Artist Biography
Laura Peturson holds a BFA from York University and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Her work uses narrative to explore themes of childhood, gender, and place. She is interested in the ways the domestic spaces we inhabit as children form our identity and a conception of our place in relation to family, geography, and nature. Laura’s influences include Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and the work of 19th century artists such as Mary Cassatt, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and William Merritt Chase. She lives in Callander, Ontario, and is an Associate Professor at Nipissing University in North Bay. Laura exhibits widely in Canada and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Wasteland/Wanderland at Station Gallery (Whitby), Terre égarée at Atelier Circulaire (Montréal), and Keeping Time at Martha Street Studio Gallery (Winnipeg). She is currently preparing for exhibitions at AM Zehnder Gallery (Welfleet, MA) andthe Cambridge Art Galleries at Idea Exchange (Cambridge, ON).
In addition to exhibiting her traditional and installation-based printmaking, Laura has an active public art practice with large-scale murals in Sudbury, ON, North Bay, ON, and Port Burwell, ON.
