Laurel Lukaszewski creates installations and sculptures primarily from clay—usually porcelain or stoneware. Most of Laurel's works are composed of extruded forms resembling three-dimensional line drawings or calligraphic brushstrokes. Her work is based on line, rhythm and form, playing with positive and negative space. The interrelation of the pieces has roots in Laurel's study of Japanese Buddhist mandalas in graduate school and a habit of incessant doodling. Her works range in size from just a few inches to pieces as large as sixteen feet.

Laurel has exhibited in venues across the country including the DC metropolitan area, New York, Miami, Palm Beach, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Santa Fe, Seattle, Tulsa and Bainbridge Island. Recent shows include Flora: Growing Inspirations at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC and Sculpting Time at VisArts Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts in Rockville, MD. Her most recent solo exhibition, ONCE, was shown at Project 4 in Washington, DC, November 6 - December 18, 2009.

Laurel is a founding member of Flux Studios, in Mt. Rainier, MD. Previously she was a member of Red Dirt Studios, also in Mt. Rainier. She was a guest artist at Seattle's Pottery Northwest in the summer of 2008. In October 2009, she was invited to be the ARTworks 2009 Artist-in-Residence at the Holland Hall School in Tulsa, OK. Laurel has served on several nonprofit boards including the Washington Sculptors Group, Del Ray Artisans and the National Cherry Blossom Festival. She is also a member of the Washington Project for the Arts Artist Council.

Selected Ceramics Experience
2009 fall ARTworks 2009 Artist Residency, Holland Hall, Tulsa, OK
2008 summer Guest Artist, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
2007 - present Flux Studios, Mt. Rainier, MD
2003 - 2007 Red Dirt Studio Seminar, Mt. Rainier, MD
1999 - 2000 The Art League School, Alexandria, VA
1996 - 1998 Eagledale Pottery Studio, Bainbridge Island, WA
1990 - 1992 Fujimura Pottery Studio, Nakatane-cho, Tanegashima, Japan
1988, 1992 Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL

Art Awards
2009 James Renwick Alliance Craft Award of Distinction - Clay, Artomatic 2009
2007 Firm Purchase Winner, Hickok Cole Art Night 2007
2006 Equal Merit Award, Del Ray Artisans Spring Members’ Show
2005 Honorable Mention, Alexandria Festival of the Arts Regional Juried Exhibition

Education
M.A. Asian Studies / B.A. International Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Oregon/Waseda Summer Program, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR

Contact
laurelsl(at)hotmail(dot)com