Laura Krasnow
Contact Information
Studio & Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
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Photography/Digital Art
Archived Work
Artist's Biography
Laura Krasnow, born in New York City, has lived and traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.
In addition to being a freelance photographer, she has worked as an assistant editor in feature films, and been trained in film preservation and restoration. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, and is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Her passion is art, science and technology. After obtaining an MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she returned to school to study math, physics and computer science. Laura has attended seminars at the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics, and the Centre for Brain and Mind, both in Canada.
Artist's Statement
I am predominantly a visual artist, using the medium of photography to explore the connections between the artistic and scientific realms of inquiry.
Working with traditional and non-traditional art making tools, including printmaking, digital photography, film and Polaroid film, drawing and paint, I seek to interpret theories of physics, math and neurological research, to reconstruct individual recollections of time, place, and space.
I use the photographic images, with embedded marks and symbols, to construct a specific viewpoint. In the construction of the works, I have been influenced by geographical maps, weather maps, blueprints, ancient symbolic and pictorial written languages, NASA photography, photographs outside the normal human visual range, visual database design, and the use of grids within archeological drawings... with these grids representing both the physical relationship between the found objects, and their spatial relationship over time.
For me, defining a sense of place is the allure of the photographic image... the instant, when time and place seem to merge to catch a moment. It is the imperceptible connections I seek to define...when something catches your peripheral vision, but is gone when you turn for a longer glimpse. My photographs aim to force the viewer to look beyond the obvious... to reveal the essence beyond the normal visual spectrum.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2016
1976 - 2000
School of Art Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Project Art Center, Cambridge, MA
West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Fine Arts Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK
Group
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Un-Natural Nature, Virtual Exhibition, SciArt Center, New York, NY
2014
2014
Ten Year Represented Artists Retrospective, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Winners of Biennial Roadshow Marfa Exhibition, Marfa, TX
The Sketchbook Project, Traveling Exhibition
Electron Salon: International Group Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Electron Salon: International Group Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2013 - 2014
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Philly Photo Day 2013, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Discovery and Perception, Episcopal Academy, Newton Square, PA
Curious Investigations, Episcopal Academy, Newton Square, PA
August Electron Salon, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Invitational
2013 Members Exhibition: InLiquid, PPAC, Second State, The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Exposure 2013. See.Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY
Philly Tech Week Invitational Exhibition, DrinkPhilly Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ninth Anniversary Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
February Electron Salon, Invitational Group Exhibition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Sketchbook Project, Traveling Exhibition
2012
Member Group Exhibition, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Open Studios, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Self-Portrait, Old City Jewish Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Turning Darkness to Light, Old City Jewish Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Art Takes Times Square, work projected in Times Square, New York, NY
Eighth Anniversary Retrospective, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Things Found Series, Volume One: The Fridge, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
The Meal, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
The Sketchbook Project, Traveling Exhibition
2011
Electron Salon, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Invitational
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Invitational
Philadelphia Photo Day, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Chain Letter, Online Exhibition, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
(catalog)
Invitational
2010
The Sketchbook Project, Traveling Exhibition
1976 - 2000
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
National Landscape in Art Exhibition, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
Women Artists Books, part of VIEW BY WOMEN ARTISTS EXHIBITION, Surrogate’s Court Building, New York, NY
Some Girls Exhibition – Part Two, Artists’ Books, Chicago, IL
Installation, West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, IL
8 ½ x 11, West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, IL
First Book Gathering Exhibition, Downtown Brooklyn Cultural Center, Brooklyn, NY
Color Photography – A Directorial Approach, Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Cleveland Photographic Workshop, Cleveland Heights, OH
Women/Images/Nature, work used in lecture presented by Martha Madigan, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
International Festival of Women Artists, Copenhagen, Denmark
Inner Landscapes, Illinois Photographers Exhibition, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Attacks – A Social Disease, Moming Studio, Chicago, IL
Fifth Annual Magic Silver Show, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Chicago Books, Franklin Furnace Gallery, New York, NY
