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Born Phoenix, Arizona 1972
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
| 2004 | Milton Avery Graduate School of Art, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Master of Fine Arts, Elaine Dekooning Painting Fellowship |
| 1995 | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| Tufts University, Medford, MA, Bachelor of Fine Arts |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2009 | Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2005 | Clifford.Smith Gallery, Laurel Sparks, Recent Paintings, Boston, MA |
| 2003 | Clifford.Smith Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2003 | Green Street Gallery, Boston, MA |
Selected Exhibitions
| 2010 | Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park, "Biennial Exhibition," Lincoln, MA |
| 2009 | Rhode Island School of Design, "Affinities: Painting in Abstraction," Providence, RI |
| 2008 | Museum Of Fine Arts, "Traveling Scholars Exhibition," Boston, MA |
| Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts, Ramapo College, "Affinities: Painting in Abstraction," Mahwah, NJ | |
| Monya Rowe Gallery, "The Guys we would F*ck," curated by Nayland Blake, New York, NY | |
| 2007 | Artunited, "Laurel Sparks and Hannah Barrett," Vienna, Austria |
| Art Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| Hessel Museum of Art, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, "Affinities: Painting in Abstraction," Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | |
| Decordova Museum, "Big Bang: Abstraction in The 21st Century," Lincoln, MA | |
| 2006 | Art in General, "Re-Shuffle, New York," NY |
| 2005 | Stay Gold Gallery, "What I Love About Dying," Invitational Benefit, Brooklyn, NY |
| Clifford.Smith Gallery, "Thaw," Boston, MA | |
| 2004 | Hampshire College, "Terra (In)Cognita," Northampton, MA |
| 2003 | Milton Avery Graduate School of Arts, Bard College, UBS Gallery, "Enchante’," Red Hook, NY |
| 2001 | Museum of Contemporary Art, "Broad," Tucson, AZ |
| Gallery Bershad, "Laurel Sparks and Karen Dow," Somerville, MA |
Honors, Awards And Grants
| 2007 | Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award, Nominee, New York, NY |
| 2007 | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Grant, Great Barrington, MA |
| 2006 | School of The Museum Of Fine Arts, Alumni Traveling Scholarship Award, Boston, MA |
| 2004 | Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant, Painting |
| 2003 | Bard MFA Program, Elaine Dekooning Painting Fellowship, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
| 2001 | Boston Cultural Council, Emerging Artist Fellowship, Boston, MA |
Selected Bibliography
| 2010 | 2010 DeCordova Biennial. Lincoln, MA: DeCordovah Museum. 2010. Exhibition Catalog |
| "Big Red On-The-Town: DeCordova Museum." Big Red and Shiny. 14 February 2010 | |
| Cook, Greg. "Reboot." Boston Phoenix. 26 January 2010 | |
| Garza, Evan. "The Tip of the Iceberg." FlashArtonline.com. 2010 | |
| Smee, Sebastian. "All Over the Map." Boston Globe 29 January 2010 | |
| 2009 | Avruch, David O. "Laurel Sparks: Pleasure Dome @ Howard Yezerski," Big Red and Shiny 100 16 February 2009 |
| Cook, Greg. "Neo-rococco." Boston Phoenix. 20 February 2009 | |
| McQuaid, Cate. "Visual and Textural Delight." Boston Globe. 4 March 2009: C1, p.4 | |
| Szymaszek, Stacy. Hyperglossia. Brooklyn, NY: Litmus Press. 2009: Cover Image | |
| 2008 | Cook, Greg. "Documentary Evidence."Boston Phoenix. 27 February 2008 |
| Frieswick Kris. "Upstairs Downstairs." Boston Globe Magazine. 24 February 2008 | |
| New American Paintings. 74 Boston, MA: Open Studios Press, 2008. | |
| 2007 | Alterman, Sara Faith. "Heroic Effort: We are here! We are here!." Boston Phoenix. 15 August 2007 |
| Baker Matthew, Reed. "Caped Creators'." Boston Magazine. October 2007: 118-127 | |
| Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century. Lincoln, MA: DeCordova Museum, 2007. | |
| "Big Red On-the-Town: The Superhero Project: Part One and Two." Big Red and Shiny 67 13 August 2007. | |
| Cook, Greg. "Ah Painting." Boston Phoenix 26 January 2007: 21. | |
| Harrington, Jill. "Lights, Color, Action." New England Home (March/April 2007): 110. | |
| Johnson, Ken. "Seeing a Pattern." Boston Globe 2 February 2007: D6-D 7. | |
| Lloyd, Ann Wilson. "Artists to Watch." Art and Auction (July 2007) | |
| McQuaid, Cate. "The Medium is Her Message." Boston Globe 22 March 2007: C7. | |
| --------. "Art Brought to the Edge." Boston Globe 27 December 2007 | |
| Shiny #61 8 April 2007 | |
| Whitman, Arthur. "Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century @ the Decordova." Big Red and Shiny 61 8 April 2007. | |
| 2003 | Grubb, R.J. "A World of its Own." Bay Windows 13 February 2003: 25. |
| Hopkins, Randi. "Sun's Gonna Rise." Boston Phoenix 31 January 2003: 3. | |
| Mcquaid, Cate. "Amid a Dizzying Array of Color and Wildlife, a Pattern Emerges." Boston Globe 12 September 2003: C18. | |
| --------. "In Klimt's Mold." Boston Globe 23 February 2003: C17. | |
| 2002 | Temin, Christine. "Drawing Attention." Boston Globe 1 January 2002: D8 |
| 2001 | The Drawing Show. Boston, MA: Boston Center for the Arts Mills Gallery, 2001. |
Panels And Lectures
| 2009 | Brandeis University, Visiting Artist and Critic, Waltham, MA | Clark University, Visiting Artist and Critic, Worcester, MA |
| 2008 | Emmanuel College, Visiting Artist Lecturer, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College, Visiting Artist Lecture, Boston, MA |
| Massachusetts College of Art, Visiting Artist and Critic, Boston, MA | |
| 2005- 2008 | Art New England, Faculty Artist Lecture, Bennington College, Bennington, VT |
| 2005 | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Pre-College Program, Visiting Artist, Boston, MA |
| 2004 | Massachusetts College of Art, Visiting Artist, Boston, MA |
| Montserrat College of Art, Pre-College Program, Visiting Artist, Beverly, MA | |
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Pre-College Program, Visiting Artist, Boston, MA | |
| 2003 | Bard College, The Life Of Art/The Art Of Life, Guest Panelist, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY |
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Connoisseurs Studio Program, Guest Artist, Boston, MA | |
| 2002 | Lynnarts Annual Mixed Media Exhibit, Guest Jury Panelist, Lynn, MA |
| 2001- 2005 | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Alumni Speaker, Boston, MA |
| 2001 | Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist Lecture Panelist, Tucson, AZ |