About The Artist

For further information please contact Laara WilliamSen at laara63@gmail.com or visit https://laarawilliamsen.com INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PAINTER Shortened C.V. I am moved to transform my interior emotions, visions and my gathering of experiences onto the canvas. I work in the moment and usually with my fingertips. I have created work that I intended to be uplifting and I have also made art that I wanted to be confrontational with the intention of affecting social changes. Once I have completed a painting, the viewer may gather what they wish to from it as I believe the painting when finished has a life of it’s own. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2021 ART BOX 3 Project, Swiss Art Expo, Switzerland 2021 Selected FAVORITES, online Personaland, USA 2021 LeGalerista Montreal, Quebec, CANADA 2021 Collaboration KINDNESS music, video and my poem with THE PHILADELPHIA MULTICULURAL ART SOCIETY. USA 2020 AWARD Art for Hope, Germany 2020 ART BOX 2 Project, Swiss Art Expo, Switzerland 2019 COLLWEB online, Switzerland 2019 MEGA ART GALLERY, Rome, Italy 2018 ROSSOCINABRO GALLERY, Rome, Italy 2017 several local sols and international group exhibitions 2016 OCEAN PARK LIBRARY solo B.C. CANADA 2015 BABES CAFE GALLERY solo Galiano, Island, B.C. CANADA 2013 – 2014 “MEMORY” Richmond Art Gallery 2nd Biannual International Art Exhibition November 17- January 6 7700 Minoru Gate , Richmond, BC, Canada V6Y 1R9 2013 Peace Project “Peace, Love and Understanding” international group exhibition, thewhole9.com, California, U.S.A. selected as one of 165 artists in the touring exhibition at the following venues: Affair of the Arts, Culver City, CA, U.S.A. September 21st & 22nd Art Zone 461, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. October 5th 29 Pieces, Dallas, TX, U.S.A. October 12th Evening Reception, Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, U.S.A. Nov.7th Open House, Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, U.S.A., Nov. 9th The Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA, U.S.A. November 23rd 2013 Biuro Pronocji Kultury, coordinated by Marek Wysoczynski, Gdansk, Poland 2013 “Open Studio” group international exhibition, Ozu Cultural Centre, Monteleone, Sabina, Italy 2013 “The Collage” Art Auction Fundraiser for Dr. Kevin Kain’s malaria research and treatment in Uganda,at the University of Toronto, Multifaith Centre, 560 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 7th 2013 “United State of International Artists,” Olga Santos galeria,Praca da Republica No 168 frente, Porto, Portugal January11 to February 2 2013 Twitter Art Exhibition, in support of Street Youth, Los Angles, California, USA 2012-2013 Peace Project “Make Peace” 2012 International selected as one of 156 touring exhibition artists at these venues: Deep Ellum ArtWalk, in Collaboration with 29Pieces.org, Dallas, Texas, USA, September 22 Landmark Arts Building, Chelsea, New York, N.Y., USA, October 6 The Whole 9 Gallery, 3830 Main Street, Culver City, CA, USA, October 13 “Affaire in the Garden,” Beverly Hills, CA, USA in collaboration with All Saints, October 20 & 21 Gallery Expo, in conjunction with Long Beach' First Fridays, CA, USA, November 2nd Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA, December 1 Art 4 All People, Malibu, California, USA, December 9 Swarm Gallery, 560 Second Street, Oakland, CA, USA, December 2012 Twitter Art Exhibition in support of The Women’s Shelter, Moss, Norway 2012 Aids Free by 2015, International Digital Quilt, www.2015quilt.com 2012 Project Smiles coordinated by Marek Wysoczynski, Biuro Pronocji Kultury, Gdansk, Poland 2012 “A Casa de Lage,” International Painting Exhibition curated by Francisco Lacerdaat Pestana Place, Lisbon, Portugal 2012 “Passages,” International painting exhibition curated by Francisco Lacerda at Hotel Cascais Miragem, Portugal 2012 “Letters for Feminism International Exhibition”, International Art Works, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2011 “Drawing Connection International Exhibition,” Siena Art Institute, Paul Getty III Foundation, Siena, Italy 2011 “Tikkun Olam Collaborative Grid,” at Alta Contemporary Art & Industria Studios & the Jewish Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2011 Peace Project “Peace Rises 2011,” International selection as one of 150 touring exhibition artists at these venues Gallery 9, Los Angeles, CA, USA, October 22nd EXPO Arts Center, Long Beach, CA, USA, November 4th Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA, USA November 9th Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, New York, New York, USA December 1st Showcase Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, USA, January 7th 2012 2011 ”Trees for Life,” International exhibition, “Out of the Blue Gallery,” 32-36 Dalmeny Street,Edinburgh, Scotland 2011 SYMBIOSE Summer Art Festival Breda De StadsGalerij, Oude Vest 34, Breda, The Netherlands July 7 -Aug. 14, 2011 2011FIBER FUSION, White Rock Museum and Archives, Sept. 2011 then touring North & South America, France, Spain 2011 SMILES FOR CHILDREN, Charity Project, France and Poland, 2011 CELEBRITY AUCTION, Semiahmoo Animal League Inc., Surrey, B.C. 2010 MORGAN’S CROSSING GROUP EXHIBITION, South Surrey, B.C. 2010 THE TOWN HALL, Artists for Freedom, Bensdorf, Germany, 2010 GALILEO MUSEUM, Artists for Freedom, Lennestad, Germany 2010 THE ARMORY EXHIBITION, Pasadena, CA, USA 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART, London, UK, 2010 BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY, New York, USA 2010 The Twitter Art & Social Media Group Exhibition, juried,at the DIANE FARRIS GALLERY, Vancouver, Canada 2010 INFUSION GALLERY, Hilo, Hawaii 2009