Laura Jean Vallentin
Sculptural Ceramics
Halifax, NS, Canada
laurajeanvallentin@gmail.com 

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Art, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS 
2014 Mentorship Program for Emerging Artists, Lunenburg School of the Arts, Lunenburg, NS

GRANTS & AWARDS
2016 Creation Grant, Arts Nova Scotia 
2014     The Waterside Garden, $10,000 prize, RBC Atlantic Headquarters, Halifax, NS

PUBLIC ART
2020 A Moment In Nature, The Queen’s Marque, Halifax, NS 
2015 Sunny Days, Stewart McKelvey, Halifax, NS 
2014 The Waterside Garden, RBC Atlantic Headquarters, Halifax NS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Rise & Shine, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
2015 Espalier, Lion & Bright Gallery, Halifax, NS
2015 Isobel's Garden, Anna Leonowen’s Gallery, Halifax, NS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Work/Shift: A portrait of labour, value & sustainability, The Guild, Charlottetown, PE
2018 SOFA Chicago, Studio 21 Fine Art, Chicago, IL  (shown in 2016, 2017 & 2018)
2018 LOVE and LOVERS, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
2017    Form Miami, Studio 21 Fine Art, Miami, FL
2016 Food for Thought, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS 
2016 15 Monologues, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
2015 New Works, SKULLDUGGERY Gallery, Lunenburg, NS
2015 I AM NSCAD Alumni Exhibition, Anna Leonowen’s Gallery, Halifax, NS
2015 NSCAD Graduate Exhibition, Anna Leonowen’s Gallery, Halifax, NS
2014 INSITU, Port Loggia Gallery, Halifax, NS
2013 Barrel of Monkeys, Art In The Open, Charlottetown, PE

PUBLICATIONS
2017 ‘Under The Radar’ Profile by Ray Cronin, Studio Magazine, Craft Ontario, Toronto O.N.
2016 ‘New Art’ Cover story by Andria Young, The Coast Independent Newspaper, Halifax N.S.
2014 ‘Tenacious, Hard Worker’ Profile by Stephanie Taylor, Maclean’s Magazine, Toronto O.N.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, www.studio21.ca