Laura Payne 

BIO

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). Payne has received financial support from SK Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts, 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. Payne has participated in exhibitions in Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Baltimore, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“As science, technology, and digital media continue to influence the trajectory of contemporary art, my painting practice addresses the space where simulated abstraction becomes hyperreality. Abstractly rendered depth transcends the two dimensions of the surface, while conflicting illusions and disparate media reference a dimension beyond the third.”