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:
"Travelers" and "The Overlook"
The Best of the Blue Ridge Fine Art Juried Competition and Exhibition
Juror: Tim Miller
The Gallery at Ashe Arts Center, West Jefferson, NC. October 12 - November 17, 2023
"When we were in love"
Strange, Weird Unique
Juror: Michael Kirchoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. October 6 - 28, 2023
"Last Hike at Falls Lake"
2023 NC Artists Exhibition (Raleigh Fine Arts Society)
Jurors: Dr. Valerie Hillings and Dr. Paul Baker
CAM Raleigh, Raleigh, NC September 24 - October 22, 2023
"When were in love"
The Curated Fridge Summer 2023 Exhibit
Juror: Orestes Gonzalez
CultureLab LIC (at Praxall Gallery), Long Island City, NY
"The Overlook"
The Still(ed) Life: Celebrating Handmade Photo Art
Juror: Diana Bloomfield
Light Art Space, Silver City NM. August 4 - September 30, 2023.
"Resurrection Bay"
Diptych Open Theme
Jurors: Praxis Directors
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 15 - 29, 2023.
"Last Hike in Our Woods"
Wanderlust
Juror: Amy Matteson Neill
ArtFluent (Online)
Publications:
Bait/Switch Magazine. August 2023.
Wrath and Love Magazine. (Date TBD, 2023)
Photographers of Ashe County (Photo Book)
McFarland Press (Date TBD, fall 2023)
Features:
Photograph of the Day at Dear Dave Magazine's Instagram (@deardavemag) August 7
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 - 31, 2020
"Duplicity"
Instant
Juror: Michael Itkoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. July 3 - 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:
"Travelers" and "The Overlook"
The Best of the Blue Ridge Fine Art Juried Competition and Exhibition
Juror: Tim Miller
The Gallery at Ashe Arts Center, West Jefferson, NC. October 12 - November 17, 2023
"When we were in love"
Strange, Weird Unique
Juror: Michael Kirchoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. October 6 - 28, 2023
"Last Hike at Falls Lake"
2023 NC Artists Exhibition (Raleigh Fine Arts Society)
Jurors: Dr. Valerie Hillings and Dr. Paul Baker
CAM Raleigh, Raleigh, NC September 24 - October 22, 2023
"When were in love"
The Curated Fridge Summer 2023 Exhibit
Juror: Orestes Gonzalez
CultureLab LIC (at Praxall Gallery), Long Island City, NY
"The Overlook"
The Still(ed) Life: Celebrating Handmade Photo Art
Juror: Diana Bloomfield
Light Art Space, Silver City NM. August 4 - September 30, 2023.
"Resurrection Bay"
Diptych Open Theme
Jurors: Praxis Directors
Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. April 15 - 29, 2023.
"Last Hike in Our Woods"
Wanderlust
Juror: Amy Matteson Neill
ArtFluent (Online)
Publications:
Bait/Switch Magazine. August 2023.
Wrath and Love Magazine. (Date TBD, 2023)
Photographers of Ashe County (Photo Book)
McFarland Press (Date TBD, fall 2023)
Features:
Photograph of the Day at Dear Dave Magazine's Instagram (@deardavemag) August 7
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 - 31, 2020
"Duplicity"
Instant
Juror: Michael Itkoff
Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. July 3 - 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.