Born in Rome, Italy, where she drew and painted while studying Languages. She emigrated to the States in her 20s alone, to challenge herself and to learn about a new culture. She lived in different cities in the East and West Coast before moving to Philadelphia where she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduating as a Painting Major. She has been exhibiting in USA and abroad. In 2001 Laura became an American Citizen. Since 2013 she has been going to Iceland staying at residencies. She has also been dancing argentine tango since 2004.
EDUCATION:
2021 COURSERA: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN - MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, Specialization
2021 COURSERA: ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY # 1 AND # 2 - UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
2014 on ARTISTS U - ARTISTSU.ORG
2001 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
1996-2001 PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
2000 P.A.F.A. - GROSS ANATOMY LAB - HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
UNIVERSITA' "LA SAPIENZA", ROME, ITALY
AWARDS:
THE FELLOWSHIP HONORABLE MENTION - FPAFA 2020
THE FELLOWSHIP PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD - FPAFA
BEST ABSTRACT PAINTING - PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB
LAMBERT AND EMMA WALLACE CADWALADER PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE
HANEY FOUNDATION AWARD FOR PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS
LOUIS B.SLOAN LANDSCAPE OR STILL LIFE PRIZE
SAMUEL DAVID MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR CAST DRAWING
RESIDENCIES:
BOARD MEMBER AT LISTHÚS ARTSPACE, ICELAND since 09/2016
T.B.D. AARK.FI, FINLAND - WWW.AARK.FI
2019 LISTHÚS RESIDENCY, ICELAND - HOST ARTIST
2018 NES ARTIS RESIDENCY , SKAGASTRÖND, ICELAND - HTTPS://NESLIST.IS
2018 GAMLI SKÓLI, ICELAND - HTTP://NORDANBAL.IS
2018 JIWAR RESIDENCY, BARCELONA, SPAIN - HTTP://JIWARBARCELONA.COM
2017 LISTHÚS RESIDENCY, ICELAND
2017 FISH FACTORY - CREATIVE CENTRE, ICELAND - WWW.INHERE.IS
2016 LISTHÚS RESIDENCY, ICELAND
2015 LISTHÚS RESIDENCY, ICELAND
2014 LISTHÚS RESIDENCY, ICELAND - WWW.LISTHUS.COM
2014 GULLKISTAN, ICELAND - RESIDENCY FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE
2013 GULLKISTAN, ICELAND - RESIDENCY FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE
WWW.GULLKISTAN.IS
GALLERY AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS:
2018 - PRESENT THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - SKETCHCLUB.ORG
2017 - PRESENT CERULEAN GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA, PA - CERULEANARTS.COM
2008 - PRESENT PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, SANDWICH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PARTICIALADDCAREGA.COM
2016 - 2019 DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE, PHILADELPHIA, PA - DAVINCIARTALLIANCE.COM
2015 - PRESENT AMERICA-ITALY SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, PA - AISPHILA.ORG
VIDEOS:
http://inhere.is/2017/08/laura-marconi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQYKsO9EiD0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIMZj7mVCUI
ONE AND TWO PERSON SHOWS:
2020 CERULEAN GALLERY, Arts Collectives, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2020 COSMOPOLITAN CLUB, Icelandic Variations, PHILADELPHIA
2019 CERULEAN GALLERY, Arts Collective, -Architectural Visions, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2018 HEALING ARTS COLLECTIVE, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2017 CERULEAN GALLERY, Arts Collective, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2017 HEALING ARTS COLLECTIVE, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2017 ROSSI STUDIO, PHILADELPHIA
2015 P.O.S.T. at Crane Arts Building, PHILADELPHIA Solo
2015 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY: My Iceland, NEW HAMPSHIRE Solo
2007 SEVEN HEARTHS, WONALANCET, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2005 STUDIO B, PHILADELPHIA Solo
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 ITSLIQUID ROME-MONTI ART SPACE: FUTURE LANDSCAPES, ROME, ITALY
2023 GALLERY 1325, PHILADELPHIA
2022/2023 FAME 2022 for the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition - by juror Audrey Flack
2022 WAYNE ART CENTER - “Fall 2022 Member Juried Exhibition” - Wayne, PA
2021/2022 WAYNE ART CENTER - “Attraction to Abstraction” - Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
2021/2022 FAME 2021 for The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition - by juror Rebecca Segall, owner/curator at Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia
2021 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 1st Members Gala Invitational Juried Exhibition
2021 FIRST CHURCH - Hope in Every Steps, PORTLAND, OREGON
2021 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 2021 Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, PHILADELPHIA
2020/2021 HOT-BED, JAMES OLIVER and BRIAN HOFFMAN GALLERY - FAME 2020 for The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition
