PETA LAURISEN
Peta Laurisen's artwork is evocative, powerful and distinctive – an absolute must-see. She works on canvas using acrylic paint and builds up layers of colour to create a translucent effect.
Peta is inspired by nature and her striking images of flowers are highly detailed and intricate works of art. Her Geisha series of paintings are sensual, intimate and subtly erotic.
Peta Laurisen was born in Bendigo and now resides in Bryon Bay. She has been painting full time for the last 30 years. She works on canvas using acrylic paint and builds up layers of colour to create a translucent effect.
Peta is inspired by nature and her striking images of flowers are highly detailed and intricate works of art. Peta’s artwork is evocative, powerful and distinctive– an absolute must-see.
Artist’s Biography
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, the daughter of artist Harvey Hall who was well known in Albury and Singapore. Studied dress design at R.M.I.T. Melbourne, Victoria. Launched into the fashion world after traveling to Brazil and most of South America and Europe. Landed in London and worked for Biba and Top Shop, dress designing. Returning to Australia and opening two Boutiques called Montego Boutique. Then tiring of the fashion industry and needing a creative reinvention I moved into Stylisting, working for David Jones, Myer and many photographers on shoots.
This somehow led me to painting in a strange way, as I was stage setting. I became interested in Trompe L’oeil Art, the art of illusion. I somehow because of the artist D.N.A. became a Trompe L’oeil Artist for many years and I ended up writing a coffee table book on it called “Creating Grand Illusions”, then this led to tutoring art at Centre for Adult Education in Melbourne.
I decided to have a sea and temperature change and moved north to Byron Bay where I still reside and now paint on canvas most days. My work is very mixed, figurative, still life, surreal and am about to reinvent myself again with a new style. I believe you are only as good as your last best painting, and am always searching to expand myself in my art.
Exhibitions:
2015 - Soho Galleries, Sydney
2013 – Seaview Gallery, Queenscliff, Victoria.
2012 – London Art Fair, London. / Retrospect Gallery. N.S.W.
2012 – Brussells Art Fair, Brussells/ Retrospect Gallery.N.S.W.
2011 – Retrospect Gallery, Byron Bay, N.S. W.
2011 – Gallery One, Southport, Queensland.
2011 – Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria.
2010 – Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria.
2009 – Erotic Art of Today, E S Publishing (book)
2009 – Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza. Victoria.
2008 – Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria.
2008 – Fehva Art Exhibition, Byron Bay, N.S.W.
2007 – Melbourne Art Show , Melbourne.
2007 – Manyung Art Gallery, Mt Eliza ,Victoria.
2007 – Sydney Art Show,07’Royal Hall of Industries, N.S.W.
2007 – FEHVA art exhibition,Byron Bay,N.S.W. Australia
2007 – Soho Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (solo)
2007 – Sydney Art Show “07 royal Hall of Industries, N.S.W.
2006 – Border Art Show, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
2006 – FEHVA art exhibition, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
2006 – Soho Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (solo)
2006 – Fresh, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (solo)
2005 – Manyung Gallery, Mt. Eliza, Victoria, Australia
2004 – Torakina Restaurant, Brunswick Heads, NSW (solo)
2004 – Erotic on the Beach, Casurina, NSW, Australia
2004 – Affordable Arts, Fox Studios, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004 – Fresh, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia (solo)
2004 – 48 Hours of Arts, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
2004 -Maree Mizon, Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2004 -Soho Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003- Byron Bay Art Show, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
2003 – Bay Dendy Cinema, Byron Bay, NSW (solo)
2003 – Discovery, Noosa, Queensland, Australia (solo)
2002 – Piece Gallery, Mullumimby, NSW, Australia
2002 – Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia