Laura Jones
Paintings and monotypes by Laura Jones convey a focus on the complex relationships between humanity and nature in their composition, subject matter and in the looseness and lack of resolution in the paint itself. The vulnerabilities of the environment are expressed alongside her own domestic interiors, exposing the private (and human) in parallel with the natural world. They unfurl their narratives, opening like a flower to expose precious sensitivities, also expressed in the space that invites us between the brushstrokes.
‘My recent work weaves more of my personal story into an environmental one. These windows into more vulnerable moments interest me, giving nature context, heart, and intimacy. I have always elevated my concern for the environment; using my personal life alongside expresses the rawness of how it feels to be alive right now. I find the parallels and describe them with paint in an unexpected way. They remind us of hope and empathy; that these sensations may coexist.’
Jones grew up in nature in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney. She studied Japanese and art history, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (2003). She completed a Masters of Art (printmaking) from the College of Fine Arts, University of NSW (2006). Her work has been exhibited in public and private galleries since 2011, with residencies at the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Heron Island, The Glasshouse Regional Art Gallery, Byron Bay School of Art, New York, Japan, and Antarctica. In 2023 she was awarded the Nancy Fairfax Artist in Residence at Tweed Regional Gallery. She is a many times finalist in art awards including the Archibald Prize (2023, 2022, 2019) and Wynne Prize (2021), and won the People’s Choice Award at the Paddington Art Prize (2021). Her work has been acquired for the Artbank Collection and national and international private collections.
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