Laura Fishman, Painter
Laura earned her BFA in Painting in her native United States from the State University of New York. It was here she studied with abstract expressionist Joop Sanders, friend and apprentice of Willem de Kooning, and the founder of the American Abstract Expressionism group. She also studied with Hudson River Valley artist Alex Martin, where her love of landscape painting was nurtured. The influence of her education can be seen throughout her works, with her use of bold colour and intuitive style.
Laura continued her studies earning an AAS degree in Textile Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, and earned her MA Fine Art at Middlesex University, London. Laura lives and works in London, is a certified GOLDEN Artist Materials Educator and is Art Curator at Stephens House & Gardens, Finchley.
Since her early devotion to painting, Laura has been motivated by a love of nature and a fascination with paint as a material. She uses colour, texture and movement, balancing intention along with chance to create a dynamic surface. She gravitates toward the abstract in art because it allows her the freedom to interpret the world she sees through her own creative lens.