Laura Nash

Artist’s Statement:

Working in several media over time, always considering the state of the environment, and our experience of it.

Currently working in painting and drawing, considering the local environment. In our views of nature, here in NYC, we see the natural growth intersecting with man-made structures creating a tension between the intersection of observation, pattern recognition, and the nature of materials.

In photography, I had traveled with a Pew Charitable Trust grant to the oil producing region of Ecuador, filming the effects of (Exxon) oil contamination in the jungle, as part of a series on Brownfields, in the U.S. and the Americas. In sculpture, I constructed algae tanks, including a large scale public sculpture at Metrotech Center in downtown Brooklyn, with the Public Art Fund, and several site specific installations, including grants from Art Matters, Inc. and others.

Teaching: Studio Art, and Photography: Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, I.C.P., NYC D.O.E. LaGuardia H.S., K-12, and AMNH Teacher training workshops.