Laura Wild – CV
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @laurawildartist
Websites:
Current practice: www.laurawild.com
PhD practice-led research: www.laurawild.co.uk
Community art practice: www.roamingon.co.uk
Education:
2011 PhD Fine Art ‘Becoming Invisible: Art and Day-to-Day Life’, Loughborough University
2003 MA Contemporary Visual Arts (Distinction), Falmouth University
1982 College Diploma Studio Ceramics (2:1), Chesterfield College of Art
1979 Diploma Art Foundation, Chesterfield College of Art
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 ‘Traces’ Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery, Near Penzance
2017 ‘Grass Roots’ Redwing Gallery, Penzance
2001 ‘Tides Must Turn’ Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
2001 ‘No Masquerade’ Penzance Arts Club
1997 ‘Body and Soul’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1997 ‘Regeneration’ Victoria Studios, Penzance
Collaborations:
2016 ‘Walking the Walk’, with Roaming CIC, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2011-2015 Printmaking/collage/text collaboration with Andrew Howard, Cornwall/London
2008 ‘York Whisperings’ The Reatreat Psychiatric Hospital, York
2007 ‘Allotment Tales’ Allotment 10, Bubnell Lane, Baslow, Derbyshire
2007 ‘Plaque Intervention’ Bakewell/Barnett
2004 ‘Technician’s Journal’ Falmouth University
2003 ‘Secrets Revealed’ Falmouth University, MA degree Show
2003 ‘Located’ Falmouth Arts Centre
2003 ‘Traffic Count’ Asda Roundabout, Falmouth
2003-2004 Printmaking collaboration with Andrew Howard, Cornwall/London
2003 ‘Nonconformist’, Transition 3, Newlyn Art Gallery
2002 ‘It Comes and It Goes’, Truro Cathedral
Screenings:
2016 ‘Grass Roots Infiltration’ Open Studios, Krowji, Redruth
2004 ‘Max 10’ Newlyn Gallery
2004 ‘Children of the Revolution’ Max 10 (May), Falmouth Arts Centre
2004 ‘Handkerchief’ Max 10 (April), Falmouth Arts Centre
2004 ‘Rend’ Max 10 (March), Falmouth Arts Centre
2002 ‘Tabula Rasa’ Croydon, Surrey
Group Exhibitions:
2019 Open Studios 4,Whites Old Workshops, St.Ives September Festival
2016 Open Studios, Krowji, Redruth
2016 ‘Exhibition 2’ Krowji, Redruth
2009 ‘Pandemonium’ AC Institute, New York, USA
2008 ‘Allotment Soup’ Meersbrook Allotments, Sheffield
2008 ‘Edgecentrics’ Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool
2007 ‘BLOC Assembly’ Sylvester Space Sheffield
2004 ‘Articulate 11’ Newlyn Art Gallery (Education Workshops)
2004 ‘Multiples and Art Objects’ Newlyn Art Gallery
2003 ‘Infrasense’ Falmouth University, MA Degree Show
2002 ‘Headspace’ Falmouth University, Interim Show
1998 ‘Threads’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1998 ‘Music Festival’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1997-1999 Chelsea, Glasgow, Kensington Art Fairs (with Thomas Henry Fine Art)
1995-1998 ‘Little Picture Show’, Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
1995 ‘Summer Exhibition’ Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
1994 ‘Ireland’ Victoria Studios, Penzance
1994-2019 Penwith Associates, Penwith Gallery, St.Ives
Employment:
2013-2023 Director and Weekly Arts Facilitator, Roaming CIC, Breadline, Penzance
2015 Arts Practitioner, ‘Journeys of Discovery’, Truro (Arts for Health Cornwall)
2013 Arts Practitioner, DISC, Camborne
2013 Research Associate, AHRC Cultural Engagement, Loughborough University
2012-2013 Project Leader/Facilitator, Shallal Studios, Penzance
2011-2013 Lead Artist, Breadline Art Group, Penzance
2011-2012 Assistant to Printmaker Sheila Oliner, Studio 7, Portmeor Road, St.Ives
2009-2010 Lead Artist/Workshop Leader ‘Boot Up’ Project, Falmouth University
2008-2009 Assistant Artist, ‘Time Travels’ WildWorks Theatre Company, St. Austell
2005 Arts Technician, Hope Valley College, Derbyshire
2004 2D Technician (maternity cover), Falmouth University
2003-2004 Lead Artist, Art Workshops, Newlyn Art Gallery
1999-2000 Outreach Worker, Homeless Outreach Project, Salvation Army, Penzance
Teaching:
2010-2012 Co-Leader, Spirituality and Impairment Conference, Sarum College, Salisbury
2009-2011 Visiting Lecturer, Falmouth University, MA Fine Art
2008 PGR Research Seminar, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2007-2008 Mentor to Undergraduate Students, Cliff College, Manchester University
2007-2008 Art group (fortnightly for one year), Cliff College, Manchester University
2007 Mentor to Undergraduate Fine Art Student, Sheffield Hallam University
2007 Visiting Artist, Fine Art, Sheffield Hallam University
2006 PGR Research Seminar, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2006 PGR Research Forum, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
Conference presentations:
2011 Methodist School of Fellowship, Swanwick, Derbyshire
2010 ‘Let Loose’ Conference, Sarum College, Salisbury
2009 ‘Art Space’ Conference, Wolverhampton University
2008 PGR Conference, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2007 ‘RepeatRepeat’ Conference, Chester University