Options in Independent Art Publishing, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Prints From The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Chicago Cultural Library Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Herron School of Art, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
College of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens, OH
McAuley Gallery, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Office of the Federal Defenders, Chicago, IL
Pensecola National Printmaking Exhibition, Pensacola, FL
The Plain Brown Wrapper Hard Times National Print Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Works Under Pressure, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Illinois Regional Print Show, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Chicago Prints, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Invitational Graduate Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI
Student Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Art Students League, New York, NY
Artist's Bibliography
Elliot, David “Inner Landscape of the New Romantics,” The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL
Artner, Alan G. “Landscapes of Isolated Pleasures,” The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
Bright, Deborah “Inner Landscape,” The New Art Examiner, Chicago, IL
Professional Experience
2011
Co-Curator, Art is Science Made Clear: Science Made Clear, A Collective, Philadelphia Science Festival, Philadelphia, PA
2008 – 2010
Research Aide, The Elephant Listening Project, Bioacoustics Research Program, The Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University
2005 - 2010
Digital Imaging Specialist, Media Asset Manager (Moving and still images), Philadelphia, PA; Cornell University; University of Kentucky; Kentucky Educational Television
2002 - 2003
Assistant Photography Curator, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library, Roddy McDowall Photograph Archive
1987 – 1999
Assistant Editor, Feature Films – Picture, Sound ADR
Additional Experience
Freelance/Fine Art Photographer
Archiving and Database Management, Digital Arts and Multimedia Design Program, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA
Workshop Instructor, Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK; Vacaville Prison, CA; Mental Health Clinic, Sacramento, CA
Exhibition Crew, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; International Center of Photography, New York, NY
President, Board of Directors, West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, IL
Professional Affiliations
Acoustic Ecology Institute
American Society of Media Photographers
Art and Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)
Association for Computing Machinery
College Arts Association
European Network for Cinema and Media Studies
Leonardo/International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology
Museum Computer Network
Rhizome
Society of Photographic Education
Awards and Honors
Lizzy Wetzel Choice Award, 2014 Biennial Roadshow, Marfa, TX
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 33rd Annual 2013 Spring Photography Contest
L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation Fellowship, Cineric Film Lab, New York, NY
University of Southern California, Research Fellowship, Integrated Media Systems Center, BioSIGHT Project
Hollywood Digital Careers, Silicon Studios Fellowship
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Full Scholarship/Graduate Assistantship
Publications
Photographer’s Forum Best of Photography 2013 Annual
Graduate Prints Portfolio, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Triptik, offset artist book, edition of 50
Faces, off-set artist book, edition of 50
Collections
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
State University of New York at Albany, NY
California State University, Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Art Students League, New York, NY
Independent Press Archive, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Women Artists Archive, Copenhagen, Denmark
Small Press Archive, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Women’s Caucus for Art, New York Chapter, Artists’ Book Archive, New York, NY
Various private collections
Education
The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Master of Fine Art, Photomechanical Processes, Photography, Generative Systems
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
BA, Studio Art
Continuing Education
National College of Art, Dublin, Ireland
The L. Jeffrey School of Film Preservation, The George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
Certificate in Film Preservation and Restoration
California State University at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Silicon Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Art Center at Pasadena, CA
American Film Institute, Hollywood, CA
Art Students League of New York
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Natural Wonder Feature Artist: Laura Krasnow
InLiquid’s most recent exhibition, Natural Wonder, is on display at Park Towne Place Museum and will be showing until December … See Full Post
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Natural Wonder
Natural Wonder speaks to the awe inspired by nature and our inescapable desire to reveal and reimagine our surroundings through the photographic image.
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“Entrances and Exits” Opening Reception
Join InLiquid for the Second Thursday reception for Extrances and Exits! Traditionally, a piece of art has been seen as a … See Full Post
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Entrances and Exits
Traditionally, a piece of art has been seen as a window, something to look through into another world. Entrances and … See Full Post
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Laura Krasnow @ Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, and more!
This month, Laura Krasnow will be exhibiting work at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, and with ArtVenice Biennale 4, at ARTlsm3160 Gallery, Venice, Italy, during the opening week of the 2017 Venice Biennale 57. PNC Bank has acquired nine of her images to include in their corporate art collection.
