Bio

Laurel Lukaszewski is a Washington, DC-area based artist who creates installations and sculptures primarily from clay. Her work is influenced by a love of rhythms and patterns found in nature and her study of and work with Japan over the past three decades.

Laurel Lukaszewski: Education and Honors

M.A. Asian Studies / B.A. International Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Oregon/Waseda Summer Program, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR

Art Awards
2013 People’s Choice Award, The Art & Craft of Beer
2009 James Renwick Alliance Craft Award of Distinction – Clay, Artomatic 2009
2007 Firm Purchase Winner, Hickok Cole Art Night 2007
2006 Equal Merit Award, Del Ray Artisans Spring Members’ Show
2005 Honorable Mention, Alexandria Festival of the Arts Regional Juried Exhibition

Laurel Lukaszewski: Selected Exhibitions

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
Laurel Lukaszewski – Sculpting Water, Work Program Architects [WPA Gallery], Norfolk, VA, 2019
Laurel Lukaszewski – Along the Garden Path, The Little Green Store & Gallery, Huntsville, AL, 2018
Other Worlds of Imagination and Wonder, New Work by Laurel Lukaszewski & Joe Corcoran, Brentwood Arts Exchange at Gateway Arts Center, Brentwood, MD, 2016
Patterns of Place, Auginbaugh Gallery, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2013
BALANCE-Two person exhibition featuring Laurel Lukaszewski & Novie Trump, PEVETO, 2013
Laurel Lukaszewski, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2012
Laurel Lukaszewski, The Art Registry Gallery @ Todd Christofaro, Washington, DC, December 2011 – January 2012
Pause, ArtGallery, Norfolk, VA, 2011
Once, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009
Solo Exhibition & ARTworks Residency, Holland Hall, Tulsa, OK, 2009
Capturing Lines, Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA, 2009
A Fine Line – Works by Noelle K. Tan & Laurel Lukaszewski, 505 9th Street, NW Lobby, Washington, DC, 2009

Selected Group Exhibitions
The Upstairs on 7th Small Art Show, Washington, DC, 2019
Grand Reopening Celebration, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2019
Meet Your Neighbors, Portico Gallery and Studios, Brentwood, MD, 2018
One House Project, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, 2018
One House Project, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC, 2017
One Year Later, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD, 2017
White Point Studio Artists at 39th Street Corridor Gallery, Brentwood, MD, 2017
pre-conceptual ZEITGEIST IV, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, 2017
Creative Corridor Exhibition, Prince George’s Community College, Marlboro Gallery, Largo, Maryland, 2017
Structure(d) Observations,Three-dimensional work of regional sculptors Christian Benefiel, Elsabé Dixon, Laurel Lukaszewski, Adam Nelson, Stewart Watson and Dane Winkler, The New Gallery for Contemporary Art, Northern VA Community College, Woodbridge, VA, 2016
Timeless Transformation: Kimonos, Prints & Textiles, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, 2016
Alchemical Vessels 2016, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Smith Center for the Healing Arts, Washington, DC, 2016
Riyadh 2015, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2015-spring 2016
LVG Holiday Group Show, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, December 2015-January 2016
The Same but Different: Creative Morphology, McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery, McLean, VA, 2015
SOFA Chicago,(Alida Anderson Art Projects), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, 2015
Athenaeum Invitational: “Don’t Fence Me In”, Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, 2015
Memory Flood, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2015
34th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition: White Point Studio, Montpelier Arts Center, Main Gallery, Laurel, MD, 2015
2015 DC Design House, 956 Mackall Farms Lane, McLean, VA, 2015
Visions of Home, Founders Hall Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, 2015
Urban Bungalow, Joan Hisaoka Art Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014
Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial 2014, Washington, DC, 2014
ShelfWorks, The Reading Room @ Petworth Citizen, Washington, DC, 2014
Works by Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial Artists, Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014
DMV Dirt, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014
The Grace of Craft, Capitol Arts Network, Rockville, MD, 2014
Alchemical Vessels, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014
Installation-Night 2014, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, North Lobby, Bethesda, MD, (permanent collection), 2014
Affordable Art Fair London, (Creative Cohesion), London, UK, 2014
Edinburgh Art Fair, (Creative Cohesion), Edinburgh, UK, 2013
Objects of Desire, Neptune Fine Art, Washington, DC, 2013
International Glass & Clay 2013, Creative Cohesion Gallery/Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Sunderland, UK, 2013
#WeTweetArt Exhibition, artdc Gallery, Hyattsville, MD, 2013
Tribute to Ceramics, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, 2013
Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom, Curated by Laurel Lukaszewski & Komelia Hongja Okim, McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, 2013
International Glass & Clay 2013, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, DC, 2013
SELECT Auction Exhibition & Gala, Washington Project for the Arts, 64 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC, 2013
Flux: A Craft Exchange, HandMade in America, Asheville, NC, Nov ’12-Feb 2013
Bibliophile, Tuttle Gallery, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD, 2012
Call Collect 2012, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2012
The Island Garden, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2012
Like. Comment. Share., American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2012
Twisted, Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington, DC, 2012
2012 DC Design House, Marika Meyers Interiors, Washington, DC, 2012
Four Petals, ArtGallery, Norfolk, VA, 2012
Ceramic Sutra, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, 2012
Dreaming of Winter – An Installation, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2011
IceBox, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 2011
Bridging Contemporary Art & Architecture, Read & Company Architects, Baltimore, MD, 2011
Fired @ 2200 Degrees, Gallery 555dc, Washington, DC, 2011
SELECT: WPA 2011 Art Auction Exhibition & Gala, Washington, DC, 2011
Yuletide – A Year-End Art Festival, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010
IceBox, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, 2010
Clay: Material Transformation, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA, 2010
Of Itself: Medium as Message, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, 2010
The Shell in Nature, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2010
ACDCPC: Mid-Atlantic Ceramic Sculpture from the District of Columbia to Philadelphia County and Beyond, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, 2010
Woven, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2010
In the Loop, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2009
Flora: Growing Inspirations, United States Botanic Garden, DC, 2009
Sculpting Time, VisArts, Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, Rockville, MD, 2009
Artomatic 2009, Washington, DC, 2009
Studio Gallery presents Artomatic Artists, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009
WPA Art Auction Exhibition, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2009
Aqua Wynwood, (Project 4 Gallery), Miami, FL, December Ceramic Sculpture, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2008
SOFA NY (Duane Reed Gallery), Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, 2008

