MEET LAURA RABORN
Laura Raborn’s paintings are exhibited in multiple collections in Arkansas, the U.S. and the Bahamas. Her work has earned numerous awards and has appeared in publications such as “Women Make Arkansas: Conversations with 50 Creatives” by Erin Wood of Et Alia Press. An interview about her most recent work can be found at www.arkansasartscene.com/home/interview-with-artist-laura-raborn.
After receiving a B.A. from Rollins College, Raborn worked in marketing for six years and took evening classes at the Arkansas Arts Center. Later, at UA Little Rock, she earned a Masters in Art while working as a graduate assistant. More recently, she has participated in three prestigious art residencies: the Women’s International Study Center in Santa Fe, NM, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA and Breck Create in Breckenridge, CO. Raborn has also increased her mixed media workshop teaching in various art schools such as the Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, CO and Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, AR.
Her Little Rock studio is open for appointments and her paintings can be viewed at Justus Fine Art in Hot Springs, AR and Princess Street Gallery on Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
Read Laura’s Artist Statement
RESUME2024
“Motherload” Group Exhibition, curated by artist Emily Wood, Argenta Library, North Little Rock, AR.
“Small Works on Paper,” Arkansas Arts Council touring exhibition, juried by Laura Blereau, curator of exhibitions, Newcomb Museum of Art, Tulane University.
“Juried Artist Registry,” a two year membership featured by the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
2023
“Words Create Reality,” solo exhibit, Windgate School of Art & Design, Little Rock, AR.
“Artist Studies Exhibit,” Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR.
Guest Workshop Instructor, “Flowing with Flowers,” Kingsbrae Gardens, New Brunswick, Canada.
Guest Workshop Instructor, “The Figure in Action,” Schola Artis Pro Vobis, Assisi, Italy.
2022
“Natural Connections: An Exhibit of Paintings by Laura Raborn and Emily Wood,” Galleries at Library Square, Little Rock, AR.
“Figure + Form,” Group Exhibition, curated by Dr. Kelsey Malone, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR.
“Small Works on Paper,” Arkansas Arts Council Touring Exhibition, juried by Ronald Jackson.
Visiting Workshop Instructor, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, AR.
Guest Workshop Instructor, ZigZag Studio, 3 workshops, Little Rock, AR.
Visiting Art Instructor, Ah Haa School, Telluride, CO.
2021
“Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition,” juried by Deidre Argyle of Missouri State University.
“34th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition,” juried by Robyn Phillips-Pendleton of University of Delaware.
“Museum Meditations,” Solo Exhibit, Justus Fine Art Gallery, Hot Springs, AR.
“A Curated Collection,” Group exhibit, Cantrell Gallery, Little Rock, AR.
Visiting Workshop Instructor, Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, Bentonville, AR.
Visiting Art Instructor, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, CO.
Visiting Art Instructor, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO.
Visiting Art Instructor, Bemis School of Art at Colorado College, CO.
Guest Workshop Instructor, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, AR.
Guest Workshop Instructor, ZigZag Studio, 3 workshops, Little Rock, AR.