Laura Carpenter Truitt
423 W 17th Ave, Spokane, WA 99203
303 325 4458
lauraberch@yahoo.com
www.lauracarpentertruitt.com
represented in Denver by The William Havu Gallery
EDUCATION: 2012 M.F.A. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2002 B.A. Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
2001 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, U.K., Study Abroad, 2nd year painting program
1997 School of the Art institute of Chicago, Summer Session
TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2017 Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, Gonzaga University
2017 Adjunct Instructor, Intermediate Drawing
Adjunct Instructor, Painting 1
Adjunct Instructor, 2-D visual fundamentals
2016 Adjunct Instructor, 2-D visual fundamentals
Adjunct Instructor, Figure Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
2015 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Drawing I, Rocky Mountain College of Design
Adjunct Instructor, Drawing II, Rocky Mountain College of Design
2014 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Sabbatical Replacement, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
2013 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus
2012 Adjunct Instructor, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus
2011 Instructor of Record, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Teaching Assistant to Mary Ann Kokoska, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
2010 Instructor of Record, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Teaching Assistant to Christy Martell, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
EXHIBITIONS:
Represented by the William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
Solo and two person shows:
2016 William Havu Gallery, Re-visions, Denver, CO
2014 Wiliiam Havu Gallery, Articulated Perspective, Denver, CO
Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
2013 Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Habitat, Crawfordsville, IN
Directions Gallery, Recent work, solo show, Fort Collins, CO
2011 Glen House Art, “Art For Desmond”, Solo show and artist talk in Yellow Springs, OH
Hatton Gallery, “Chromatic Spaces” selected graduate exhibition show, Fort Collins, CO
Denver International Airport, “Shows Promise”, Solo show, Denver, CO
International House, Colorado State University, two person show, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
Mercury Framing, “Push/Pull”, solo show, Boulder, CO
In a Frame, solo show, Yellow Springs, OH
Mini Gallery, “Inside/Outside”, solo show, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2009 Studio exhibition, Boulder, CO
2008 Studio exhibition, Open Studios, Boulder, CO
2007 Studio exhibition ,Open Studios, Boulder, CO.
2006 Studio exhibition Open studios, Boulder, CO
Exhibitrek, “The Elegant Universe: Julie Maren and Laura Carpenter” , Boulder, CO
2005 Studio exhibition, Open Studios, Boulder, CO
2002 Herndon Gallery, “Anthropomorphosis”, Baltimore, MD
Group shows:
2015 Art 4 Artists, Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins ,CO
2014 CSArt Colorado, Juried art project, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
Carnegie Center, The real draw: Colorado artist invitational, Fort Collins, CO
2013 William Havu Gallery, Twenty, group show, Denver, CO
2012 The Arvada Center, Art of the State: a Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Denver, CO
The Painting Center, Juried group show, Natural/Constructed Spaces II, NYC, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
2011 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, selected for “Luminocity” Gala, Denver, CO
Mini Gallery, “and”, group graduate show, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Manifest Gallery, ABSTRKT juried group show, Cincinnati, OH
Translations Gallery, “Contemporary Western Art”, group show, Denver, CO
Pratt Fine Art Center, selected for annual gala, Seattle, WA
2010 ART 342, “Intimate Works” benefit for the University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
Silo Point, “Innovate Love”, Baltimore, MD
2009 Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, “Emerging Artists”, Boulder, CO
St. Julien Hotel, Chinook Clubhouse Auction, Boulder, CO
2008 Rembrandt Yard, represented artists, Boulder, CO
2007 Exhibitrek,“Nature”, Selected Group exhibition, Boulder CO
Open Studios, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2004 University Memorial Center Gallery, “Storytellers: Fact or Fiction?”, juried show, University of Colorado, Boulder
Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO.
2003 Gallery Sovereign, group show, Boulder, CO
HONORS/RESIDENCIES:
2015 Vermont Studio Center resident for July
2013 Selected for 2014 CSArt Colorado, “Crop”, by curators for the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Accepted into Vermont Studio Center for fall 2013 (declined)
2012 Finalist for Penn State Institute for the Arts and Humanities postdoctoral fellowship
2011 Nominated for Dedalus Scholarship
2011 Graduate Representative, Colorado State University
2010 Graduate Representative, Colorado State University
2007 Vermont Studio Center resident for the month of January
PUBLICATIONS:
2016 Ruminate Magazine, Issue 38 due out in March
2016 Paglia, Michael. “Representational Art Meets the Abstract At Havu and Space Galleries” , Westword.
January 27th, 2016
2015 Ruminate Magazine featured artist, Issue 34: Keeping things Whole
2014 Paglia, Michael. “Goldfish and a lifesize nude highlight Articulated Perspectives at the Havu Gallery”, Denver
Westword, July 16th 2014
2014 Paglia, Michael, “Critic’s Picks: Denver”, art ltd., July 2014
2011 Manifest Press, Vol. 57 ABSTRKT catalogue
2011 Mann, Sehvilla, “Laura Carpenter Exhibit- Through a Child’s, and Painter’s, Eye”, Yellow Springs News, December
29th, 2011.
2010 Paglia, Michael, “Personal Visions”, Westword, August, 2010.
2008 Ganglehoff, Bonnie, “Emerging artists: Horn, Youngers, Carpenter”,
Southwest Art Magazine, February, 2008.
Bowman, Ann, “Artist Profile: Laura Carpenter”, Art of the Four Corners, Spring, 2008.
2002 B.A. Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
2001 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, U.K., Study Abroad, 2nd year painting program
1997 School of the Art institute of Chicago, Summer Session
TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2017 Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, Gonzaga University
2017 Adjunct Instructor, Intermediate Drawing
Adjunct Instructor, Painting 1
Adjunct Instructor, 2-D visual fundamentals
2016 Adjunct Instructor, 2-D visual fundamentals
Adjunct Instructor, Figure Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
2015 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Drawing I, Rocky Mountain College of Design
Adjunct Instructor, Drawing II, Rocky Mountain College of Design
2014 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Sabbatical Replacement, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
2013 Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus
2012 Adjunct Instructor, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Adjunct Instructor, Intro to Drawing, Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus
2011 Instructor of Record, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Teaching Assistant to Mary Ann Kokoska, Intro to Drawing, Colorado State University
2010 Instructor of Record, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
Teaching Assistant to Christy Martell, 2-D Visual Fundamentals, Colorado State University
EXHIBITIONS:
Represented by the William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
Solo and two person shows:
2016 William Havu Gallery, Re-visions, Denver, CO
2014 Wiliiam Havu Gallery, Articulated Perspective, Denver, CO
Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Coker College, Hartsville, SC
2013 Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Habitat, Crawfordsville, IN
Directions Gallery, Recent work, solo show, Fort Collins, CO
2011 Glen House Art, “Art For Desmond”, Solo show and artist talk in Yellow Springs, OH
Hatton Gallery, “Chromatic Spaces” selected graduate exhibition show, Fort Collins, CO
Denver International Airport, “Shows Promise”, Solo show, Denver, CO
International House, Colorado State University, two person show, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
Mercury Framing, “Push/Pull”, solo show, Boulder, CO
In a Frame, solo show, Yellow Springs, OH
Mini Gallery, “Inside/Outside”, solo show, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2009 Studio exhibition, Boulder, CO
2008 Studio exhibition, Open Studios, Boulder, CO
2007 Studio exhibition ,Open Studios, Boulder, CO.
2006 Studio exhibition Open studios, Boulder, CO
Exhibitrek, “The Elegant Universe: Julie Maren and Laura Carpenter” , Boulder, CO
2005 Studio exhibition, Open Studios, Boulder, CO
2002 Herndon Gallery, “Anthropomorphosis”, Baltimore, MD
Group shows:
2015 Art 4 Artists, Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins ,CO
2014 CSArt Colorado, Juried art project, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
Carnegie Center, The real draw: Colorado artist invitational, Fort Collins, CO
2013 William Havu Gallery, Twenty, group show, Denver, CO
2012 The Arvada Center, Art of the State: a Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Denver, CO
The Painting Center, Juried group show, Natural/Constructed Spaces II, NYC, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
2011 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, selected for “Luminocity” Gala, Denver, CO
Mini Gallery, “and”, group graduate show, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Manifest Gallery, ABSTRKT juried group show, Cincinnati, OH
Translations Gallery, “Contemporary Western Art”, group show, Denver, CO
Pratt Fine Art Center, selected for annual gala, Seattle, WA
2010 ART 342, “Intimate Works” benefit for the University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
Silo Point, “Innovate Love”, Baltimore, MD
2009 Macky Gallery, University of Colorado, “Emerging Artists”, Boulder, CO
St. Julien Hotel, Chinook Clubhouse Auction, Boulder, CO
2008 Rembrandt Yard, represented artists, Boulder, CO
2007 Exhibitrek,“Nature”, Selected Group exhibition, Boulder CO
Open Studios, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2004 University Memorial Center Gallery, “Storytellers: Fact or Fiction?”, juried show, University of Colorado, Boulder
Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO.
2003 Gallery Sovereign, group show, Boulder, CO
HONORS/RESIDENCIES:
2015 Vermont Studio Center resident for July
2013 Selected for 2014 CSArt Colorado, “Crop”, by curators for the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Accepted into Vermont Studio Center for fall 2013 (declined)
2012 Finalist for Penn State Institute for the Arts and Humanities postdoctoral fellowship
2011 Nominated for Dedalus Scholarship
2011 Graduate Representative, Colorado State University
2010 Graduate Representative, Colorado State University
2007 Vermont Studio Center resident for the month of January
PUBLICATIONS:
2016 Ruminate Magazine, Issue 38 due out in March
2016 Paglia, Michael. “Representational Art Meets the Abstract At Havu and Space Galleries” , Westword.
January 27th, 2016
2015 Ruminate Magazine featured artist, Issue 34: Keeping things Whole
2014 Paglia, Michael. “Goldfish and a lifesize nude highlight Articulated Perspectives at the Havu Gallery”, Denver
Westword, July 16th 2014
2014 Paglia, Michael, “Critic’s Picks: Denver”, art ltd., July 2014
2011 Manifest Press, Vol. 57 ABSTRKT catalogue
2011 Mann, Sehvilla, “Laura Carpenter Exhibit- Through a Child’s, and Painter’s, Eye”, Yellow Springs News, December
29th, 2011.
2010 Paglia, Michael, “Personal Visions”, Westword, August, 2010.
2008 Ganglehoff, Bonnie, “Emerging artists: Horn, Youngers, Carpenter”,
Southwest Art Magazine, February, 2008.
Bowman, Ann, “Artist Profile: Laura Carpenter”, Art of the Four Corners, Spring, 2008.
