Laura Loving

Artist & Entrepreneur

<p align="left"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px; font-family: "Lucida Sans", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;' class="Apple-style-span">Laura Loving's art is happy. Lively characters, cities and flowers fill her work and it is easy to see that color plays a starring role.</span><br></p><p align="left"><font size="2"><br></font></p><p align="left"><font size="2">Laura has exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States and abroad. </font><font size="2">In New York, she has shown at Lincoln Center's Cork Gallery, Pratt Institute, LALIQUE, J.M. Weston, New York Mercantile Exchange and Trunkt Gallery. In Europe, Laura has shown with the Wonderwall Gallery in Cirencester, England, and Chaleurs du Sud in Nice, France.</font></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Laura received commissions to create the artwork for the Fall Cabaret Convention of Jazz at Lincoln Center and two murals for Tony Dapolito Recreation Center in Greenwich Village. Saks Fifth Avenue featured her work in their Spotlight on Art for emerging artists. Microsoft hired her to create a temporary mural on the sidewalks of Union Square to promote a Katy Perry concert sponsored by Windows Phone.</font></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Laura's work hangs in homes and businesses around the world, including Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, The New York Stock Exchange, International Trademark Association, The Dow Chemical Company, Amazon, the office of actress Brooke Shields and Ash Hollow Winery.</font></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">In addition to original paintings, Laura has self-published more than 30 images into limited edition prints and products such as ceramic tiles, note cards and ornaments that sell worldwide through galleries and her website. A new division, Laura Loving Happy, is currently in development and will expand her interpretation of the world to greeting cards, wall decor and textiles.</font></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Sharing her art for the benefit of others is important to Laura. She has donated work to more than 100 nonprofit organizations and has participated in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Award of Courage for 10 years.</font></p><font size="2"> </font><p><font size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Laura's exceptional talent has not gone unrecognized. She has been featured in Country Living magazine and has been a guest presenter at the publication's Art Fair in Atlanta. She was photographed by Bill Cunningham for his On The Street collage for the New York Times Style section. Laura was also featured in the New York City Design tour sponsored by WithIt, a nonprofit organization supporting and named for Women in the Home Furnishings Industry Today.</font></p>&nbsp;

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