Laurel
Jensen
Paul
"I work from the people
that interest me, and that I care about, in rooms that I live in and
know. I use the people to invent my pictures, and I can work more
freely when they are there."
- Lucian
Frued, 1922-
Iris
24"x18" Oil
"Iris" was accepted as a juried entry by the
Northern
California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, California, in their "BOLD
EXPRESSIONS"
exhibition, at their gallery, October 2 - 21, 2001
Ian III 23" x
40"
Oil
"At The Lake" was accepted as a
juried entry
by the
Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in their
"22nd
July National Show," at the Franklin Square Gallery, June 20 - July 27,
2002
"Ian III" was accepted as a juried entry by
the Breckenridge
Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "Art Competition 2001"
exhibition, at their gallery, September 18 - October 12, 20001
Personal
History
Laurel Jensen Paul was born and raised in
North Dakota,
being descended from Scandinavian pioneers who settled there.
She received a B.A. degree from Concordia
College
in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Her formal art training was completed under
English
painter Robert Tovey, in Geneva, Switzerland, where her husband was
employed
at a subsidiary of his U.S. employer, during the years 1964 through
1971.
Cousins III 24"
x 36"
Oil
"Cousins
III" was accepted as a juried entry by the New Visions Gallery, Inc.,
Marshfield,
Wisconsin, in "The Mighty Midwest Biennial" exhibition at the
Marshfield
Clinic, September 8 - October 18, 2003
"Cousins III" was accepted as a juried entry
by the
Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, New Jersey, in the
"10th
National Juried Show," at their gallery, May 5 - June 1, 2002
"Cousins III" was accepted as a juried entry
by the
St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in the "IN YOUR FACE:
PORTRAITS"
exhibition, at their gallery, July 29 - September 2, 20001, and was
awarded
the Viola Longmire Memorial Prize
"Cousins III" was accepted as a juried entry
by the
Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County, in the "Illiana
Artists 6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition," at the Chesterton Art
Gallery,
Chesterton, Indiana, January 21 - February 28, 2001, and awarded Best
of
Show Award
"Cousins III" was accepted as a juried entry,
and
awarded an Honorable Mention Award, by the Conneaut Community Center
for
the Arts, Conneaut, Ohio, in the "Fireworks 2000 Exhibition," July 1 -
21, 2000
Matthew I 29" x
36"
Oil
"Matthew I" was accepted
by the Red
River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, in the "Red River Valley National
Juried Art Exhibition," at their gallery, May 6 - June 30, 2005
"Matthew I" was accepted
as a
juried entry by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North
Carolina, in the "24th Annual July National Exhibition," at the
Franklin Square Gallery, June 21 - July 24, 2004
"Matthew I" was accepted as a
juried entry by the Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, Texas, in the
"Tri-State National 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition," at their gallery,
February 1 - 28, 2004
"Matthew I" was accepted as a juried entry by
the
Placerville Arts Association, Placerville, California, in the "Mother
Lode
National 37th Annual Art Exhibition," at the Our House Defines Art
gallery,
El Dorado, California, August 24 - September 7, 2003, and given
an Award of Excellence
"Matthew I" was accepted as a juried entry by
the
North Valley Art League, Redding, California, in the "19th Annual
National
Juried Show," at their gallery, January 28 - March 1, 2003
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