Bio

Laura Footes lives and works in Margate, England

CV

2014

The Art Student’s League of New York, Academic exchange

2014

The Royal Drawing School, London Postgraduate diploma in advanced drawing

2012

Université de Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France BA History of Art with translation studies, obtained 2:1

2009

Justus Liebig Universität, Gießen, Germany Academic exchange to study German Literature

Exhibitions

2023

Somewhere Else, SHRINE, NYC

Commissioned by His Majesty King Charles III to create a series of Margate Sunrises in honour of the Coronation and to be auctioned at Christie’s in support of His Majesty’s charities.

2022

Royal Scottish Academy, summer exhibition, Edinburgh

2019

“Between Worlds” group show Glyndebourne Opera House

Royal Academy Summer Show, RA London

2018

“The Master, Margarita and the Artist” solo show Pushkin House London

Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Mall Galleries, London

2017

The Royal Drawing School selected alumni exhibition, Buckingham Palace

2016

Best of the Drawing Year, RDS exhibition Christie’s New York

2015

selected group exhibition with Society of Fine Artists, Menier Gallery

2014

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize exhibition, Mall Galleries London

2013

“Best of the Drawing Year” Christie's London

Flowers Gallery, Cork street. “Artist of the Day” exhibition, selected by Celia Paul

Scholarships and awards

2014

Scholarship to Art Students League, New York

2013

External Assessment Board Prize, The Royal Drawing School, London Chosen by Graham Southern, Sydney Picasso and Andrea Rose

2013/14

recipient of The Derek Hill Foundation bursary

2013/14

recipient of The South Square Trust Scholarship

2009

DAAD scholarship to Germany awarded by the German Embassy London.