Laara WilliamSen

Artist Statement

I like to paint what I sense or feel such as the sound of a stream, the sparkles of light in the green world of nature or the city constructions with hard edges, electric sidewalks and some blazing red sounds. Using a paddle and my fingers, I apply acrylic or oil paints onto the canvas. My intention is that viewers may experience a sense of recognition or create their own stories from my art works.

Bio

Laara WilliamSen is a Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia based visual artist. She grew up in the Lower Fraser Valley of B.C., graduated from Emily Carr University and Design in 1988, and then moved to North Vancouver to continue her painting and to continue her exhibiting both locally and internationally.

Her painting career spans more than 45 years and she has had 91 solos and has participated in 196 group exhibitions. Laara WilliamSen’s paintings are held in private collections around the world.

She is a recipient of “The top ten international painters” award in the International Artitudes Competition curated by the Museum of Modern Art, Lynn Warren, curator, Chicago, U.S.A., The Fogg Art Museum, Judy Neiswander, Curator, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. and The Guild Hall Museum, Helen Harrison, Curator, East Hampton, New York, U.S.A. The exhibition was held at Gallery 54, SoHo, New York, U.S.A.

Laara has operated her art school https://the-laara-williamsen-school-of-art.thinkific.com/ for 45 years serving 10,000 students successfully

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