A woman with long brown hair smiling in front of a brick wall.
Gallery wall displaying cloud-themed artwork with wood frames in an art gallery.
Painting of fluffy clouds, with darker clouds in the foreground and lighter clouds in the background.

Laura Valkwitch

Hunt Residencies II 2022-2023

Laura is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on pyrography and oil painting. She is a WNY native and studied fine art at Niagara County Community College. Currently, Laura teaches a drawing class through Partners In Art at the Carnegie Art Center in North Tonawanda. In 2019, her piece titled, “Lilacs,” was awarded Best in Show at Art On The Riverwalk. Most recently, Laura's work; “Self Portrait,” was included in a group show at Meibohm Fine Arts in East Aurora. I have created numerous commissioned portraits over the years in multiple mediums such as pyrography, oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal and graphite. 

Art installation featuring a wooden box with a painted sunset sky and clouds on the front, with hanging chains beneath.
Art exhibit featuring three landscape paintings, two necklaces with landscape pendants, and a portrait of a woman, all displayed on a light blue wall.