ABOUT
I currently work part time in the Fine Art Department at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, N.C. teaching 2-Dimensional Design. I also work as a gallery consultant for Momentum Gallery in downtown Asheville. My husband, Eric Harrison, is a sound engineer for the UFC and a fine woodworker. We live and work out of our home studio in East Asheville, North Carolina.
Statement
Asheville artist Laura Sellers creates plein air landscapes and botanical watercolor illustrations. Immersing herself in the landscape of Western North Carolina, Sellers hikes and paints with her dog, Brody, and attempts to encapsulate the feeling and essence of the area. She works quickly to capture specific lighting, and often completes her watercolors in one sitting with a few additional touch ups at home in her studio. Some of her favorite subjects are river and creek beds, gnarly tree roots, and scenic vistas that overlook the city.
Exhibitions:
Small Works | Big Impact collaborative exhibition at Momentum Gallery, November, 2022
Reviewing Black Mountain College featuring John Cage Speaker at UNCA Reuters Center in Asheville, NC, October 2021
Warren Wilson College Faculty Show in Swannanoa, NC, in
October, 2021
Revolve Things That Go Bump in the Night Collaborative Exhibition in the River Arts District Asheville, NC, October 2021
Western Carolina University Faculty Biennial Exhibition in Cullowhee, NC, January 2021
OBX ART TRUCK Collaborative Bed Gallery Exhibition in the Outer-banks, NC, May 2019
Black Mountain College's re{Happening} #9 in Black Mountain, NC, March 2019
Western Carolina University Faculty Biennial Exhibition in Cullowhee, NC, January 2019
Taylor Gallery Collaborative Exhibition in Asheville, NC, November 2018
Also Gallery Online Solo Exhibition, November 2018
Cancer Mural Consortium, collaborative mural at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC, August, 2018
“Raw” All-female Collaborative Exhibition at the Satellite Gallery in Asheville, NC May, 2018
“Blow Ins II” Collaborative WCU Exhibition at 126 Gallery in Galway, Ireland, January, 2018
Paint Memphis 170-Artist Collaborative Mural in Memphis, TN, September, 2017
Harvest Records Solo Exhibition in West Asheville, NC, July, 2017
“Debut” Collaborative Exhibition at Push Gallery, downtown Asheville, NC, July, 2017
Cleveland County Arts Council WCU Graduate Student Collaborative Exhibition Shelby, NC July, 2017
Jackson County Arts Council Photography Solo Exhibition at the Sylva County Courthouse in Sylva, NC, January, 2017
International Collaborative “#AVLGLITCH” Exhibition at the Orange Space in the River Arts District Asheville, NC, July, 2016
Exhibition at the Collider in connection with the National Center for Environmental Education (NCEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Asheville, NC in 2016 - Present
“Draw, We Draw, Draw What?” WCU MFA Collaborative Exhibition at the Bascom Museum in Highlands, NC in January, 2016
“The Projected Landscape” Thesis Exhibition at WCU Fine Art Museum in Cullowhee, NC, October, 2015
“Whee Fresh” Collaborative Exhibition with the Asheville Area Arts Council in the Grove Arcade in Asheville, NC, 2015
Collaborative Exhibition in the Asheville Regional Airport in Arden, NC, March 2014
WCU MFA Collaborative Exhibition at the Bascom Museum in Highlands, NC, January 2014
“WCU MFA BFA” Collaborative Graduate Student Exhibition at the Tannery Studios in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC, May, 2014
Collaborative WCU MFA Exhibition at the Fatty Gallery in Sylva, NC, May, 2014
Solo Exhibition at the Colburn Earth Science Museum in Asheville, NC, 2012