Laura Kirkpatrick

Joined Artfinder: Oct. 2017

Artworks for sale: 16

United Kingdom

About Laura Kirkpatrick

 
 
  • Biography

    Winner of the MOS 2018 Bursary Award, I am a Wiltshire based artist and received my BA hons in Visual Arts from Lancaster University, after successfully completing my Art Foundation course at Swindon Art College. Like most artists, I get inspiration from the world around me, which in my case is the domestic sphere with my three young children. Also the natural world is an infinite source of ideas; living in rural Wiltshire I find nature right on my doorstep. 

    I love finding and painting interesting shapes; their relationship to each other and how they appear in the field of the canvas, and then what that canvas becomes. Ideas get reinterpreted – first into the sketchbook, then onto the canvas and then many times over as I explore. Each painting is a journey during which I might get lost for a while. I reach decisions along the way but not obvious ones: trying to leave the work just off-kilter, to perhaps convey a tension. I want to say ‘This is how I chose to paint this’.

    I also have an active listing on Marlborough Open Studios.


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  • Education

    1994 - 1997

    University Lancaster

    1993 - 1994

    Swindon Art College

  • Awards

    2018

    Marlborough Open Studios - Emerging Artist Bursary Award

    Awarded to new or emerging artists, run and funded by the Friends of Marlborough Open Studios.
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Marlborough Open Studios

    Dates: 7 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2018

    Venue: MOS18, New Mill, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5LD

    2018 Emerging Artist Bursary Winner - Marlborough Open Studios

    Event: The Preview Show

    Dates: 7 Jun 2018 - 10 Jun 2018

    Venue: Mount House Gallery, Marlborough, Wiltshire

    The exhibition will include artwork from all our disciplines, both 2D and 3D and will be an opportunity to purchase artwork at lower than gallery and very affordable prices (£30-£5000). All work is selected for quality, craftsmanship, price and above all, beauty.

    This will be the fifth year of this spectacular, the brain child of Michael Angove and Deborah Husk, where artwork is hung often 3 deep making the space a jewel like treasure trove of work from local and internationally recognised artists.

    Event: Affordable Art Auction

    Dates: 21 Apr 2018 - 18 May 2018

    Venue: Trowbridge Museum, Wiltshire, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

    Trowbridge Museum’s final exhibition before closing for redevelopment opens on Saturday 21st April. Our first ever Affordable Art Exhibition is a selling exhibition showcasing the work of local artists and craftspeople, and will feature paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, glassware and jewellery.

    Event: Wiltshire Artists

    Dates: 11 Nov 2017 - 18 Nov 2017

    Venue: Framemakers, Salisbury, Wiltshire

    I exhibited a drawing of an abstract figure for this exhibition of local artists.

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Education

1994 - 1997

University Lancaster

1993 - 1994

Swindon Art College


Awards

2018

Marlborough Open Studios - Emerging Artist Bursary Award

Awarded to new or emerging artists, run and funded by the Friends of Marlborough Open Studios.

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Marlborough Open Studios

Dates: 7 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2018

Venue: MOS18, New Mill, Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5LD

2018 Emerging Artist Bursary Winner - Marlborough Open Studios

Event: The Preview Show

Dates: 7 Jun 2018 - 10 Jun 2018

Venue: Mount House Gallery, Marlborough, Wiltshire

The exhibition will include artwork from all our disciplines, both 2D and 3D and will be an opportunity to purchase artwork at lower than gallery and very affordable prices (£30-£5000). All work is selected for quality, craftsmanship, price and above all, beauty.

This will be the fifth year of this spectacular, the brain child of Michael Angove and Deborah Husk, where artwork is hung often 3 deep making the space a jewel like treasure trove of work from local and internationally recognised artists.

Event: Affordable Art Auction

Dates: 21 Apr 2018 - 18 May 2018

Venue: Trowbridge Museum, Wiltshire, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Trowbridge Museum’s final exhibition before closing for redevelopment opens on Saturday 21st April. Our first ever Affordable Art Exhibition is a selling exhibition showcasing the work of local artists and craftspeople, and will feature paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, glassware and jewellery.

Event: Wiltshire Artists

Dates: 11 Nov 2017 - 18 Nov 2017

Venue: Framemakers, Salisbury, Wiltshire

I exhibited a drawing of an abstract figure for this exhibition of local artists.


 

Biography

Winner of the MOS 2018 Bursary Award, I am a Wiltshire based artist and received my BA hons in Visual Arts from Lancaster University, after successfully completing my Art Foundation course at Swindon Art College. Like most artists, I get inspiration from the world around me, which in my case is the domestic sphere with my three young children. Also the natural world is an infinite source of ideas; living in rural Wiltshire I find nature right on my doorstep. 

I love finding and painting interesting shapes; their relationship to each other and how they appear in the field of the canvas, and then what that canvas becomes. Ideas get reinterpreted – first into the sketchbook, then onto the canvas and then many times over as I explore. Each painting is a journey during which I might get lost for a while. I reach decisions along the way but not obvious ones: trying to leave the work just off-kilter, to perhaps convey a tension. I want to say ‘This is how I chose to paint this’.

I also have an active listing on Marlborough Open Studios.