Well versed in the joy, passion, love and chaos that can accompany meal times, Laura seeks to capture some of that emotion and energy in her art practice.
A print maker who fell in love with practice in high School, Laura had experimented and self-taught to develop a unique mixed media practice. Her work reflects the various moods of dining encounters and other domestic scenes. She’s particularly interested in the things that are left behind after a meal shared: not just the empty bottles and the food stains, but the happy memories and the relationships forged and fortified.
Laura’s hand-coloured collographs combine a whimsy, understated spirit of hospitality, as well as declaring her penchant for furniture and floor rugs.
She has participated in several group exhibitions across Australia. She is based in Albany, and loves to eat.
Recent Exhibitions
2023 Gallows Christmas Show, Perth WA
2023 Studio Gallery Christmas Show, Yallingup, WA
2022 Shady Booze Hounds, Fremantle WA
2021 Shady Booze Hounds, Fremantle WA
2021 Old Auction Rooms, Albany WA
2020 ‘Inside an Artist’s Studio’, The Studio Gallery WA
2019 ‘Summer Exhibition’, The Studio Gallery WA
Awards
2023 Winner ‘Works On Paper Prize’ Great Southern Art Award, Albany WA
2023 Finalist Facets of Fairholme, Toowoomba QLD
2022 Cossack Art Prize, Cossack WA
2021 Vasse Art Award, Vasse WA