Laura Erekson creates art that invites viewers to engage mentally, emotionally, and at times physically. Her work examines expansive themes while remaining deeply personal, encouraging intimate connections between the viewer and the artist. Each piece is grounded in material exploration, often pushing the boundaries of the medium.

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Born in Oakland, California, Laura now lives and works in Salt Lake City, Utah. She holds a BFA from Brigham Young University in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture, and an MAT from George Mason University. Her background in printmaking and sculpture shape her current practice. Using found objects, steel, and plants in her process, she creates richly textured works that incorporate the physical remnants of the materials themselves.

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In addition to her studio work, Laura is an active public artist known for her large-scale steel sculptures and community-centered paintings and installations. Her most recent public art installation is a monumental work Rooted, a fifteen-foot sugar beet steel sculpture created for the City of West Jordan.

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Laura’s work has been exhibited in Maryland, Virginia, Utah, New York City, and in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Her paintings and sculptures are included in numerous private and public collections.

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You can find Laura’s work at Trove Gallery in Park City, Utah.

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Selected Exhibitions​

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​2025

Rooted, Canyon View Credit Union Community & Arts Center, West Jordan UT

Lift Up the Hands that Hang Down, LDS Church History Museum, Salt Lake City UT

101st Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Joy Full, Bountiful Davis Arts Center, Bountiful UT

2024

Honoring Utah Artists, Alpine Art & Frame, Salt Lake City UT

39th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Certain Women: The Measure of Her Creation, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT

2023

Please Touch, A Collaboration with USB, Sugarspace Arts Warehouse, Salt Lake City, UT

38th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

99th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

2022

All are Alike Unto God, LDS Church History Museum, Salt Lake City UT

And I Call Her Mother, A Solo Exhibition, Writ & Vision, Provo UT

Have You Ever Heard of Redlining? A Solo Installation, SLC Public Library, SLC UT

The Sacred Feminine, Center for LDS Arts, New York, NY

2021

36th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Art In The Time Of Corona: A Global Art Project, Online Exhibit, Dab Art Co.

97th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

2020

35th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

96th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

2019

95th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Love Louder Art Show, Encircle Resource Center, SLC UT

2018

33rd Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

94th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

The Interpretation Thereof, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, UT

2017

32nd Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Metamorphosis, A Solo Exhibition, Writ & Vision, Provo UT

93rd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Love Louder Art Show, Encircle Resource Center, Provo UT

2016

31st Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Within a Wall, A Solo Exhibition, Here, Provo UT 

92nd Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville UT

Framework, A Solo Exhibition, Writ & Vision, Provo UT

Show Your World, Gallery MC, New York NY

2015

Eye of the Beholder, MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD

2014

Off The Wall, George Mason University, Fairfax VA

2013

Southern Virginia University Shenandoah Invitational Art Show, The Marriot, Fairfax VA

2012

Make Known His Wonderful Works, LDS Church History Museum, Salt Lake City UT 

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Artists at Work, Smithsonian - S. Dillon Ripley Center , Washington DC

2010

Timing: A Self-Portriat in 4 Dimensions, A Solo Exhibition, Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo UT

Inheritance, Joseph Fielding Smith Building - Brigham Young University, Provo UT

 

Awards and Grants

2025

Mother Artist Grant, Vision of the Arts

2023

Artist Career Empowerment Grant, Salt Lake City Arts Council

2022

Merit Award, All are Alike Unto God, 12th International Church Art Competition

2020

Artists Project Support Grant, Salt Lake City Arts Council

2016 

Honorable Mention, Zion Art Competition

People's Choice Award, Wasatch Art Soiree 

2011

Merit Award, Make Known His Wonderful Works 9th International Church Art Competition

2010

Honorable Mention, Vera Mae Hinckley Annual Exhibition

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