Laura Noel
Laura Noel is an artist and musician, currently living and working in Bandon, OR. She grew up in the rainy, verdant lands of the Pacific Northwest, where she credits the poor
weather and seasonal darkness to developing a strong sense of creativity and imagination. An undeniable influence from her youth spent in Washington State is evident in her work, as many of her paintings favor rich earth tones, moss-like forms, and evoke a feeling of forests. Laura migrated to California in the early 2000’s to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she earned a BFA with an emphasis in Animation. She cultivated her craft and built her art
career in California until the fall of 2020, when she relocated to the Southern Oregon Coast to start the next chapter of her life and artistic development.
Laura is a passionate and prolific painter. Her primary medium is acrylic paint and her style could best be described as “vibrant, nature-inspired expressionism” She often creates work in series or multi-panel pieces.
Laura has created hundreds of paintings in her artistic career. She has also been recognized for her talent through several high-profile public art projects. In 2014 she was selected to participate in the Vallejo Downtown Window Art Project. The goal of this yearly installation is to
fill downtown Vallejo, California's empty storefronts with art to bring more life and culture to the downtown and encourage new businesses to move in.
In 2015 she was selected to paint a utility box in downtown Vallejo as part of a participatory budgeting grant. That same year she was also selected to paint one of the well-known “Hearts” sculptures in San Francisco as part of the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation's annual fundraiser.
In 2018, she was selected to participate in a project for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. As part of their 50th anniversary season, she was selected to paint one of 50 life-size mascot statues that were placed all around Oakland for the 2018 season.
Her most recent public work of art can be viewed behind the Seven Devils brewery in downtown Coos Bay- A huge set of utility boxes painted with a playful underwater sea creature theme.
When not painting, Laura can often be found playing guitar, exploring nature, or driving around in her one of a kind customized Toyota Corolla art car, “The EcheVariAble”.
he work displayed here is a representation of the artist’s work and these pieces may not be currently available
