Resume - Laura Eisen Hunt
BACKGROUND
Laura Eisen Hunt earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Wisconsin State University, Platteville, Wisconsin. She began her art studies in her thirties when she took her first figure drawing class under award-winning artist Jose Perez in Houston, Texas. She continued her interest in the figure through portrait classes and intensive reading of books by and about artists whose work she admired. Her over 30-year career as a graphic designer has honed her skills in the elements of art, as she now draws on those concepts in creating fine art. In 2013, she revisited her love for the human figure through figure drawing and watercolor classes taught by Carol Ivey of Fort Worth, Texas. In 2021, Laura enrolled in Art Business Academy, led by gallery owner Jason Horejs, where she strengthened her business skills specifically related to the art industry. She continues to be an avid life-long learner, seeking numerous opportunities to grow as an artist.
SUBJECT AND STYLE
Laura Hunt has worked in textiles, cut paper illustration, watercolors and mixed media. She now focuses on acrylics, mixed media and digital media to create archetypal figures and expressive portraits that are non-academic in nature and emotive in content. Her color palette is varied, with a tendency toward warm reds, oranges and yellows with pops of complementary hues and metallic paints. The work is often peppered with patterned collage elements that energize the surface. Cradled wood panels are her preferred supports, which are durable enough to hold up to the sometimes experimental aspects of her work.
PRIVATE COLLECTORS (SELECTED)
Pam and Glen Foster, Haslet, TX
Sharon Hill, LaPorte, TX
Terry and Marcia Boggs, Fort Worth, TX
Deb Loudin McCann, Dallas, TX
Glen and Robin Eisen, Alpine, TX
Laura Hopkins and Jesse Grimmer, Fort Worth, TX
Kay Champagne, Plano, TX
Randy and Mary Campbell, Keller, TX
David Bach, Seattle, WA
Kay Briggs, Fort Worth, TX
Heidi Russell, Fort Worth, TX
Carol Stalcup, Fort Worth, TX
Sandy Dick, Allen, TX
Cynthia Miller, Fort Worth, TX
Kevin and Billye Jean Kanouse, Mansfield, TX
Lorraine Little, Fort Worth, TX
Hillary Hunter and Robert Terry, Fort Worth, TXS
Ann and Jay Platt, Horseshoe Bend, TX
Allen and Susan Austin, Weatherford, TX
Betsy Horn, Fort Worth, TX
Dawn Marie Denne, Fort Worth, TX
Belinda Walsh, Arlington, TX
Carl and Vickie Becker, Little Rock, AK
Kim and Jim Snyder, Irving, TX
Joan Meeks, Fort Worth, TX
Lissy Bethman, Arlington, TX
Diane Harber, Fort Worth, TX
Kathy Hunt, Medina, TX
Cindy Johnson, Aledo, TX
HONORS
2020 Award of Excellence, The Spirit of Resilience Exhibition Special Award, Manhattan Arts International
2020 Manhattan Arts International Artist Showcase Gallery Member of the Week
2020 Artwork Archive Discovery Artist of the Week
2020 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Juror Kristin Rivas, 3rd place mixed media
2017 Viewer Favorite, North Richland Hills, NRH Pop Up Gallery (online), Third Place
2016 First Place Mixed Media, Art in the Garden, Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
RECENT EXHIBITS
2021 Contemporary Now, by Art Room, Juror Lauren Cross
2021 Healing Power of Art In Honor of Nature, Manhattan Arts International. Juror, Reneé Phillips
2021 Invitational. US-China Artists Exhibition, co-hosted by America Trade Development Council (ATDC)
and America Qi Baishi Arts Institute
2021 Herstory 2021, Manhattan Arts International, Juror, Reneé Phillips
2020 The Spirit of Resilience Exhibition, Manhattan Arts International, Juror Renee Phillips and others
2020 Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition, Juror Kristin Rivas
GALLERIES
2017-2018 Art on the Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX
2017 The Upstairs Gallery, Arlington, TX