Laura Barth is an artist, musician, and horticulturist currently living in the mountains of Ashe county, North Carolina. Primary media include photography (digital and analog), charcoal, and watercolor. Laura has a degree in music performance from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and a Bachelor's and Master's degree in science (horticulture) from North Carolina State University.
2023
Juried exhibitions:
"Resurrection Bay"
Diptych Open Theme
Jurors: Praxis Directors
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 15 - 29, 2023.
"Jimmy"
"Splitting Wood"
"Shelter"
Photographers of Ashe County (Photo Book)
McFarland Press
Features:
Featured artist at Today's Alternative Instagram (@todaysalternative) February 13 - 15
Curator: Leah Wells
2022
Juried exhibitions:
"Numbered"
Empty Places : Abandoned Spaces
Juror: Elizabeth Flinsch
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. February 19 - March 5, 2022.
"Lost Dreams"
Narrative - Figments and Fragments
Juror: Emma Powell
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. January 15 - 29, 2022.
2021
Juried exhibitions:
"Jimmy" - 1st place, "People" category
"Perspective"
"Splitting Wood"
"Spring Flood"
40th Annual Blue Ridge Overview
Juror: Tate Finley
Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC. January 15 - February 19, 2021.
2020
Juried exhibitions:
"Counting the Days"
Forsaken
Juror: Leslie-Claire Spillman
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. October 2 - October 31, 2020
"Duplicity"
Instant
Juror: Michael Itkoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. July 3 - July 31, 2020.
"Shelter" - 1st place, "People" category
"Ice Storm" - 1st place, "Nature and Environments" category
"Trunk in the Junk"
"Inside"
39th Annual Blue Ridge Overview
Juror: Erin Southwell
Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC. January 17 - February 21, 2020.
2019
No gallery/exhibition submissions (I focused on my pregnancy, position at The American Chestnut Foundation, and the birth of my daughter).
Photographer for the International Plant Propagator's Society, Southern Region's Annual Meeting in Chattanooga, TN
2018
Juried exhibitions:
"Mass Produced (Dysmorphia)" and "Gluten"
Click_Bait
Juror: Yessíca Torres
Dab Art, Ventura, CA. September 1 - December 1, 2018.
"To the Light" and "Road Trip" - honorable mentions
Vibrant
Juror: Julie Williams-Krishnan
N.Y. Photo Curator
"Duplicity" - 2nd Place
Relationship
Juror: Timothy B. Anderson
L.A. Photo Curator
"Signals"
Revived with Light: An Exploration of Expired Photographic Media
Curated by Enrique Fernández Cervantes
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX. July 7 - August 4, 2018.
"8th Avenue Roses" - finalist
Jurors: Chris and Vallerie Hoffman
3rd Annual Cityscapes
Fusion Art. June 2018.
"Yellow Vents"
Color Space: Contemporary Photography
Juror: Todd Johnson
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. June 2018.
"Shadow and Light" - Winners Circle: 5th place
"Datura"
"Anemone"
All Botanicals 2018 (winners; complete exhibition link here)
Contemporary Art Gallery Online
2017
Photographer for the International Society for Horticultural Science’s International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation, and Compost Utilization in Horticulture, Portland, OR. 2017.
Work featured on a variety of curated outdoors/nature based Instagram pages.
2023
Juried exhibitions:
"Resurrection Bay"
Diptych Open Theme
Jurors: Praxis Directors
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 15 - 29, 2023.
"Jimmy"
"Splitting Wood"
"Shelter"
Photographers of Ashe County (Photo Book)
McFarland Press
Features:
Featured artist at Today's Alternative Instagram (@todaysalternative) February 13 - 15
Curator: Leah Wells
2022
Juried exhibitions:
"Numbered"
Empty Places : Abandoned Spaces
Juror: Elizabeth Flinsch
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. February 19 - March 5, 2022.
"Lost Dreams"
Narrative - Figments and Fragments
Juror: Emma Powell
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. January 15 - 29, 2022.
2021
Juried exhibitions:
"Jimmy" - 1st place, "People" category
"Perspective"
"Splitting Wood"
"Spring Flood"
40th Annual Blue Ridge Overview
Juror: Tate Finley
Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC. January 15 - February 19, 2021.
2020
Juried exhibitions:
"Counting the Days"
Forsaken
Juror: Leslie-Claire Spillman
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. October 2 - October 31, 2020
"Duplicity"
Instant
Juror: Michael Itkoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. July 3 - July 31, 2020.
"Shelter" - 1st place, "People" category
"Ice Storm" - 1st place, "Nature and Environments" category
"Trunk in the Junk"
"Inside"
39th Annual Blue Ridge Overview
Juror: Erin Southwell
Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC. January 17 - February 21, 2020.
2019
No gallery/exhibition submissions (I focused on my pregnancy, position at The American Chestnut Foundation, and the birth of my daughter).
Photographer for the International Plant Propagator's Society, Southern Region's Annual Meeting in Chattanooga, TN
2018
Juried exhibitions:
"Mass Produced (Dysmorphia)" and "Gluten"
Click_Bait
Juror: Yessíca Torres
Dab Art, Ventura, CA. September 1 - December 1, 2018.
"To the Light" and "Road Trip" - honorable mentions
Vibrant
Juror: Julie Williams-Krishnan
N.Y. Photo Curator
"Duplicity" - 2nd Place
Relationship
Juror: Timothy B. Anderson
L.A. Photo Curator
"Signals"
Revived with Light: An Exploration of Expired Photographic Media
Curated by Enrique Fernández Cervantes
Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX. July 7 - August 4, 2018.
"8th Avenue Roses" - finalist
Jurors: Chris and Vallerie Hoffman
3rd Annual Cityscapes
Fusion Art. June 2018.
"Yellow Vents"
Color Space: Contemporary Photography
Juror: Todd Johnson
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR. June 2018.
"Shadow and Light" - Winners Circle: 5th place
"Datura"
"Anemone"
All Botanicals 2018 (winners; complete exhibition link here)
Contemporary Art Gallery Online
2017
Photographer for the International Society for Horticultural Science’s International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation, and Compost Utilization in Horticulture, Portland, OR. 2017.
Work featured on a variety of curated outdoors/nature based Instagram pages.