Laura Petrovich-Cheney

Contact Information

LauraPetrovichCheney@gmaill.com

Phone: 732-859-4919

http://www.lauracheney.com/

1 Locust Drive Asbury Park, NJ 07712

http://lauracheneyartblog.blogspot.com/

Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Sculpture

Artist's Statement

Ideas begin for me during my walks. I give value to what is ignored, stepped on or
washed up as debris, like abandoned birds’ nests, decaying tree trunks, discarded boats.
Things that are in a state of transition, which have been exposed to time, weather, insects
and animals, are the most intriguing materials. In this ephemeral state, its life is
vulnerable. The material has been. I collect these things to preserve them – to hold on to
some semblance of its former vibrant self and try to prevent its ultimate demise. By
playing with textures and surfaces, and by using processes such as burning, casting,
skinning, sawing, hacking or cleaving the materials become new. My destructive,
energetic marks retrace the visceral inscriptions made by time. The aggressive actions
made by nature and me, create mystery and the work investigates my relationship to
nature, time and place.

Selected Exhibitions

Solo
2014
Block Party, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2013
Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA

Group
2016
The Art of Refuse, The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
Curator: Anne Trauben

2015 - 2016
Pattern Pieces: Can You Make a Quilt Out of Wood?, James Michener Museum. Doylestown, PA

2014
Equilibrium, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

ECO-Art, JAM Gallery, Malvern, PA

Fountain Fair, Sculptors Guild, New York, NY

Governors Island Exhibit, Nolan Park, Sculptors Guild, New York, NY

Open Orange, Vallery Arts Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ

2013
Signature Artist Series, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

Small Works, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Sculpture Show, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA

Recent Graduates, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Preemptive Strike, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ

2012
Works In Wood, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA

Works on Paper, Perkins Art Center, Moorestown, NJ

TechKnowledge, Holy Family University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Signature Artist Exhibit, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

Garbage Barge Revisited, Islip Museum, Islip, NY

Centennial Juried Show, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE

Sculptoure: An urban sculpture park, Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Asbury Park, NJ

Reusing our Resources, Sandy Springs Museum, Sandy Springs, MD

Arts Pride NJ: Inspiring Women, A Celebration of the Visual & Culinary Arts, Hospitality House, Trenton, NJ

2011
Works on Paper, Markeim Art Center, Haddonfield, NJ

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring: The Global Water Crisis, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, OR

MFA Thesis Exhibit, Goldie Paley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Arts Connection 7, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ

Annual Juried Show, Monmouth Museum Lincroft, NJ

2010
Juried Show, Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts, Long Branch, NJ

Sneak Peak: MFA Exhibit, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Artist's Bibliography

2016
UPPERCASE magazine, 30th Issue, July 2016

2014
Creative Quaterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 33, Spring 2014

2013
Shrift, Gwen, “Infinite Variety,” The Intelligencer, November 1, 2013, page 1.

Stein, Don, “Asbury Park Resident Prepares to Travel to the Arctic Circle,” The Coaster, July
25, 2013, page. 1

Bellantoni, Ralph J., “Swimming Upstream,” Asbury Park Press, May 10, 2013, p. 16

Shrift, Gwen, “Sculpture 2013,” Philly Burbs.com, April 19, 2013

Manufactured Dissent, February 5, 2013

2012
"Week #8 Summer Friday Selected Artist," Blouin ArtInfo.com, August 10, 2012

Shields, Nancy, “Public Art Graces Asbury Park and Long Branch,” Asbury Park Press, June 29, 2012

Shrift, Gwen, “Where twisted metal artfully entwines works of whimsy,” Philly Burbs.com

Mici, Bora, "Female Artists Take Up Environmental Message," Gaithersburg’s Patch, June 27, 2012

Young, Adele, “Local Artists in 33rd Annual Juried Show,” The Hub, January 19, 2012

2011
Alaks, K., “Wiseman Gallery’s Water Themed Show Makes Big Splash,” Grants Pass Daily Courier, Nov. 14, 2011: p. 6a

Moore College of Art & Design, 2011-12 Graduate Studies Admission Catalog, page 16.

Professional Experience

2014 - present
Adjunct Art Professor, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ

2001 - 2014
Art Teacher, Lakewood Board of Education, Lakewood, NJ

2010 - 2012
Education Director, New Jersey Museum of Contemporary Art

1999 - 2001
Second Grade Teacher, Franklin Charter School, Somerset, NJ

1996 - 1998
Fashion Designer, Dawn Joy Fashions, New York, NY

1993 - 1996
Associate Designer, Mothers Work Maternity, Philadelphia, PA

Professional Affiliations

New York Sculptors Guild, Brooklyn
Philadelphia Sculptors
Women Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter
Secretary, 2012-2013
College Art Association
Monmouth County Arts Council
New Jersey Education Association
National Art Education Association
Art Educators of New Jersey
Vice President and Conference Chair, 2009
Adcovacy Chair and Youth Art Month Chair, 2007-08
Secretary, 2006

Awards and Honors

2013
Juried Member, Sculptors Guild of New York

2012
Signature Artist Member, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

2009
Focus New Jersey Exhibit, Second Place, New Jersey Art Center, New Milford, NJ

2008
Eastern Region Elementary Art Educator of the Year, National Art Education Association

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Art Education

2007
National Youth Art Month Award of Excellence, National Art Education Association

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Art Education

2006
Honorable Mention, Birds, Monmouth Museum Juried Show, Lincroft, NJ

Residencies

2013 - 2014
Fellowship, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2013
The Arctic Circle Residency, Svalbard, Norway

2010
Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland

2004
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA

Collections

Public
Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Jersey City, NJ
Sculpture Park, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
MD Anderson Cooper Hospital Cancer Center, Camden, NJ
Salvage Sale Corporation, Houston, TX
Monmouth County Arts Council, Red Bank, NJ

Education

2011
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude

1993
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
MS, Fashion Design, Magna Cum Laude

1989
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
BA, Fine Arts, English Literature

Continuing Education
2005 - 2006
Studio Art-Venice, Steinhardt School, New York University, New York, NY

Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid