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Laura's original artwork can be seen at:
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Art of the Sea Gallery, 5 Spruce Head Rd.
South Thomaston, Maine. 207-594-9396
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Laura H. Von Stetina

REASEARCH, WRITING AND ILLUSTRATION:
2010 - Present. Greene Publishing, Madison, FL
ASSOCIATIONS:         
Miniature Art Society of Florida.               
World Federation of Miniaturists.               
Hilliard Society of England. Signature member.              
Miniature Artists of America. Signature member.              
Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC. Signature member.                                   
Oil Painters of America. 
COLLECTIONS:               
Private collection of Evel Knievel.Miniature Art Society of Florida. Clearwater, Florida.
Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio.
Private collection of Johnathan Winters.
The Greenwich Workshop. Seymour, CT.
The Kite Museum. Pelee Island, Canada
GRANTS:                
2006. Artist’s Fellowship. New York, NY. 
EXHIBITION AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
2011. Second Drawing. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Tarpon Springs, FL.  Juried.
2009. First Drawing. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Tarpon Springs, FL.  Juried.
2009. The Snow Goose Gallery, The Art of Miniature. Bethlehem, PA. Invitational. 
2008.  The Snow Goose Gallery, The Art of Miniature. Bethlehem, PA. Invitational.
2007. Oil Painters of America, Weatherburn Gallery in Naples, Florida.   
  Eastern Regional Exhibition. Juried.
2007. Oil Painters of America, Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredricksburg, Texas.                
16th Annual National Exhibition of Traditional Oils. Juried.
2007. The Snow Goose Gallery, The Art of Miniature. Bethlehem, PA. Invitational.
2007. Second Drawing. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Tarpon Springs, FL.  Juried.              
2006. Arts for the Parks Traveling Exhibition.2006. First Drawing. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Dunedin, Florida. Juried.
2005. Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Juried. Five entries accepted.
2005. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Dunedin, Florida. Juried.
2004. Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Second Top 100. Juried.
2004. First Drawing. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Dunedin, Florida. Juried.
2004. World Federation of Miniaturists. Worldwide Exhibition of Fine Arts in Miniature, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.  Juried.
2004. Seaside Art Gallery of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Juried.   
2003.Purchase Award. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Tarpon Springs, FL.  Juried.     
2002. Annual Miniature Exhibition, Gallery One, Mentor, OH.  Invitational. 
2001. Sketching and research trip. England.2001. Charles Ashley's Fine Art. Cary, North Carolina, Invitational.
2001. Annual Miniature Exhibition, Gallery One, Mentor, OH. Invitational.  
2001. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Clearwater, Florida. Juried.
2000. Portrait Commission, Evel Knievel. 2000. World Federation of Miniaturists Show - Hobart, Tasmania,  Australia. Juried.  
2000. Decoys and Wildlife Gallery. Original Miniatures Show. Frenchtown, NJ. Invitational.
2000. Third Place. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts. St Pete, FL. Juried.
2000. The Greenwich Workshop Gallery. Fine Art in Miniature. Fairfield, CT. Invitational.
2000. Artlink Miniature Exhibition, Orlando, FL. Invitational1999. Painting Commission, Evel Knievel.
1999. The Greenwich Workshop Gallery. Fine Art in Miniature. Fairfield, CT. Invitational.
1999. Artlink Miniature Exhibition. Salt Lake City, UT. Invitational.
1999. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Clearwater, Florida. Juried.
1998. Second Place Mixed Media. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Exhibition, Clearwater, FL. Juried.
1998. Third Place Graphics. Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC Exhibition, Juried.           
1997. Commendation for Best in Show. Hilliard Society of England. Wells, England. Juried.
1997. The Grumbacher Award for Oil. Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC Exhibition, Juried.
1997. Best in Show. Art Gallery of Fells Point Miniature Exhibition. Baltimore, MD. Juried.
1997. Excellence in all Entries. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Clearwater, FL. Juried.     
1997. First Watercolor, Second Drawing. Montana Miniature Art Society, Billings, MT. Juried.
1996. First Drawing. Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC Exhibition, Juried.    
1995. Second Painting. Miniature Art Society of Florida International Show, Clearwater, FL. Juried.    
1985 -1994. Nature Artists of Cleveland Annual Exhibition. Cleveland, Ohio. Juried. Top Awards - Watercolor. 
1978, 1983, 1988. The Arts Center. Annual All-Florida Juried Exhibition. St. Petersburg, FL. Awards, Painting.    
1980 -1981. The Temple Beth El Annual Exhibition. St. Petersburg, Florida. Invitational.
1974 -1978. Annual April Art Show. Gates Mills, Ohio. Top Awards - Graphics, Watercolor.
1975 -1976. The May Show. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio. Juried.
1972. Grumbacher Gold Medal for Acrylics. National Scholastic Student Art Exhibition. New York, NY. Juried.

  

PUBLICATIONS:       
2002. Greenwich Workshop Press. Wrote book based on own fantasy paintings and drawings. Mewingham Manor, Observations 
on a Curious New Species. 
Awarded: Muse Medallion, Certificate of Excellence - 2002 Cat Writers’ of America Annual Communications Contest.     
2003. German Language Translation. Gut Mauzenheim.
2004. French Language Translation. Le Manor Des Chats Ailés 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 
2011. Art of the Sea Gallery, South Thomaston, Maine             
2004, 2005 -Gallery One, Mentor, Ohio.
2004 -Row House Gallery, Milburn, Ohio.1980 -The Science Center of Pinellas County. St Pete, Florida.        
1976 -Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Cleveland, Ohio. 
INTERNSHIPS:       
1972, 1973 – Hardwood Island Biological Station, Maine.Completed field studies on the territories of voles.Through the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 
EDUCATION:            
Cleveland Institute of Art. 1972 – 1977. BFA.Watercolor, Printmaking.
Honorary Scholarships, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

 
 
 
 
 

 

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Madison, FL 32340
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