My Trees Were Once Bare But Are Now Full of Flowers

Laurie Shapiro (b. Mineola, NY 1990) is a mixed-media artist whose work compensates for a developing condition of deafness through overt expressiveness and hypervisual stimulation, creating rich scenarios and sensual environments embodying personal narratives. Her art has been commissioned and shown at various institutions, including the Dyer Arts Center, San Diego Museum of Art, and San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. Over the past decade, Shapiro has regularly exhibited solo and group exhibitions with galleries and museums across the country and is the recipient of multiple grants. She has completed artist residencies at the American Academy in Rome, the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, and the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Shapiro received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and studied abroad at Bilkent University.