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @laurawildartist
Websites:
Current practice: www.laurawild.com
PhD practice-led research: www.laurawild.co.uk
Community art practice: www.roamingon.co.uk
Education:
2011 PhD Fine Art ‘Becoming Invisible: Art and Day-to-Day Life’, Loughborough University
2003 MA Contemporary Visual Arts (Distinction), Falmouth University
1982 College Diploma Studio Ceramics (2:1), Chesterfield College of Art
1979 Diploma Art Foundation, Chesterfield College of Art
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 ‘Traces’ Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery, Near Penzance
2017 ‘Grass Roots’ Redwing Gallery, Penzance
2001 ‘Tides Must Turn’ Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
2001 ‘No Masquerade’ Penzance Arts Club
1997 ‘Body and Soul’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1997 ‘Regeneration’ Victoria Studios, Penzance
Collaborations:
2016 ‘Walking the Walk’, with Roaming CIC, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance
2011-2015 Printmaking/collage/text collaboration with Andrew Howard, Cornwall/London
2008 ‘York Whisperings’ The Reatreat Psychiatric Hospital, York
2007 ‘Allotment Tales’ Allotment 10, Bubnell Lane, Baslow, Derbyshire
2007 ‘Plaque Intervention’ Bakewell/Barnett
2004 ‘Technician’s Journal’ Falmouth University
2003 ‘Secrets Revealed’ Falmouth University, MA degree Show
2003 ‘Located’ Falmouth Arts Centre
2003 ‘Traffic Count’ Asda Roundabout, Falmouth
2003-2004 Printmaking collaboration with Andrew Howard, Cornwall/London
2003 ‘Nonconformist’, Transition 3, Newlyn Art Gallery
2002 ‘It Comes and It Goes’, Truro Cathedral
Screenings:
2016 ‘Grass Roots Infiltration’ Open Studios, Krowji, Redruth
2004 ‘Max 10’ Newlyn Gallery
2004 ‘Children of the Revolution’ Max 10 (May), Falmouth Arts Centre
2004 ‘Handkerchief’ Max 10 (April), Falmouth Arts Centre
2004 ‘Rend’ Max 10 (March), Falmouth Arts Centre
2002 ‘Tabula Rasa’ Croydon, Surrey
Group Exhibitions:
2019 Open Studios 4,Whites Old Workshops, St.Ives September Festival
2016 Open Studios, Krowji, Redruth
2016 ‘Exhibition 2’ Krowji, Redruth
2009 ‘Pandemonium’ AC Institute, New York, USA
2008 ‘Allotment Soup’ Meersbrook Allotments, Sheffield
2008 ‘Edgecentrics’ Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool
2007 ‘BLOC Assembly’ Sylvester Space Sheffield
2004 ‘Articulate 11’ Newlyn Art Gallery (Education Workshops)
2004 ‘Multiples and Art Objects’ Newlyn Art Gallery
2003 ‘Infrasense’ Falmouth University, MA Degree Show
2002 ‘Headspace’ Falmouth University, Interim Show
1998 ‘Threads’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1998 ‘Music Festival’ Great Atlantic Mapworks, St.Just
1997-1999 Chelsea, Glasgow, Kensington Art Fairs (with Thomas Henry Fine Art)
1995-1998 ‘Little Picture Show’, Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
1995 ‘Summer Exhibition’ Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
1994 ‘Ireland’ Victoria Studios, Penzance
1994-2019 Penwith Associates, Penwith Gallery, St.Ives
Employment:
2013-2023 Director and Weekly Arts Facilitator, Roaming CIC, Breadline, Penzance
2015 Arts Practitioner, ‘Journeys of Discovery’, Truro (Arts for Health Cornwall)
2013 Arts Practitioner, DISC, Camborne
2013 Research Associate, AHRC Cultural Engagement, Loughborough University
2012-2013 Project Leader/Facilitator, Shallal Studios, Penzance
2011-2013 Lead Artist, Breadline Art Group, Penzance
2011-2012 Assistant to Printmaker Sheila Oliner, Studio 7, Portmeor Road, St.Ives
2009-2010 Lead Artist/Workshop Leader ‘Boot Up’ Project, Falmouth University
2008-2009 Assistant Artist, ‘Time Travels’ WildWorks Theatre Company, St. Austell
2005 Arts Technician, Hope Valley College, Derbyshire
2004 2D Technician (maternity cover), Falmouth University
2003-2004 Lead Artist, Art Workshops, Newlyn Art Gallery
1999-2000 Outreach Worker, Homeless Outreach Project, Salvation Army, Penzance
Teaching:
2010-2012 Co-Leader, Spirituality and Impairment Conference, Sarum College, Salisbury
2009-2011 Visiting Lecturer, Falmouth University, MA Fine Art
2008 PGR Research Seminar, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2007-2008 Mentor to Undergraduate Students, Cliff College, Manchester University
2007-2008 Art group (fortnightly for one year), Cliff College, Manchester University
2007 Mentor to Undergraduate Fine Art Student, Sheffield Hallam University
2007 Visiting Artist, Fine Art, Sheffield Hallam University
2006 PGR Research Seminar, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2006 PGR Research Forum, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
Conference presentations:
2011 Methodist School of Fellowship, Swanwick, Derbyshire
2010 ‘Let Loose’ Conference, Sarum College, Salisbury
2009 ‘Art Space’ Conference, Wolverhampton University
2008 PGR Conference, School of the Arts, Loughborough University
2007 ‘RepeatRepeat’ Conference, Chester University
