About
Laura Brown is a printmaker and textile artist who works with salvaged materials to make community-oriented artwork with a colorful and graphic sensibility. This takes the form of postcards, prints, quilts, and many other things that make people ask “is it art or is it a craft?”
Laura holds an MFA in Studio Art from University of Texas. She has been a resident artist at North House Folk School, Women’s Studio Workshop, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Kala Art Institute and the Myren Graffikk (Kristiansand, Norway). Her work appears in collections at Yale University and the Library of Congress, among others. Her work has been exhibited in many places, including The Soap Factory (RIP) and The Minnesota Museum of American Art. She lives in Minneapolis and works as the Partnership Coordinator and Resident Instructor at Minnesota Center for Book Arts.