My Artwork has been described by others as "an embarrassment of riches in a colorful world of subconscious thinking." It is like a journey into the deepest corner of my mind which pulls out current ideas and accumulations of my past experiences, welding them together and presenting them to the world allowing the viewer to create their own conclusions and individual meanings that are all their own."
Biography: New Jersey Artist Laura Barbosa is a self-representing artist with 20 years experience painting animals and subjects of fantasy. She is best known for her animal portraits, surreal representations, digital art and unique colorful abstracts.
Barbosa's paintings have been exhibited in group shows in galleries including the Splash Contemporary Gallery in Asbury Park, N.J. and The Stover Mill Gallery and Tinicum Arts Festivals in Erwinna, Penn. To learn more, Visit The Artist's Website: http://www.onlyoriginals-gifts.com
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
March of 2007- Splash Contemporary Gallery in Asbury Park NJ.
March Madness Show - 6 works on Exhibit.
July 2005, 2006, 2007- Stover Mill, 56th, 57th, & 58th Annual
Tinicum Arts Festival- Erwinna Pennsylvania, - 7 Works on Exhibit.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2007-2008 Fundraiser for The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc. 3 paintings of 12 Working Therapy Dog Portraits. Acrylics on Canvas - 24" x 48" This work is on Permanent Public Display in a HUGE collection at the Saint Barnabus Health Care Facility in NJ. This Public Collection has raised $7500.00 for the Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog Organization to help maintain their training and education for the welfare of Patients throughout America.
PUBLISHED IN:
NY ARTS MAGAZINE-September 2008
ART BUSINESS NEWS-Online Gallery
ASBURY PARK PRESS- "Art Of The Dog" by Zack Patberg, June 15, 2007
"Laura Barbosa is an aspiring philanthropist for dog welfare. Artists work has gone to the dogs..."
Also Published Online:
Forbes.com, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, AZ Central, Las Vegas Business Press, Asbury Park Press, NJ.com, MDMA's Industry News Daily, NurseWeek, Rehab Management, Breitbart.com, All Points Research, KRON 4, PR Newswire, Yahoo!, AOL.com, Hoover's, Macro*World Investor, MarketWatch, TecTrends, Soapdom.com, Publicity Insider, Press Enterprise, AZStarnet.com, Phoenix Business Journal, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Houston Chronicle, Texas Cable News, WFAA, Austin American Statesman, Bolsamania and more.
COMMISSIONS
Large to Giant Artworks for Corporations, Personal Offices and Home Decor.
**No Longer accepting orders for Pet Portraits**
AWARDS
Third Prize, "Horse Dance", Cultural Arts Center, Brick, NJ 2008
Third Prize, Stover Mill, Acrylics Category, "Bordeaux Dog" Juried by Bill Novak, 2007
Featured Artist: Imagekind Gallery on Easter Sunday March 23 2008
I am a Full Time Artist living off my income obtained from selling my original work. On occasion I have Unique Figurative Sculptures available for purchase so come back again and please keep me painting!...You are buying directly from me, the Artist and everything is shipped directly to you from my home studio. My Art Clients are the most important thing to me and I aspire to present myself and my art in a professional manner and to achieve an excellent standing in the online and offline art community.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ORIGINAL ART!
Laura has been selling art online for a period of 6 years. She is a member and seller on All Posters, Art.com, Artist Rising, Imagekind, EBSQ, Absolute Arts Premiere Portfolio Artist, EasyArt Academy, Etsy, Yessy, Capucines Blvd. and Boundless Gallery.
Country: United States
E-mail: wardogmastiff@netzero.com
Site: Fine Artist Laura Barbosa