Artist Detail

Laura BenAmots

Visual Artist

About the artist:

Of her work she says: “the disparate experiences of my life shape my art as I search for belonging and solitude. ” Of her life she says: "there is no arrival, only moments of clarity." RECENT EXHIBIT & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (2012) BATTLE PORTRAITS Wounded Lions Wounded Lambs - book launching and Colorado preview exhibits at the CSFAC, BAC in Manitou Springs, CSU Pueblo, Sangre de Cristo Art Museum and more. (2011) FROST ART MUSEUM AT FIU IN MIAMI FL – GUEST ARTIST PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL ARTIST GALLERY AT CSU PUEBLO CO: FIGURE REFRAMED INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT; ARTIST GRANT AWARDS: PIKES PEAK ARTS COUNCIL; PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE INNOVATION AWARD GRANT FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD. (2010) GLOBAL ARTS EXCHANGE FESTIVAL AT THE PIKES PEAK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - MAIN STAGE ARTIST & THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE EXHIBIT AT THE COSTA RICA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART & DESIGN. (2008-09) ONE-WOMAN EXHIBITS AT THE EDGE GALLERY AND THE ABECEDARIAN GALLERY, BOTH IN DENVER CO; SUMMER EXHIBITS AT THE DOTFIFTYONE HAPPENINGS GALLERY IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT MIAMI FL; EROS ON CANVAS THE EROTIC PAINTINGS OF LAURA BENAMOTS WAS CO-PUBLISHED BY LAST GASP PRESS AND SMOKEMUSE PRESS. www.battleportraits.com www.laurabenamots.com