In residence in Colombia

I am in Colombia at an art residency at Campos des Gutierrez until Christmas. The homestead is a 180 year old rammed earth building that was originally built at the centre of a coffee plantation. It is situated high in the mountains above the city of Medellin. The residency is hosted by painter and ceramicist Andrés Morzón-Aguirre, with help from Camilo Marulanda and a community of like minded artists and thinkers. An exhibition showcasing the work I have made while here alongside the work of NY Fulbright fellow Chris Woolston, and Colombian artist German Alzur will take place on the 10th of December at The Palace of Culture in the central city. There is much work to be done!

The Gutierrez homestead

Halloween street hanging

Local chorizo stand.. mmm tasty

The Palace of Culture where the exhibition will be held

Speaking with Lynn Freeman on Arts On Sunday, Radio NZ

Lynn Freeman talked with Laura Marsh about her installation entitled YOURS at the 2013 Tauranga Arts Festival on November 3rd, here at Arts On Sunday, on Radio New Zealand.

YOURS in Tauranga

As the frontispiece to the Tauranga Arts Festival, YOURS invites the public to participate in the active nature of sharing or giving. People can leave something they would like someone else to have on the hooks that adorn the letter Y, and then people may take what they like. Until Sunday 3rd November.
Also! listen in to The Arts on Sunday with Lynn Freeman on National Radio this week.. and hear what I have to say.

My Masters Exegesis: The Trouble With Being A Proud Pakeha

Thought I might put my Masters dissertation from 2010 back out there for the keen readers, a mere 7000 words, but with lots of pictures. Click here for The Trouble With Being A Proud Pakeha by Laura Marsh.

Abstract Merit Prize

Nine

Joyfully I have received the Abstract Merit Prize from The Waitakere Trusts Art & Sculpture Exhibition held at Corbans Estate Art Centre 4-12 October 2013. The prize was awarded by Linda Tyler for a watercolour entitled Nine. She wrote these kind words about it:

Showing full control of the difficult medium of watercolour 

in the overlay of colours this artist is able to create a delicate 

pattern purely in pastels. Mathematically complex, yet simple 

and evocative of crystals, origami and organic structures 

abundant in nature.

Other finalists can be seen here.

Finalist in Objective Art Awards

At Mangere Arts Centre - 63 Orly Ave, Mangere, Auckland until December 1st.

Installation at Tauranga Arts Festival 24 Oct - 3 Nov

To be installed in front of the Pacific Crystal Palace upon The Strand, Tauranga, NZ, 

as part of the Tauranga Arts Festival 2013