Who is Laurie?
Laurie is an independent artist and writer with an interdisciplinary practice. In the studio, she explores ideas inspired from her readings, writings, and research, particularly around topics of memory—remembering and forgetting, saving and erasing. She questions most everything with a quirky perspective of how to fix, mend, repair, salvage, or stitch back together an unraveling story, a memory that is slipping into disrepair, creating a narrative retold with fragments pieced back together.
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With more than 30 years of experience, Laurie is a mixed-media artist and published writer.
Education:
MFA Graduate
Belmont University, Nashville TN
Class of 2024
Grant recipient
Bachelor of Arts, Art Advertising and English
Lipscomb University, Nashville TN
Cum laude graduate 1991
Merit scholarship recipient
University of Georgia, Athens GA, Painting, 1989
Kennesaw State University College, Kennesaw GA, English, 1988
Lassiter High School, Marietta GA 1988
Skills:
Artistic direction • Creative strategy • Creative direction • Writing • Collaboration
Juried Exhibitions:
“The 28th Annual Student Exhibition” in Gallery 121 at the Leu Center for the Visual Arts
Received award from the Frist Center for mixed media installation, “Conspiracy of Silence”
“The Chestnut Group” member show, 2022
Group Shows:
“Translations” group show in The Packing Plant
“Rhizome for President” thesis show in Gallery 121 at the Leu Center for the Visual Arts
“Rhizome for President” at Coop Gallery
Press:
“Art: Crawl Space,” Nashville Scene, July 4-10, 2024, Volume 43, Number 23
“Rhizome for President,” https://www.coopgallery.org/exhibitions/rhizome-for-president
Art Memberships:
The Chestnut Group
The Textile New York Study Group
Professional Experience:
Co-Founder and Creative Partner
Financial Marketing Solutions 2004-2021
Create brand personalities, language, alignment, visuals and architecture
Partner
FMS Consulting 2021-present
Collaborate with banks to develop branding and strategic vision
Owner
Collective IQ
Freelance writing and brand consulting for international clients
Associate Creative Director, Senior Copywriter
Steve Diggs & Friends 1991-2002
Assist creative direction, oversee all copy direction, public relations, editing and proofreading
More About Laurie:
During her career, Laurie has held several creative roles for clients in banking, publishing, health care, education, technology, and nonprofit sectors. Her experience gives her a broad perspective of various cultures and diverse audiences.
Laurie is a published author and illustrator in numerous magazines and national publications. She has participated in juried art shows and her work is held in private collections across the country. Laurie is an active member of the Textile Study Group of New York. Laurie’s community involvement includes volunteer service for Americans for the Arts & Arts Action Fund, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum, Twelve3One Ministries, and TriiiState. She serves as a member of The Chestnut Group society of painters, and has participated in the international English honor society Sigma Tau Delta and civic art club Alpha Rho Tau.
Laurie resides in Brentwood, Tennessee and enjoys writing, painting, reading, exercising, playing the piano, traveling and spending time with her family; she also has a keen interest in vintage collections, children’s toys, interior design and fashion.