About
Laura Hull’s fine art photography centers on her everyday life, using domestic spaces and objects as autobiographic gestures that correspondingly encompass universal human nature. Whether exploring the relationship between habitat and inhabitancy (how we engage our domestic environment) or examining our psychic/spiritual exchanges with nature, Hull brings a deep and sometimes humorous perspective to her subjects, using intuition and femininity to define edges and reveal subtleties. At the core of her work is the desire to uncover beauty.
Hull’s artistic career began in the ceramics world with two international apprenticeships and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University, culminating in a thesis show consisting of architectural site-specific sculptures. In 1989 she shifted into photography and began exhibiting in galleries and museums, including the Craig Krull Gallery in Los Angeles. She has taught ceramics and photography, and has received multiple grants and public art commissions. She resides in Altadena with her architect husband, Mark Stankard.
CV
EDUCATION
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA – MFA Ceramics
Assistant Registrar for the Claremont Galleries
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN - BA
GLCA New York Arts Program, New York, NY
GLCA Year in Athens Program
Apprenticeships
Joan Campbell, Ceramics, Fremantle, West Australia
Gutte Eriksen, Ceramics, Hundested, Denmark
Howardena Pindell, Painter, New York, NY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
In Retrospect, Burton Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
Recent Work, AIA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Listening, Craig Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Poem, Craig Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Inside/Out, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Tree Service, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
Femme Fatale, LA Forum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
Out of the Box, Armory Gallery, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Breaking Boundaries, Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, AL
Whispers, Shouts and Cheers, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles
Light: Emerging Los Angeles Photographers, Pasadena Museum of California Art, California Tan Corporate Office, Los Angeles CA
Art Out of the Box, DNFA Gallery, curator Jay Belloli, Pasadena, CA
New Los Angeles Photography, LA French Consulate, curator Louis Stern, Los Angeles, CA
3 X 3, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
White Out, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Invitational, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Group Show, Kay Bonfoey Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Tucson Invitational, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson Ceramic Art, Mathews Center, Tempe, AZ
Group Show, Pima College, Tucson, AZ
TEACHING
Otis College of Arts and Design, Photography Instructor
Tucson Museum of Art School, Ceramics Instructor
GRANTS
Artists-In-The-School Grant – California
Artists-In-The-School Grant – Arizona
PUBLIC / PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
Hollywood Recreation Center and Pool, photographic ceramic mural; Awarded by Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Hollywood, CA
Photographers for Public Artwork, Architecture, and Cultural Events, Awarded by Los Angeles
Dept. of Cultural Affairs
Chateau des Fleurs, book commission, Studio William Hefner, Los Angeles, CA
10lb. Bar, Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
RW Ranch, photography installation, Linda Cherry Design, Redondo Beach, CA
PUBLIC SERVICE
Board Member, Animation Bank (Museum/Cultural Center), Glendale, CA
Moderator, Panel Discussion: Investing in Architecture, Harvard Business School, Los Angeles
LA City Walk, sponsored by LA Architect, co-coordinator, Los Angeles
Lecture Series for ASID (American Society of Interior Designers), Los Angeles
Lecture Series, LA Mart, Los Angeles
Juror: Annual International Furniture Competition, Los Angeles
Juror: Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Fire Department (pre-qualification), Los Angeles