First Mondays: Anita Laurence

Join painter and printmaker Anita Laurence as she talks about her art practice. Anita lives in the King Valley, and her studio is located on site. Many of her art works are inspired by the beautiful local valley landscape and its iconic features. Anita’s art is often composed of narrative and place. Her striking linocut prints, etchings and paintings depict historic tobacco kilns, silos, churches, buildings farm sheds, houses, fish, trees and land formations. Anita has exhibited continually since 1985, working mainly in linocut; with her husband Master Printmaker Bill Young they have produced over 150 limited edition prints.

About the Artist

Anita Laurence is a painter and printmaker who earned her Degree in Fine Art Painting from Prahan College, Victoria (1981 – 1983) and later completed a Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne in 1998. Over her career, Anita has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Australia, with recent showings at Hyphen Gallery Wodonga 2022 and Wangaratta Art Gallery 2023. Her work has been included in the Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards, the Chiltern Art Prize and the Silk Cut Award exhibitions.

Anita is also active in arts education, leading workshops such as the Streets of Our Town Linocut Project in Mildura and the Mullinmur Billabong Linocut Project in Wangaratta.

Her art is held in many public and private collections.

King Valley Artist - Anita Laurence

Image: Anita Laurence supplied by the artist