Okiki Podcast Episode 10: Laura Payne
Laura Payne (b. 1987, Ottawa) is a visual artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She received her BFA from the University of Western Ontario (London ON) and her MFA from the Mount Royal School of Art at MICA (Baltimore MD). Her paintings and new media works have been exhibited widely, at venues such as Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre (Toronto), School 33 (Baltimore MD), Conner Smith (Washington DC), the Mendel Art Gallery for their annual fundraiser LUGO (Saskatoon), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), as well as multiple Nuit Blanche events across the country.
Payne has received financial support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Ontario Arts Council for multiple projects. She was a finalist for the RBC Canadian Painting Competition in 2017, and the recipient of a Saskatchewan Foundations for the Arts Award in 2018. In 2019, Payne has participated in exhibitions in Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Montrea. She just completed her first residency in September 2019 at ChaNorth in Pine Plains, NY, sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
1) Started with the plan of being a high school art teacher, then she got interested in teach post-secondary.
2) Recovering from her first major rejection of her art work, she took time to work on her portfolio and apply to top graduated art programs a second time. She was then accepted to the prestigious program at MICA.
3) Learning to ask herself why she is passionate about art, and why it was important to her in the midst of other talented individuals.
4) She creates both paintings and visual animation art. She built the visual animations installation herself from scratch with the assistance of the Sask Arts Board Grant.
5) Make it a routine to practice (she devotes 40/hrs a week to her art) and try to find inspiration.
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