Laura Marotta

Education

2011                Master of Fine Arts, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

2007                Honours Studio Art, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2019                New Balance, Gallery Two, University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Waterloo, ON, curated by Ivan Jurakic

2014                Suava Thordis Juliusson & Laura Marotta, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON, curated by Ihor Holubizky

Form, Colour, Line, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, curated by Kendra Ainsworth

2013                Marotta & Suarez: Form + Surface, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, curated by George Wale

2011                Mattamy Eclectic 2011, Art Gallery of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Group Exhibitions

2018                Hamilton Now: Object, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, curated by Melissa Bennett

2017                Downtown/s: Urban Renewal Today for Tomorrow, The 2017 Art Gallery of Windsor Triennial of Contemporary Art, the Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON

                       Out There: Hamilton’s Public Art Process, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON   

2015                Architecture Crawl, Halton/Burlington Society of Architects, Hamilton

                       TH&B UNITED, 270 Sherman, Hamilton, ON, curated by Ivan Jurakic and TH&B

2014                SUPERCRAWL, Hamilton, ON, Invited by members of the Super Crawl Committee 

2012                The Madness of their Method, B Contemporary, Hamilton, ON

                       Sediment, G Gallery, Toronto, ON, curated by Shane Krepakevich

                       From the Ground Up, B Contemporary, Hamilton, ON

2011                Chalk and Butter, Diaz Contemporary, Toronto, ON

If Not the Ocean, Then the Sound, Ed Video Gallery, Guelph, ON, curated by David Hucal

2010                Cross Contamination, Loose Canon Gallery, Hamilton, ON

2007                Stretching the Threads, Atlantic Center for the Arts at Harris House, New Smyrna Beach, Florida 

Awards

2021                City Enrichment Fund: Production and Creation, City of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON

2018                Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council

2017                City Enrichment Fund: Production and Creation, City of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON

2016                Visual Artists: Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council

2015                Established Artist, Visual Arts, City of Hamilton Arts Awards, Hamilton

2014                Visual Artists: Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council

                       Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council

2012                Visual Artists: Emerging Grant, Ontario Arts Council

                       Emerging Artist Award, City of Hamilton Arts Award, Hamilton, ON

2010                Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

                       College of the Arts Deans Scholarship, University of Guelph, ON

2009                Board of Graduate Studies: Research Scholarship, University of Guelph, ON

                       College of the Arts Deans Scholarship, University of Guelph, ON     

Public Art Commissions

2018                Octagon for Trafalgar Park, Trafalgar Park Community Center Public Art Competition, Oakville, ON. Commissioned by the Town of Oakville, Budget $90,000.00

Garden Shelter, Cambridge Sculpture Garden, Cambridge, ON. Commissioned by the Cambridge Sculpture Garden, Budget $27,000.00

2016                Bead Maze, West Harbour (James St. North) GO Station Public Art Competition, Hamilton, ON, Commissioned by Metrolinx and the City of Hamilton, Budget $75,000.00

Collections

City of Hamilton

McMaster Museum of Art

Town of Oakville

Private collections in Canada, Germany and the USA

Publications

2019    Vegh, Stephanie. Above the Fold, Kristina Lahde, and Laura Marotta at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Akimblog, April 11, 2019.

           Bennett, Melissa. Hamilton Now. Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2019.

2018    Meloche, Jaclyn. Downtown/s-Urban Renewals Today for Tomorrow: The 2017 Windsor-Essex Triennial of Contemporary Art. Art Gallery of Windsor, 2018.

2014    Lukasik-Foss, Tor. The Sculpture of Laura Marotta, Hamilton Arts and Letters, Fall 2014.

Vegh, Stephanie. Svava Thordis Juliusson & Laura Marotta at the McMaster Museum of Art, Akimblog, June 24, 2014.

           Lukasik-Foss, Tor. Now Look Here!, Hamilton Magazine, Winter 2014.

Ainsworth, Kendra. Form, Colour, Line, Exhibition Essay, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga ON. March 2014.

2013    Enright, Robert. Home Body, Border Crossings Magazine, Summer 2013, Issue 126. 

Hujer, Elaine. Marotta & Suarez: Form + Surface, Exhibition Essay, Burlington Art Center, Burlington ON. April 2013.

2012    Kenny, Amy. Home in a crafty kind of way, The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton ON. September 24, 2012.

Artist Talks

2020    McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

2019    Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON

           University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

2018    Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

2017    Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON

           Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON

2016    Obracadobra Artist Residency, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico

2014    McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON

           Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON

2013    Burlington Art Center, Burlington, ON

2011    McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Residencies

2016    Obracadobra Artist Residency, June 20 – July 20, Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico

Community Engagement

2020-2015 Programming Committee, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON

2019-2017 Art Advisory Committee, McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton, ON

Work Experience

2021

Winter           

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

2020

Fall                 

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Introduction to Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

Winter

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Form, Structure & Surface, ARTS20261

Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

Business Models, BUSM43857

2019               

Fall                 

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Sheridan College, Oakville ON

Introduction to 3D Design, DSGN18081

Introduction to Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

Spring             

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Winter            

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Object Drawing, ARTS18263

Form, Structure & Surface, ARTS20261

Introduction to Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

2018               

Fall                  

University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

Sculpture and the Everyday, VPSB63H3

Sheridan College, Oakville ON

Business Models, BUSM43857

Introduction to 3D Design, DSGN18081

Introduction to Figurative Sculpture, DESN14998

Spring             

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Winter            

University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

Foundation Studies in Studio, VPSA62

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Material Investigations and Concepts, ART 1MI3

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Object Drawing, ARTS18263

Form, Structure & Surface, ARTS20261

2017               

Fall                  

Sheridan College, Oakville ON

Business Models, BUSM43857

Spring             

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Seneca College, Toronto, ON

Applied Art History, AFD 216

Winter            

University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

Foundation Studies in Studio, VPSA62

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON

Object Drawing, ARTS18263

Seneca College, Toronto, ON

Applied Art History, AFD 216

2016               

Fall

University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

Sculpture and the Everyday, VPSB63H3

Seneca College, Toronto, ON

Colour Studio, AFD120

Winter

McMaster University, Hamilton ON

Making Art and Understanding Images, ART 1UI3

Seneca College, Toronto, ON

3D Design, AFD252

2015               

Winter

University of Toronto Scarborough, ON

Introduction to Sculpture, VPSA71H3

2014               

Fall

University of Guelph, ON

Sculpture I, SART 2300

2013               

Winter

University of Guelph, ON

Sculpture I, SART 2300

2012               

Fall

University of Guelph, ON

Sculpture I, SART 2300

Winter

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Material Investigations and Concepts, ART 1MI3