About The Artist Art is a visual narrative. And like a good story it should engage the audience. My art aims to do this by delivering images through visual constructions; by using symbols and concepts that provoke and exercise the mind. The use of texture on the canvas is paramount to my technique. I have also experimented with film and video as a method of visual narration and parody. The art explores design and light through organic shapes and symbols which we experience in our everyday life. The symbols come across as being simple, but each one has a history. But to me art is like history, it documents the stories of our lives and emotions. As an artist, I portray stories using creativity and imagination to form an image that invokes a reaction as a good story would. BIOGRAPHY Laura Argalis is an accomplished artist with paintings on display across Canada and the United States. Laura was born in Ontario, Canada spending most of her time in Toronto. There she attended the Ontario College of Art to refine her skills as an artist. Laura has worked at several galleries in Toronto including the Power Plant Gallery, the Ydessa Hendeles Gallery, and the 80 Spadina Gallery. Laura's talent for interpreting the abstract and the representational became evident as she took brush to canvas and other mediums. Her unique perspective takes shape in her works. Laura continues to have shows displaying her acrylic on canvas series and installation work. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1995 Georgian Gallery, Meaford, Ontario 2003 Huron Bed and Breakfast, Tiverton, Ontario 2004 Private Gallery, “Eclectic Worx”, Portland, Oregon 2005 Private Gallery, “Elements”, Portland, Oregon GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1991 Ontario College of Art Annual Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario 1992 Film Exhibitions, Toronto, Ontario 1992 44 Dovercourt Round Up Studio Show, Toronto, Ontario COMMISSIONS 1991 The Smith Residence – Mural for Wall in Foyer. Inverhuron, Ontario 1992 Bruce Weir Water Color Portrait. Oakville, Ontario 1995 State of Florida Mural. Toronto, Ontario 2000 Bob and Donna Bailey (Private Residence). Mississauga, Ontario 2000 Lance and Tara Bailey (Private Residence). Oakville, Ontario 2001 Hopedale Mall Mural. Oakville, Ontario BUSINESS VENTURES 1999 to 2002 Room By Room Interior Design. Toronto, Ontario EDUCATION 1986 to 1987 Sherridan College 1987 to 1991 Ontario College of Art. Toronto, Ontario 2006 Art Workshop, The Algarve, Portugal