Artist CV
Laura is a sculpture and installation artist, currently based in Devon. She is also the director and curator of Studio KIND. in Braunton, and a trustee of The Plough Arts Centre in Torrington.
Currently taking part in Reciprocal Space Residency in collaboration with Lee Mok Yee - funded by Connections Through Culture grants by British Council
Solo Exhibitions
A Strange Land, Arts Council funded research project and solo exhibition, The Plough Arts Centre, 2019, Devon
The Other in Sympathy, Lobby Space, 2017, London
Liminal States, Unit10 Bristol, 2016, Bristol
37 Degree Cycle, Art in the Launderette, Bubbles, 2016, Kent
Let Us Imagine All Beings, Things and Persons Reverting to Nothingness, Curious Gallery, 2014, Eastbourne
Duo Exhibitions
Drawing Room, by Building Nine Collective, Plymouth Art Weekender, Plymouth School of Creative Arts, 2017, Plymouth
I Love To Smell The Flowers But I Can't, Laura Porter and Kim Taylor, The Edwardian Cloakroom, 2016, Bristol
Vivarium, Laura Porter and Kim Taylor, The Control Room, 2015, Bristol
Group Exhibitions
Past, Present, Future, The Plough Arts Centre, 2020, Torrington
Craft, Thought Foundation Gallery, 2020, Birtley
Terra Nostra, Kaleidoscope Gallery, 2019, Sevenoaks
Affordable Art Fair, Thought Foundation, 2018-2019, Newcastle
St Margaret of Antioch commission, Heritage Lottery funded exhibition at Left Bank Leeds, 2018, Leeds
Make Space alongside Woman's House Craft Prize, Bristol Museum, 2018, Bristol
Gender and Sexuality, The Island Gallery, 2017, Bristol
Broomhill National Sculpture Prize, Broomhill Sculpture Garden, 2016-2017, North Devon
Imagined Worlds, various locations around the South West, 2016-2017
Fringe Arts Bath Festival, 2016, Bath
The Plymouth 'Other' Open, Devonport Live Arts Venue, 2015, Plymouth
Apples for Everyone, Tottenham building, 2015, London
Bentliff Art Prize, Bentliff Gallery, 2015, Maidstone
The Collyer Bristow Graduate Award, Collyer Bristow, 2014-2015, London, Curated by Day + Gluckman
Futures, Truman Brewery, 2014, London,
The Future Is Leaving, Degree Show, Middlesex University, 2014, London.
PAUSE, Beaconsfield, 2014, London
STATE, The Atrium Gallery, 2014, London
Broaderlines, The Atrium Gallery, 2012, London
The Performance of a Machine, The Atrium Gallery, 2012, London
Other
Micro-commission: Hyperlocal micro-commission by Arts and Culture Exeter, 2020, Devon
Workshop: Refugee Week workshops across several primary schools, 2019, Devon
Artist talk: North Devon Arts, June edition, 2019, Barnstaple
Set Design: The Plough Youth Theatre, collaboration with Emily Megson, The Plough Arts Centre, 2018, Devon
Workshop: Make Space in association with Woman's Hour Craft Prize, Bristol Museum, 2018, Brisol
Pop-up event: Drawing Room, Building Nine Collective, Saunton Road Studios, 2017, Devon
Finalist in Broomhill National Sculpture Prize. For the online catalogue click here
Winter In London album launch, video installation, Saunton Road Studios, 2017, Devon
Self-directed residency: Building Nine, 2016, Vienne, and 2019, Limoges, France
Solo residency: On Display, Unit 10 Bristol, May 2016, Bristol
For the blog of the residency click here
Group residency: Apples for Everyone, Tottenham building, 2015, London
For the group blog of the residency click here
Joint curator of STATE, 2014, The Atrium Gallery, London
Publication: STATE, 2014, exhibition publications
Education
Middlesex University of Art and Design, 2011 - 2014 (First class degree, BA Hons Fine Art)
University of the Creative Arts, 2010 - 2011 (Foundation Diploma in Art and Design)