My painting is going on a European tour with like minded friends, I’m so envious lol.
This is the interview on the painting :) https://www.itsliquid.com/interview-laurajohnson.html
Artist Statement for the piece… I have an MFA in painting and drawing. I have been a full time art teacher at the elementary, middle school, high school and university levels.
I paint landscapes and portraits primarily. Some of my work addresses social and environmental topics I am concerned with. The painting in this Borders art exhibition, titled “Homes with Fences”, is a reflection on the ways we selfishly and inhumanely imprison one another, both figuratively and actually.
I created this piece for Europe Must Act, to help bring awareness to the refugee and asylum seekers crisis on the Greek Aegean Sea islands.
