Born 1967 in Los Angeles, CA
Currently resides in Glen Gardner, NJ

EDUCATION

2007 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, M.F.A. in Studio Art
Scholarship Awards 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007
Mentors: Timothy App, Zlata Baum, Karen Carroll, John Penny, Lynn Silverman, Bibiana Suarez, Jack Wilgus

1994 Bank Street College of Education & Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, ART ED. CERTIFICATE, k-12

1990 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, B.A., Major: Spanish / Minor: Architecture

CONTINUING EDUCATION

2008 Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios, Somerville, NJ, Blown Glass

2008 The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA, Blown Glass, Flameworking

1996-2003 Raritan Valley Community College, Raritan, NJ
Computer Art I and II, Graphic Design, Animation, Web Design, 3D Design

1994-1995 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, Pottery, Oil Painting, Photography, Graphic Design

1993 The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Graphic Design

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2010 Affordable Art Fair, Divergence Fine Art, New York, NY, Two-person Installation

2009 Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ

2009 Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ

2009 Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C.

2008 Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD, SUB-MERGE, Two-Person Exhibition

2007 Fox 3 Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, CHAOS PATTERNS, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition

2006 Artist’s Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, REMAINS & RECONSIDERATIONS, Two-Person Exhibition

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 On a Visual Quest, Forward Thinking Museum, online exhibition

2010 Members Exhibition- Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ

2009 Imperato Film Fest, Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD

2009 Affordable Art Fair, Gallery Imperato, New York, NY

2008 - 2009 Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, The State University of NJ, Newark, NJ, SPECIMEN: Representing the Natural World

2008 Red Dot Art Fair, Gallery Imperato, New York, NY

2008 Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ, FALL MEMBER'S EXHIBITION, Honorable Mention Award, Inaugural Solo Exhibition

2008 Gallery 31 North, Glen Gardner, NJ, NARRATIVE EDGES, Four-Person Exhibition, ART & ANTIQUES, group exhibition

2007 The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA, MICA 9 IN PHILLY, M.F.A. in Studio Art–Class of ‘07

2007 Innovators Combating Substance Abuse, Quebec, Canada and Washington, D.C. ART & ADDICTION, Juried Exhibition

2006 Fox 3 Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2nd/3rd YEAR MFA Exhibition

2005 Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, M.F.A. BIENNIAL Exhibition

2005 Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ, A WINTERY MIX, Juried Exhibition

2004 Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA, SNAP TO GRID

2004, 2005 Prailsville Mill, Stockton, NJ, Juried Exhibition

2003, 2006 Phillips’ Mill, New Hope, PA, PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART AND PHOTOGRAPHER AS ARTIST Annual Juried Photography Exhibition

2001- 2010 Winslow Bronson Exhibition Space, Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset, NJ FACULTY EXHIBITION, Visual Art Department, Six-Person Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONS & PRESS

Laura McClanahan: Planktonic Constructs, Hunterdon Art Museum, Solo Exhibition Catalog, Oct 11 - Nov. 22, 2009

Laura McClanahan, Simon Gallery, Solo Exhibition Catalog, April 21st-May 23rd, 2009

SPECIMEN, Representing the Natural World, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers-Newark, Exhibition Catalog by Anonda Bell, Nov. 6th, 2008-Jan.29th, 2009

The Examiner, Best Exhibits, January 31, 2008, Baltimore, MD, SUB-MERGE - VORTEX, Gallery Imperato

New Jersey Countryside Magazine, January/February 2008, New Jersey, PHOTOCELLS - GENE POOL - 2, Narrative Edges Exhibition

The Examiner, Tuesday, January 29th, 2008, Baltimore, MD, GOOD DAY! ART, PHOTOCELLS - UNTITLED #4, Sub-Merge Exhibition

The Examiner, Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, Baltimore, MD, GOOD DAY! ART, Sub-Merge Exhibition

The Examiner, Weekend, January 12 & 13, 2008, Baltimore, MD, ART LIFE, SUBMERGE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES CAMERALESS

PHOTOGRAPHER, by Jessica Novak (Examiner Staff Writer), PHOTOCELLS - UNTITLED #4, CHAOS PATTERNS - UNTITLED #4 & #6

Hunterdon Observer, Saturday, January 12th, 2008, New Jersey, NARRATIVE EDGES EXHIBITION

Courier News, Friday, January 11th, 2008, New Jersey, LIVING ON THE “EDGE”, by Ralph J. Bellatoni (Correspondent), GENE POOL -2

Carroll County Times, January 10-16, 2008, BEST BETS, IMPERATO'S EVOLUTION, Sub-Merge Exhibition

The Examiner, Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, Baltimore, MD, GOOD DAY! CENTRAL EVENT, Sub-Merge Exhibition

The Examiner, Friday, January 4th, 2008, Baltimore, MD, GOOD DAY! ART, PHOTOCELLS - UNTITLED #4, Sub-Merge Exhibition

The Sun, Thursday, January 3rd, 2008, Baltimore, MD, OF WATER, LIFE AND ART, by Jennifer Choi (Sun Reporter) PHOTOCELLS-UNTITLED #4

City Paper, Vol. 32, No. 1, January 2-9, 2008, Baltimore, MD, BALTIMORE WEEKLY, FRIDAY 4, SUB-MERGE, by Audrey Murray

88.1 WYPR, January 2008, MARYLAND MORNING, CULTURE CALENDAR, Sub-Merge Exhibition

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996-Present Art Instructor for Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset, NJ

1999-2001 Architectural Consultant for Tarantino Architect, Millstone, NJ

1992-1996 Educational Technology Program Developer for Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ

1990-1991 Staff Architect for H2L2 Architects/Planners, Philadelphia, PA