Laara
WilliamSen

Laara WilliamSen is a Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia based visual artist. She grew up in the Lower Fraser Valley of B.C., graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1988, then moved to North Vancouver to continue her painting and to continue her exhibiting both locally and internationally. Her painting career spans more than 35 years and she has had 91 solos and has participated in 136 group exhibitions.

She says, "I like to paint what I sense or feel such as the sound of a stream, the sparkles of light in the green world of nature or the city constructions with hard edges, electric sidewalks and some blazing red sounds. Using a paddle and my fingers, I apply acrylic or oil paints onto the canvas. My intention is that the viewer may create their own stories or locate memories while viewing my paintings."

Laara WilliamSen’s paintings are held in private collections around the world and she is a recipient of several awards including “The top ten international painters” award in the International Artitiudes Competition juried by the Museum of Modern Art, Lynn Warren, curator, Chicago, U.S.A., The Fogg Art Museum, Judy Neiswander, Curator, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. and The Guild Hall Museum, Helen Harrison, Curator, East Hampton, New York, U.S.A. The exhibition was held at Gallery 54, SoHo, New York, U.S.A.