L A R A N I C K E L
prairie dog + horseshoe life-size oil on canvas 2011
16in x 11in
16in x 11in
7in x 6in
7in x 6in
78 in x 109 in
80 in x 99 in
Manade Laurent 77 in x 101 in
80 in x 100 in
Santa Anita Racetrack 82 in x 101 in
Cadre noir 85 in x 109.5 in
Garde républicaine 81 in x 112 in
Palio di Siena (Contrada della Selva) 77.5 in x 105 in
78.5 in x 101.5 in
80 in x 110 in
Solunto, Graeco-Roman archeological site, Sicily, Italy 2018
Solunto, Graeco-Roman archeological site, Sicily, Italy 2018
Bibliothèque Inguimbertine + Comtadin-Duplessis Musée, Carpentras, France 2014
Vaticano, Rome, Italy
Palace of Versailles gardens, France 2008
Tucson, Arizona 2013
Seggesta, Greek archeological site, Sicily, Italy 2018
Teotihuacan, Mesoamerican archeological site, Mexico 2016
Duomo di Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy 2008
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2014
Provence, France 2014
National Gallery, Washington DC 2012
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014
Rome, Italy 2015
Palace of Versailles fountain, France 2008
Verona, Italy 2008
Outside the Galleria L'Attico, Rome, Italy- trying to get in touch with Jannis Kounellis 2015
Solunto, Graeco-Roman archeological site, Sicily, Italy 2018
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2008
Bibliothèque Inguimbertine + Comtadin-Duplessis Musée, Carpentras, France
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC 2012
Siena, Italy 2015
Cape Clear Island, Ireland 2008
Palace of Versailles, France 2008
Foro Romano, Rome, Italy 2014
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2014
Santa Fe, New Mexico 2011
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2008
Monumento a Vittorio Emmanuele II, Rome, Italy 2008
Teotihuacan, Mesoamerican archeological site, Mexico 2016
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France 2014
Foro Romano, Rome, Italy 2008
Foro Romano, Rome, Italy 2015
Capo Zaferano, Sicily, Italy 2018
Palace of Versailles, France 2008
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2014
Domenico Brandi + Pietro Ricchi Musee Calvet, Avignon, France 2014
Collection Lambert, Avignon, France 2014
Verona, Italy 2008
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2008
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC 2012
National Gallery, Washington, DC 2012
Rome, Italy 2008
Vaticano, Rome, Italy 2014
Perugia, Italy 2015
Cape Clear Island, Ireland 2008
Musée Sobirats, Carpentras, France 2014
Chiesa di San Matteo, Palermo, Italy 2018
Entrance to Romeo + Juliet's Balcony Verona, Italy 2008
Museo Espacio, Aguascalientes, Mexico 2016
Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2015
Fontana Pretoria, Palermo, Sicily 2018
Bibliothèque Inguimbertine + Comtadin-Duplessis Musée, Carpentras, France 2014
ARTIST STATEMENT
The meaning of my paintings comes from the way they are installed and interact with a space. I want to keep painting from becoming simply decoration and the wall simply a place to decorate.
The unusual display of my paintings is intentional, the neutral white background is intentional, the subject being life-size and realistic is intentional- all to emphasize the contrast between the pictorial qualities of painting and the sculptural qualities of painting.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I make installations using paintings - creating a situation or environment where interaction and lived experience occurs. I never cut out the shape of the thing I painted, I leave it in its traditional rectangular shape and give it a white background. Sometimes this looks awkward when it interacts with reality but that is exactly what I want. I want the painting to exist at the same time in it’s own space, it’s own reality, it’s own interior world (even if that world is just a neutral white space). My work is about dualities - painting existing physically in our world while simultaneously existing conceptually in its own.
BIO
I have solved Caravaggio’s murder; rang the doorbells of many amazing artists even though I am shy; carried a miniature painting around in my purse since 2008; touched La Bocca della Verita; witnessed ancient events in the middle of the night at Zuni pueblo; bribed my way through the Palio in Siena; fallen asleep against historic monuments; and become an expert rose thief.
AWARDS
1992
People’s Choice Award, NM State Fair, ABQ:
At 7 years old I won best watercolor for a seascape which was accidentally hung upside down but still looked good (it was pink)
1990
Scratch-and-Sniff strawberry sticker, San Diego, CA:
High praise from kindergarten teacher on my understanding of color theory for expertly using a pencil when no black crayon was available
Solo EXHIBITIONS
2019 Fondazione 107, Turin, Italy
12 Horses - Homage to Jannis Kounellis
2015 LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
2016 David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2015 Radical Abacus, Santa Fe, NM
2015 Wade Wilson Art, Santa Fe, NM
2009 Pop-Up show (curator + artist), Santa Fe, NM
2007 The Process, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Pop-Up show (curator + artist), Santa Fe, NM
RESIDENCIES ETC.
2019 IUUEN
For the Research and Development of Fine Art
Italy, France, Morocco, Egypt
PUBLICATION COMING SOON
2008 CAPE CLEAR ISLAND MURAL PROJECT
Painting aide, Oileán Chléire, Ireland
2007 CHINATI FOUNDATION
Volunteer, Marfa, TX, USA
REVIEWS
2019 Arte Mondadori magazine, (October), Italy
2019 Art & Antiques magazine, (October), USA
2017 NHK TV (Nihon Hoso Kyokai), Trips, (March), Japan
2015 Art Ltd. magazine, (July/August), USA
2012 Town & Country magazine, USA
EDUCATION
2007 BFA in Painting (Minor in Art History)
The College of Santa Fe, NM, USA