2019 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - Annual Members Art Exhibition, PHILADELPHIA
2019 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY - Our Environment Through the Eyes of the Artist , NEW HAMPSHIRE
2019 HOT-BED, JAMES OLIVER and BRIAN HOFFMAN GALLERY - FAME 2019 for The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition
2019 LISTHÚS GALLERY - Listaverka Bazar, ÓLAFSFJORÐUR, ICELAND
2019 DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE- Abstraction + Surrealism, PHILADELPHIA
2018 DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE - 20x20 Powered by PechaKucha, PHILADELPHIA
2018 DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE - Perennial Visions, PHILADELPHIA
2018 HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA PLASTIC CLUB - Reconfiguration, PHILADELPHIA
2018 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - New Members’ Exhibition, PHILADELPHIA
2018 NES ARTIS - OPIÐ HÚS, SKAGASTRÖND, ICELAND
2018 SKAPANDI LISSTAHÁTIÐ Í HRÍSEY MEÐ RÔSK, HRÍSEY, ICELAND
2018 ARTSPACE 1241- Kind of Blue, PHILADELPHIA
2018 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2017 DA VINCI ART ALLIANCE - 20x20 Powered by PechaKucha, PHILADELPHIA
2017 HBHQ, Ritual Reading Room, PHILADELPHIA
2017 INLIQUID ART - The Benefit, Cranes Arts, PHILADELPHIA
2017 KAFFI KLARA , ÓLAFSFJORÐUR - ICELAND
2017 LISTHÚS GALLERY - Sýning Exhibition, ÓLAFSFJORÐUR - ICELAND
2017 FISH FACTORY- Opið hús, STÖÐVARFJÖRÐUR- ICELAND
2017 CERULEAN GALLERY - 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, PHILADELPHIA
2017 THE PLASTIC CLUB - Small World, PHILADELPHIA
2017 THE PLASTIC CLUB - Out of the Box, PHILADELPHIA
2017 ARTSPACE 1241 - Seeing Red, PHILADELPHIA
2017 GALLERY 1325 - Northern Exposure: Inspired by Iceland, PHILADELPHIA
2017 HBHQ - 4th Biennial Snowflake Salon, PHILADELPHIA
2016 LISTHÚS GALLERYS - Sýning Exhibition, ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR - ICELAND
2016 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2016 ARTSPACE 1241 - The Grass Is Greener, PHILADELPHIA
2016 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - The 153rd Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings
2016 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - Works on Paper 2016
2015/2016 GALLERY 1325 - Small Miracles!, PHILADELPHIA
2015 LISTHÚS GALLERY - Áfram Með Smjörið -ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR - ICELAND
2015 PAFA ALUMNI GALLERY, HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA - The 116th Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Juried Exhibition
2015 AMERICA - ITALO SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA - Your Art On Display
2015 GALLERY 1315, PHILADELPHIA
2014 GALLERY 1315, PHILADELPHIA
2014 5-8 LISTHÚS GALLERY, ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR - ICELAND
2014 KETILHÚSIÐ, ART MUSEUM, AKUREYRI - ICELAND
Collaboration with The Rebecca Wong Dance Company from Honk Kong
2014 ALÞÝÐUHÚSI, SIGLUFJÖRÐUR - ICELAND
Collaboration with the Rebecca Wong Dance Company from Honk Kong
2014 TJARNARBORG CULTURE CENTER, ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR - ICELAND
Collaboration with the Rebecca Wong Dance Company from Honk Kong
2014 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2014 HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA PLASTIC CLUB - Small Worlds
2014 HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA PLASTIC CLUB - Travel And Transport
2014 DANCE PHILADELPHIA ARGENTINE TANGO - Footwork & Brushwork: 4 Painters who love to dance
2013 CHEZ JEAN, PHILADELPHIA
2013 GULLKISTAN - ICELAND
2012 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2010 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2010 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 147th Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings
2009 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2009 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 146th Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings
2008 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - Absolutely Abstract
2008 PATRICIA LADD CAREGA GALLERY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2008 HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA PLASTIC CLUB - The Fellowship Of The
Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts
2008 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 145th Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings
2008 EVEARTS GALLERY, HADDONFIELD, NEW JERSEY
2007 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - Absolutely Abstract
2007 TOWN HALL, TAMWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2005 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 142nd Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings
2002 THE PHILADELPHIA SKETCH CLUB - 139th Annual Exhibition Of Small Oil Paintings
2002 ARTISTS' HOUSE GALLERY, PHILADELPHIA
2001 MUSEUM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
2000 MUSEUM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1996 to 2000 GALLERY 1301, PHILADELPHIA