LAURA EKLUND
painter, poet, art historian
EXHIBITIONS: INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL
"Exploring The Landscape: What I Saw"
Solo Show
Upcoming, October 2024
Opening Reception TBA
Brescia University, Owensboro, Ky.
Women in the Arts: Group Show, Grayson Art Gallery May 2023
Columbia State Community College Faculty Show May 2021
Women in the Arts: Group Show, Grayson Art Gallery March 2021
Artist’s Response to Covid, Grayson Gallery, Grayson KY May 2020
Women in the Arts, Solo Show, Grayson Art Gallery May 2019
Cream of the Crop, Juried Show. Southern Ohio Art Museum May – August 2018
Love, Peace, & Art, Grayson Art Gallery. Grayson, Ky. February-March 2017
Women in the Art World, Grayson Gallery, Grayson Ky. 3 paintings August-October 2016
Cream of the Crop: Juried Show. Southern Ohio Art Museum May-August 2016
Not Big: International Juried Small Arts Show. Mary Reznor Gallery Lexington, Ky, August 2015-October 2015 (Honorable Mention Award)
Juried Regional exhibit. 1 painting. The Huntington Museum of Art. 180 show. June – August 2015.
Cream of the Crop. Juried. Portsmouth Art Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio July, 2014. Juror’s Award.
Colorida Art Gallery, in Lisbon, Portugal. Fall, 2013.
Kentucky Derby Exhibit: The First Lady’s Show, Kentucky Capital, May 2013
The Cream of the Crop. Juried. Portsmouth Art Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio July, 2012.
Juried regional exhibit. The Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, West Virginia. August-September 2012.
The Face of Abstraction. Laura Eklund & Paul Lorenz. Pyro Gallery, September-October 2011
One Person Show. Lisbon, Portugal, Colorida Gallery May 2011, to present.
Ancient Places, Aquasparta, Italy, Traveling Group Show. June 2010. Camaver Art International.
One-Person show by Laura Eklund. Frary Gallery. Sarasota, FL. http://www.frarygallery.com November, 2011.
The 2010 Art Institute of Pittsburgh Faculty Show. Opening Reception March 12, 2010.
"Little Treasures" International Curated Exhibition, Bologna, Italy. Galleria De' Marchi, June 2010.
"Red Is the Color of Blood." International Group Show. Emerging and Expert Gallery. Maharashtra, India. February 24th, 2010- March 13th 2010.
New Paintings by Laura Eklund. The Artist's Alley. San Fransisco, California.
February 15st -May 15st, 2010 http://www.theartistsalley.com
The Fiji Biennale, The Fiji Islands, June 2010.
Beck Center for the Arts Cleveland, Ohio. 32 paintings by Laura Eklund.
2009 Florence Biennial, Fortezza da Bazo, Florence, Italy, December 5-13, 2009.
http://www.florencebiennale.org/ing_edizione.html
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Faculty Show: Juried. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. February-March 2009 opening artist's reception: February 13, 2009
Art Raw Gallery, International Emerging Artist's Show, NY, NY. Feb-March 2009.
http://artrawgallery.com/exhibits/events/1-current-events/1-inaugural-exhibit
Janurary 12, 2008. Laura Eklund. New figurative work. Get S'mART Gallery, Bluefield, West Virginia. http://www.getsmartart.com
April-July. 2007. 280: Juried Show: Huntington Museum of Art. Huntington, West Virginia.
Dec-Jan. 2007 Small Treasures. Local Color Gallery. Nashville, Tn.
Mar-May 2006. Annual Juried Art Exchange. Non-objective Paintings Show. National.
REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Peace, Love & Diversity. Grayson Art Gallery.
February 2024
Open to All. Grayson Art Gallery, November 2023.
Women in the Arts, Group Show, Grayson Art Gallery, Grayson, KY May 2023
Women in the Arts, Group Show, Grayson Art Gallery March 2021
Artist’s Response to Covid, Grayson Gallery, Grayson Ky May 2020
Governor's Derby Exhibit. Capital Rotunda. Frankfort, Ky. May 2017
Love, Peace, & Art, Grayson Art Gallery. Grayson, Ky. February-March 2017
Women in the Arts, Group Show, March 25th- May 16, 2016 Grayson Arts Gallery. Grayson, Ky
Women in the Arts, Group Show, March 2015. Grayson Art Gallery. Grayson, Ky
Huntington Museum of Art, 180 Tri-State Exhibition, October 2014. Huntington, West Virginia.
Kentucky Derby Exhibit. Fall, 2013.Governor’s Mansion, May. 2014. Frankfort Ky.
Governor’s Art Exhibit, in Frankfort, Ky. Fall, 2013.
Christ’s Cathedral, Group Show, Lexington, Ky. November 2013
Winter’s Theme, Christ Cathedral, Group Show, Lexington Ky.
2010 Governor’s Derby Exhibition, Capitol Senate, Frankfort, Ky. May 2010
New Paintings by Laura Eklund and Chris Mozier. Pyro Gallery,
http://www.pyrogallery.com Louisville, Ky. September 2010.
Laura Eklund & Paul Lorenze : The Face of Abstraction. January 2011.
Pyro Gallery. Louisville, Ky.
Women's Work, Jennifer Zingg Gallery, Frankfort, Ky. January-February 2009.
Kentucky Visions at the Capital, Senate Exhibition, Frankfort, Ky. December- February, 2009.
Paint Present: Contempoary Exhibition of Painting, Loudon House, Lexington, Ky. March-May 2009.
March 28-May 30. Visual Dialogue V, Laura Eklund. Sixty Paintings. Lexington Fayette Urban County Government buildings.
April-May, 2008. Mural Painting, Korean and Vietnam War, Grayson, Kentucky. 10 ft. x 100 ft.
January 2008. By Invitation. Kentucky Visions At The Capitol. The Capitol Annex, Frankfort, Ky.
July-August. 2007. Recycled Matter. Juried. Lexington Art League, Lexington, Ky.
May- July. 2007. By Nomination: Generation Next. Loudon House. Lexington Art League Lexington, Kentucky.
Feb-Apr. 2007. By Invitation: Kentucky Visions. Capitol Annex. Frankfort, Kentucky.
Dec. 2007. By Invitation: Cave Run Arts League Holiday Show. Morehead, Ky.
July 2006. The Woman and Her Work: New Paintings by an Appalachian Visionary.
Central Bank Gallery. Lexington, Ky.
Dec. 2006. Transcendence. Solo Exhibition. Strider Art Gallery. Morehead, Ky.
July 2006. Solo Exhibition. The Ann Davis Art Gallery. Ashland, Ky.
June 2006. Essence, Composure, Healing. The Art Depository. Nicholasville, Ky.
March 2005. Visions of the Psyche: Paintings by Laura Eklund. Fauntleroy’s Café, Lex. Ky..