Laurie Batter was always creating art as a child and teenager. She had good fortune to be born into a family who encouraged her creativity, and a grade school program that exposed her to the Masters and a college degree in Art History. After a 40-year hiatus from art while she ran her boutique PR & Marketing firm, and the surprise blessing of the Pandemic, she has renewed her connection to art, creating through multiple mediums and subjects. Her home studio is chock full of colorful paints, and every art supply you could dream about. She actively explores her creativity through classes at Mira Costa College, plus several renowned workshops including Nicholas Wilton’s Art2Life Creative Visioning Program (CVP), Art2Life Spark, and Jenny Nelson. Laurie is a member of AGNC (Artist Group of North County) and the Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance. Her work is collected by art lovers around the U.S. and the UK. To see more of her work go to www.yessy.com/lauriebatter and follow her on Instagram @lauriebatterartist.
She has a degree in Art History from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). She also studied fine art at CWRU as well as summer classes at the Cleveland Institute of Art. She is an accomplished Enamelist having studied that art form for five years. After University, Laurie worked in sales, public relations and marketing, and owned her own business PR/Marketing Consulting Business for 25 years, BatterUp! Productions. Laurie also served on the Carlsbad, CA Arts Commission for eight years, and chaired for one year.
2024 - 2025 Exhibits
OMA Alliance at Ashton Gallery @arton30th, San Diego, CA Gathering Light 36 x 36 mixed media painting
OMA Alliance at Brooks Theater, Oceanside, CA Spirited Show, 12 x 12 mixed media
Carlsbad Oceanside Art League, Carlsbad, Ca Holiday show 5 paintings, mixed media
Tappen Studios with Artist Group of North County (AGNC), Carlsbad, CA Connections: A Small Works Show, 5 paintings mixed media
Ashton Gallery #arton30th, San Diego, CA Blue show 15.5 x 15.5 mixed media
Ashton Gallery @arton30th, San Diego, CA Golden Autumn show 14 x 18 Mixed Media
O'Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA Blue show, 12 x 12 mixed media
San Marcos Civic Center through Artist Group of North County (AGNC) 3 paintings two 12 x 12 one 24 x 24 mixed media
Brooks Theater Gallery, Oceanside, CA One Step...Beyond show, 15x15 mixed media
Las Lagunas Online Gallery, Laguna, CA Botanicals show 18 x 24 Mixed Media
OMA Alliance at SIP Gallery, San Marcos, CA Radiance Show, 24 x 36 Abstract Mixed media
2023 Exhibits
Brooks Theater Gallery in Oceanside, CA Face2Face graphite and charcoal portraits,
Brooks Theater Gallery in Oceanside, CA - Friendship, watercolor,
San Marcos Civic Center through Artist Group of North County, (AGNC) two mixed media paintings.
Brooks Theater Gallery, Oceanside, CA Best Gift - two mixed media paintings,
Brooks Theater Gallery, Oceanside, CA Abstracts on the Dark Side, 30 x 40 mixed media painting
Carlsbad Oceanside Art League (COAL gallery) open show, mixed media
Lease programat Jazzercise Headquarters, Carlsbad, CA - two 24 x 36 large abstract Mixed Media paintings.
StatementI am inspired by the discovery of beauty in small and great things, exploring each, and revealing myself through each creation. My work recently has moved into more expressionistic, combining figurative with the abstract. Colors and moods in each work change as my exploration continues. I find excitement in just pure play with different mediums and marks and collages that build the surface and history of what was before, and what will form what is to come.
CvStateCA
CountryUnited States
