Education
2004 BA (Hons) Embroidery, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Art, Manchester, UK
2001 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Art, Manchester, UK
Selected Exhibitions & Events
Jan 2020 Group show, Upper Room Cafe Gallery, Cheadle, UK
Dec 2019 Group exhibition, Winter Showcase, ARTbound, Hebden Bridge, UK
Nov 2019 Group exhibition, Symbol, Cupola Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Oct 2019 Group exhibition, The Cube Exhibition, Doncaster Market Art Gallery, UK
Sep 2019 Selected work shown at The Music Studio, New Mills Arts Trail, New Mills, UK
Jul 2019 Open exhibition, Stockport Open Art Exhibition 2019, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, UK
Jul 2019 Joint exhibition, Art Utopia, Elizabeth James Art Gallery, London, UK
2012 Open exhibition, Waterside Open Art Exhibition, Waterside Art Gallery, Sale, UK
2010 Solo exhibition, Inside Out, Colchester Day Centre, Colchester, UK
2009 Joint exhibition, Weather Or Not, Bankley Studios and Gallery, Manchester, UK
Collections
Works held in private collections in the USA, Switzerland, France, and the UK
Commissions
2019 Private client, Manchester, UK
2014 Anchor Coffee House, collection of public artworks
2009 Manchester based musician, album artwork
Statement
Laura Pedley is an abstract landscape artist living in Manchester. Looking for the tensions between order and chaos, she draws inspiration from the transitions between different layers found within the landscape, and the places where human construction intersects with nature.
Creating her atmospheric and peaceful paintings Laura uses gouache to layer rich blues and greens, bleeding into soft pinks and peaches. She seeks to capture the essence of spacious landscapes and seascapes, then works back into the pieces with pen to build contrasting linear forms inspired by man-made structures. By exploring the juxtaposition between these two worlds, and mapping out the layers and rhythms that create beauty in the midst of uncertainty, Laura is aiming to capture the delicate balance holding up the world around us.
Laura studied Embroidery at Manchester School of Art. She has previously collaborated with artists Mary Portteus and Alan Freeman, and has exhibited her work in galleries in Washington State, USA and across the UK. She continues to produce commissions for private clients and create new self-initiated pieces to explore the boundaries of her practice.
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