Laura Ross-Paul

Laura Ross-Paul (born 1950) is a contemporary painter of oil and wax in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

Laura Ross-Paul
Born
Laura Ross

1950
Portland, Oregon
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.F.A., M.F.A., B.S.
Known forPainting, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Encaustic Painting, Oil Painting.
MovementMagical Realism
AwardsBonnie Bronson Award, Juror's Award, Portland Art Museum; Juror's Award, Bellevue Art Museum; Artist's Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Etc.
Patron(s)none

Early life and education

Laura Ross-Paul was born in Portland, Oregon in 1950.

In 1968, Ross-Paul worked as a political cartoonist and illustrator for The Scab Sheet 10 cents for the Truth, a Vietnam-era underground anti-war newspaper in Corvallis, Oregon.

In 1974, Ross-Paul received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Fort Wright College. She went on to obtain her Master of Fine Arts in Painting[1] and her B.S. from Portland State University.

Career

Ross-Paul frequently uses the landscape of the Pacific Northwest as a background for her paintings. Her style uses the inherent qualities of the medium and lets paint bleed across her composition, frequently using a resin compound to blur the colors together to achieve a soft look. Geometric shapes such as orbs are a common reoccurring motif in her paintings.[2] Her 2002 collection is a strong example of this.[3]

Awards and accolades
  • 2008 - Bonnie Bronson Award[4][5][6]
  • 1998 - Commissioned to create the Governor's Arts Award, Oregon Arts Commission
  • 1997 - Juror's Award, Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum
  • 1997 - Juror's Award, Pacific, Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum
  • 1996 - Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Symphony, Cover Art, Fall Concert Series, Commissioned for large works for Claremont Hotel
  • 1995 - Awarded Metropolitan Arts Commission "Visual Chronicles", featured in Lois Allan's "Contemporary Northwest Art", TriMet Westside Light Rail, Large Scale Mural, Zoo Station. Administered by the Metropolitan Arts Commission. Portland OR
  • 1980 - Individual Artist Fellowship Recipient, Oregon Arts Commission

Museum collections

References
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  2. "Laura Ross-Paul". Laura Ross-Paul. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  3. "Laura Ross-Paul". Laura Ross-Paul. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. "news-detail.cfm". Froelick Gallery. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127223440/http://oregoncf.org/resources/news-pubs/press-releases/current-press/bonnie-bronson-award-2010. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. D.K. Row, The Oregonian (2010-03-30). "Portland artist David Eckard receives Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "news-detail.cfm". Froelick Gallery. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  9. Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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