Laura Ross-Paul
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Laura Ross-Paul | |
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| Born | Laura Ross 1950 Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.F.A., M.F.A., B.S. |
| Known for | Painting, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Encaustic Painting, Oil Painting. |
| Movement | Magical Realism |
| Awards | Bonnie Bronson Award, Juror's Award, Portland Art Museum; Juror's Award, Bellevue Art Museum; Artist's Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Etc. |
Laura Ross-Paul (born 1950) is a contemporary painter of oil and wax in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.[1] In 2010 The Oregonian's OregonLive.com referred to her as a "venerable [figure] from Portland's long established vanguard" of art.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Laura Ross-Paul was born in Portland, Oregon in 1950. When she was 17 both of her parents and two siblings were killed in a car crash with a drunk driver, leaving Laura and a younger sister behind.[1]
In 1968, Ross-Paul worked as a political cartoonist and illustrator for The Scab Sheet 10 cents for the Truth, a Vietnam-era underground anti-war newspaper in Corvallis, Oregon. In 1974, Ross-Paul received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Fort Wright College. She went on to obtain her Master of Fine Arts in Painting[3] and her B.S. from Portland State University.
She married Alex Paul in 1970.[4] In 2014 Ross-Paul, her husband Alex, and Dr. Peter Littrup published They're Mine and I'm Keeping Them through the self-publishing service CreateSpace, an account of her experience with breast cancer and seeking successful cryoablation treatment for it. Ross-Paul illustrated the book.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Ross-Paul frequently uses the landscape of the Pacific Northwest as a background for her paintings. Her style uses the inherent qualities of the medium and lets paint bleed across her composition, frequently using a resin compound to blur the colors together to achieve a soft look. Geometric shapes such as orbs are a common reoccurring motif in her paintings.[7] Her 2002 collection is a strong example of this.[8]
Awards and accolades[edit]
- 2008 - Bonnie Bronson Award[9][10][11]
- 1998 - Commissioned to create the Governor's Arts Award, Oregon Arts Commission
- 1997 - Juror's Award, Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum
- 1997 - Juror's Award, Pacific, Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum
- 1996 - Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Symphony, Cover Art, Fall Concert Series, Commissioned for large works for Claremont Hotel
- 1995 - Awarded Metropolitan Arts Commission "Visual Chronicles", featured in Lois Allan's "Contemporary Northwest Art", TriMet Westside Light Rail, Large Scale Mural, Zoo Station. Administered by the Metropolitan Arts Commission. Portland OR
- 1980 - Individual Artist Fellowship Recipient, Oregon Arts Commission
Museum collections[edit]
- Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
- Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR
- Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR[12][13][14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Douglas, Jeff (November 24, 2005). "Laura Ross-Paul; Brothers of Baladi". Oregon Art Beat. Season 7. Episode 9. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Row, D. K. (March 13, 2010). "Looking at 'Portland 2010,' Disjecta's take on the Oregon Biennial". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Letters". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "The Authors". keepingthem.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Ross-Paul, Laura; Paul, Alex; Littrup, Peter (2014). They're Mine and I'm Keeping Them: How Freezing My Breast Saved My Breast. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781497357495.
- ^ Moore, Charles (March 29, 2016). "Minimally Invasive Breast Cancer Cryotherapy Largely Ignored in U.S., Says Advocate and 13-Year Survivor". Breast Cancer News. The Oregonian. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Laura Ross-Paul". Laura Ross-Paul. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Laura Ross-Paul". Laura Ross-Paul. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "news-detail.cfm". Froelick Gallery. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "David Eckard Receives 19th Annual Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Row, D. K. (March 30, 2010). "Portland artist David Eckard receives Bonnie Bronson Fellowship Award". OregonLive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Willamette Week". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "news-detail.cfm". Froelick Gallery. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Joanne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach
- Laura Ross-Paul
- KeepingThem.com, the web site for her book
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