Laurel Martin is a Canadian artist who enjoys extending the boundaries of differnet media, seeking to use traditional techniques to come up with non-traditional results.  She favours bold graphic shapes and bright colours to express a dynamic, direct and hopeful message in contrast to our dark and complex times.  After studing Fine Art and English at the University of Toronto she worked in watercolour, mixed media and acrylic until she took a course in printmaking and fell in love with linocut.  For ten years she followed this passion.  Finally it was time for a change and inspired by the landscape of the Canadian Shield, she took up oil painting.  Her work has been shown at the Georgina Art Centre, The McKay Art Centre, The Flato Theatre and various shops in PEI.  She has been published in Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine and Somerset Studio.  You can find her work at the Georgina Art Centre and Gallery and on-line at www.etsy.com/shop/CranberryCloud.

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Exhibitions
2021  Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Artist Choice Spring Show
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Small is Beautiful
2020 Markham Group of Artists On-Line Show, Plein Air Inspirations
2018 McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2017 Participant of Canada 150 Artist Stamp Collection
2017  Georgina Art Centre,  Juried, First in Category
2017  Georgina Art Centre,  Imprints 2 Exhibition
2015  Georgina Art Centre,  Juried, First in Category
2013  Georgina Art Centre,  Juried, Third in Show
2013  Georgina Art Centre,  Juried,  Artist Exposed
2012  McKay Art Centre, Unionville,  Imprints Exhibition
2012  Flato Theatre, International Festival of Authors, Altered Book Exhibition
2011  Varley Art Gallery, Printmaking Display
2010  Varley Art Gallery, Altered Book Exhibit
2010  Markham Public Library, Altered Book Exhibit
2010  McKay Art Gallery Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2010  Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham
2009  McKay Art Gallery, Unionville, Emerging Artist Show
2009Artist Alley, Street Fair, Markham​