Laura Persat is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer living in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Her work focuses on the visual communication of raw human emotion in portraiture and figurative representation. She is inherently perceptive to the depth and complexity of human nature, and she has created a genre of paintings that communicate intimately with her audience. She works in a variety of painting and drawing media, wherein she finds great expressive freedom. Her influences include Edgar Degas, Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo.
Laura has been a regular participant in the art communities in San Francisco, San Diego and Philadelphia, and most recently, Lausanne. In San Francisco, she exhibited in a wide range of venues, from quaint neighborhood bookstores to community events like the Independent Arts Exposition in Golden Gate Park. In San Diego, she exhibited frequently at the La Jolla Art Association. She was represented by Twenty-Two Gallery in Philadelphia, and most recently, she exhibited at Espace Démart and EPFL in Lausanne.
Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from San Diego State University.
She is currently available for commissions. You can reach her at laurapersat@gmail.com.
Her work focuses on the visual communication of raw human emotion in portraiture and figurative representation. She is inherently perceptive to the depth and complexity of human nature, and she has created a genre of paintings that communicate intimately with her audience. She works in a variety of painting and drawing media, wherein she finds great expressive freedom. Her influences include Edgar Degas, Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo.
Laura has been a regular participant in the art communities in San Francisco, San Diego and Philadelphia, and most recently, Lausanne. In San Francisco, she exhibited in a wide range of venues, from quaint neighborhood bookstores to community events like the Independent Arts Exposition in Golden Gate Park. In San Diego, she exhibited frequently at the La Jolla Art Association. She was represented by Twenty-Two Gallery in Philadelphia, and most recently, she exhibited at Espace Démart and EPFL in Lausanne.
Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from San Diego State University.
She is currently available for commissions. You can reach her at laurapersat@gmail.com.
previous exhibitions
Legram
Renens, Switzerland
group exhibition
May - June 2022
Renens, Switzerland
group exhibition
May - June 2022
Espace BORAX
Vevey, Suisse
group exhibition
September - October 2021
Vevey, Suisse
group exhibition
September - October 2021
UNICEF NextGen Art Party
Los Angeles, CA
donation to juried exhibition to raise money for the UNICEF Child Protection Project, combating human trafficking and supporting children who are victims of domestic violence
February 2016
Triumph Brewing Company
Princeton, NJ
group exhibition
June - August 2015
A Space On Main Art Gallery
Cranbury, NJ
group exhibition
March 2015
ArtJam 2015
19 Hulfish, Princeton, NJ 08540
group exhibition to benefit ArtSpace
February – March 2015
Artworks ArtLab Gallery
Trenton, NJ
group exhibition
January - February 2015
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
group exhibition
January - February 2015
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
solo exhibition
December 2014 - January 2015
A Space On Main Art Gallery
Cranbury, NJ
group exhibition
October – November 2014
Small World Coffee
Princeton, NJ
group exhibition
June - July 2014
Cafe 44
Princeton, NJ
solo exhibition
March - April 2014
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
juried group exhibition
January - February 2014
ArtJam 2013
Princeton, NJ
juried exhibition at pop-up gallery
November - November 2013
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
annual members' group exhibition
June - August 2013
Art All Night
Trenton, NJ
24-hour group exhibition
June 2013
Terhune Orchards
Princeton NJ
group exhibition
May - July 2013
Triumph Brewing Company
Princeton, NJ
solo exhibition
February – April 2013
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
juried group exhibition
November – December 2012
Small World Coffee
Princeton, NJ
annual “Love” show
January – March 2011
Kensington Art Walk
Kensington, CA
August 2009 – October 2010
Club 93
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
June 2009 – November 2010
Independent Arts Exposition
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
September 2009
Funky Door Yoga
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
May - August 2009
La Costa Coffee Roasting
Carlsbad, CA
January 2009 - January 2010
Café Amici
San Francisco, CA
August 2008
Planned Parenthood
benefit auction
February 16, 2008
Bibliohead bookstore
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
February 2008 - February 2009
La Jolla Art Association
Village Gallery, La Jolla, CA
November 2006
January - February 2007
San Diego Art Department
San Diego, CA
April 2006 - September 2007
Los Angeles, CA
donation to juried exhibition to raise money for the UNICEF Child Protection Project, combating human trafficking and supporting children who are victims of domestic violence
February 2016
Triumph Brewing Company
Princeton, NJ
group exhibition
June - August 2015
A Space On Main Art Gallery
Cranbury, NJ
group exhibition
March 2015
ArtJam 2015
19 Hulfish, Princeton, NJ 08540
group exhibition to benefit ArtSpace
February – March 2015
Artworks ArtLab Gallery
Trenton, NJ
group exhibition
January - February 2015
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
group exhibition
January - February 2015
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
solo exhibition
December 2014 - January 2015
A Space On Main Art Gallery
Cranbury, NJ
group exhibition
October – November 2014
Small World Coffee
Princeton, NJ
group exhibition
June - July 2014
Cafe 44
Princeton, NJ
solo exhibition
March - April 2014
Twenty-Two Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
juried group exhibition
January - February 2014
ArtJam 2013
Princeton, NJ
juried exhibition at pop-up gallery
November - November 2013
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
annual members' group exhibition
June - August 2013
Art All Night
Trenton, NJ
24-hour group exhibition
June 2013
Terhune Orchards
Princeton NJ
group exhibition
May - July 2013
Triumph Brewing Company
Princeton, NJ
solo exhibition
February – April 2013
The Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
juried group exhibition
November – December 2012
Small World Coffee
Princeton, NJ
annual “Love” show
January – March 2011
Kensington Art Walk
Kensington, CA
August 2009 – October 2010
Club 93
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
June 2009 – November 2010
Independent Arts Exposition
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
September 2009
Funky Door Yoga
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
May - August 2009
La Costa Coffee Roasting
Carlsbad, CA
January 2009 - January 2010
Café Amici
San Francisco, CA
August 2008
Planned Parenthood
benefit auction
February 16, 2008
Bibliohead bookstore
San Francisco, CA
solo exhibition
February 2008 - February 2009
La Jolla Art Association
Village Gallery, La Jolla, CA
November 2006
January - February 2007
San Diego Art Department
San Diego, CA
April 2006 - September 2007