Laura Yurko

lyurkoart@gmail.com

Education

2017-      BFA, Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Awards

2021-   Best Production Design, “Pretty Metal” Los Angeles Gold Award in Independent Films, Los Angeles, CA

2016-   Harris Stanton Gallery Scholarship in the Visual Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Liza Noble '48 Scholarship for Excellence in Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Mary Ann and Jack Katzenmeyer Award for Outstanding Craft, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

2015-    Norita Wyse Berman Award for Excellence in Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Selma A. Walzer Painting Scholarship: In Honor of Professor Louis Bosa, Cleveland Institute of Art,
Cleveland, OH

Solo Exhibitions

2018-      Convergence, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH

2017-      Allusive Eudamonia, BFA Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

2016-     Ensnare/ Drift, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH

Group Exhibitions

2022-    Tender with the Other, Wavelength Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

2020-    Conundrum Co-Op: Art Under Quarantine, You-Tube.com in collaboration with Maelstrom Collaborative
Arts, Cleveland, OH

2019-   Heights Arts Holiday Sale 2019, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH

Conundrum Co-Op: Kent Edition, Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Kent, OH

               Conundrum Co-Op: Vol. 1-6, Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Cleveland, OH

               Made You Look, Alex Heard’s Evening of Performances at Mahall’s, Lakewood, OH

Inferno: An explorable remix of Dante’s Inferno, Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Cleveland, OH

2018-    Heights Arts Holiday Sale 2018, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH     

2017-     Post-Graduation Exhibition, Magalen Gallery, Cleveland, OH

                Bazaarbeque Vol. 8, Forum Art Space, Cleveland, OH

                Cain Park/CIA Exhibition, Feinberg Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH

                TRANSCEND, Runway Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

  Student Independent Exhibition 71, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

2016-   The One-Hundred Show, Art Spot, Cleveland, OH

Bazaarbeque Vol. 7, Forum Art Space, Cleveland, OH

SPACES Student Show, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH

FORM, Runway Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Station Hope, In Collaboration with Cleveland Public Theater, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland,
OH

Heaven, Visual Arts Spring Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Student Independent Exhibition 70, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

2015-   The One-Hundred Show, Art Spot, Cleveland, OH

                The Three Show, Art Spot, Cleveland, OH

                ETC, Runway Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

                Wired and Ready to Hang, Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Student Independent Exhibition 69, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Art Assistance

2019-    Inferno: An explorable remix of Dante’s Inferno, Seamstress for the Fraud Level and Performers,
Maelstrom Collaborative Arts, Cleveland, OH

2018-    Play at CMA, Weaving Demonstration and informational Conversation, The Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH

2017-    Dark Frontier, Art Assistant to Krista Tomorowitz, Praxis Fiber Workshop, OH
Glitz Trash, Model for Lindsay Cashews, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH

2016-   Space Beach, Performance Assistant for MC Uster and Half an Animal, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Cleveland, OH

Publication

2020-   Cleveland.com, “Learn how to needle felt: Coronavirus craft time”

2016-    Clevelandscene.com, "Praxis Fiber Workshop Celebrates First Anniversary with Bevy of Activities"

Collections

2018-    Personal Collection, “Territory in Green and Purple”

2017-     Personal Collection, “In or Out”

Personal Collection, “Neck-piece, for Those that Like Labels”

2016-    Personal Collection, “Monstrafy Series: 1-3”

2015-    Personal Collection, "Kubrick Film Still No. 1"

                Personal Collection, "Red, Blue, and Green"

Experience

2019-Present-  Art Department in the Film Industry, Cleveland, OH and Atlanta, GA

2018-       Heights Arts, Marketing and Holiday Store Intern, Cleveland Heights, OH

2017-       Praxis Fiber Workshop Fellow, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH

2016-    Pre-College Program Painting Teaching Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH

Creativity Works Internship, Grant from the Cleveland Foundation, Partnered with Praxis Fibers
Workshop, Cleveland, OH