With a major in Sociology and a career as a union organiser, Laura Williams (b.1965, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) is understanably somewhat preoccupied with the particulars of human interaction.
There is a joyful irreverence and sharp humor to her works. Williams’ paintings are peppered with references to religion, art history, literature, pornography, design, and social theory. Often locating her figures within bucolic landscapes occupied by various flora and fauna, or within highly charged domestic interiors bursting with colour, patterned textiles and wallpapers, they appear surrounded by the detritus of daily life, frequently in various states of undress.
Williams is a self taught painter and has received several awards and residencies both in Aotearoa and overseas since firmly establishing her practice more than a decade ago.