Quick Info
| Profession | Painter |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 1970 |
| Birthplace | Euclid, Ohio, USA |
Latest News about Laura Owens
15/09/2026
Laura Owens has a solo exhibition titled Side By Side at Galerie Meyer Kainer in Vienna, running from 15 September 2026 to 31 October 2026. The show is listed alongside her ongoing presentations of recent work across Europe.
23/01/2026
Her work is included in the group exhibition To My Best Friend at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston, which runs from 23 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. The show celebrates the ICA's history of presenting leading contemporary artists.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Laura Owens is an American painter, gallery owner and educator known for large-scale paintings that combine art historical references and painterly techniques. She emerged from the Los Angeles art scene in the late 1990s and lives and works in Los Angeles, California. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Rhode Island School of Design | BFA in Painting, 1992 |
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| Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture | Attended, 1994 |
| California Institute of the Arts | MFA, 1994 |
Career
| Gallery and art space | In 2013 she turned her studio into the exhibition space 356 Mission with Gavin Brown and Wendy Yao; it closed in 2019. |
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| Milestones | Her first New York solo show was at Gavin Brown's Enterprise in 1997, and her first London show was at Sadie Coles HQ in 1998. |
| Collections | Works are held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and the National Gallery in Washington D.C. |
Style Quotient
| Style | Blends abstraction, figuration and decoration, drawing on embroidery, textiles, cartoon imagery, silkscreen and digital techniques. |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. She was raised in Norwalk, Ohio. | |
| 2. She was among the youngest painters to receive a museum survey of that depth at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. | |
| 3. She has said she feels no shame about making paintings as grandiose and ridiculous as possible. | |
| 4. Alongside painting, she has created many artists' books. |
