Laura Makinen
Open Studios
I have signed up to participate in this year's San Francisco Open Studios! My good friend Mike Miraglia and I will be hanging our art at my studio on the top floor at 1726 Page Street @Clayton October 23 and 24 from 11 to 6pm. Should be a fun time,,, would love to see you there!
Exploring Contemporary Printmaking at MarinMOCA, January 9 - February 7, 2010. My etching/monoprint, Encounter (Shadows) will be included in this upcoming printmaking show at MarinMOCA., juried by Karin Breuer, Curator in Charge of Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

The reception will be held on January 9 from 5 - 7 pm

MarinMOCA is located at 500 Palm Drive in Novato, CA
Held Still, may 29 - july 3 2009, Fort Point Community Art Gallery
The work of three painters (Corey Corcoran, Anthony Sobiech and Laura Makinen) all working in different styles from photographic sources
at the Fort Point Arts Community Gallery (300 summer street)
may 29 - july 3 2009
Studio Visit, Open Studios Press
Two etchings of mine from the Girls Series will be in the first edition of Studio Visit, to be published by the Open Studios Press (the people who bring you New American Paintings) sometime this January.
Word of Mouth
A painted wood relief of mine was included in Brian Burkhardt's "Word of Mouth" show at Gallery Diet at art Basel in Miami, FL
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show
My painting "My Father Sitting on his Mother's Lap with Shadow" was chosen for the Cambridge Art Association's 10th Annual National Prize Show, showing from May 4-June 20, 2007 at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery and University Place Gallery in Harvard Square.

The show was juried by Thomas W. Lentz, Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director, Harvard University Art Museums

Reception: Thursday, May 10, 6:00-8:00pm

Watermark 2007, Works on Paper
A Drypoint/Monoprint of mine is part of the Watermark 2007, Works on Paper show in Whiteville, NC, from 4/2/07-4/24/07.
The show was juried by Soni Martin, Professor of Art at Fayetteville State Universtity, NC.
Transience: The Impermanence of Being, Athens, GA
My painting (Dis)Appear was part of a group show on the theme of Transience at ATHICA, a contemporary art gallery in Athens, GA from 1/2/07-3/4-07

To see the Exhibition Catalogue, go to http://www.athica.org, go to exhibitions, and click on the Transience link.