Laurel Lukaszewski: Publications

In the Galleries: Meet Your Neighbors, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, December 7, 2018
One House Project Exhibit Features Immigration Stories by Local Artists (image), Germantown Pulse, November 15, 2018
In the Galleries: One Year Later, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, July 13, 2017
In the Galleries: Zeitgeist IV, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, March 24, 2017
In the Galleries: Lukaszewski & Corcoran, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, November 3, 2016
Coastal Edge, (image), Catherine Funkhouser, Photography by EriK Kvalsvik, Home & Design, Late Spring 2016
In the Galleries: Timeless Transformation, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, April 1, 2016
In the Galleries: Holiday Group Show, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, January 1, 2016
In the Galleries: Heading Home, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, September 19, 2015
More of a Kind, Monica Moses, American Craft Magazine, June/July 2015, Vol. 75, No. 3
Artworks Episode 324 – Pop-up Exhibit: Laurel Lukaszewski, Maryland Public Television, Airdate April 30, 2015
Laurel Lukaszewski’s White Point Studio, Eric Hope, East City Art, April – May, 2015
In the Galleries: Urban Bungalow & Home Is Where the Art Is II, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Arts & Style Section, December 7, 2014
Won’t You Take Me to Funkstown?”, Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper, CPArts, July 4, 2014
Art review: ‘Sculpted: Histories Revealed’, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Weekend Section, June 13, 2014
DMV Dirt – Gallery Opening of the Week, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Weekend Section, June 6, 2014
Sculpted: Histories Revealed – Art Opening of the Week, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Weekend Section, May 16, 2014
Galleries: Objects of Desire, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Arts Section, October 27, 2013
One Artist, Many Rooms: Experts Talk About Living With Art, Catrin Morris, Apartment Therapy, March 26, 2013
HandMade in America’s Craft Exchange (image), The Laurel of Asheville, January 2013
Building Character (image), Sharon Jaffee Dan, Photography by Angie Seckinger, Home & Design, Late Fall 2012
Twists that’ll turn heads, Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, Style Section, May 4, 2012
Reviewed: “Twisted” at Cross-MacKenzie Gallery, Louis Jacobson, ArtsDesk, Washington City Paper, April 16, 2012
On Display (image), Pulse, The Virginian-Pilot, March 8, 2012
Top Ten Visual Arts Exhibitions of Spring, Betsy DiJulio, Veer Magazine, March 2012
Special Artist Reception at BAC (image), Bainbridge Island Review, March 15, 2012
Friday’s Featured Artist: Four Petals Exhibition, Julie Alvarado, AltDaily, March 2, 2012
Gallery Features Paintings, Bronze Sculptures (image), On Exhibit, Events & Entertainment, The Current, December 14, 2011
IceBox Gift Shop: A Crafty, Local Alternative to Etsy, Emily Thompson, ArtsDesk, Washington City Paper, December 5, 2011
December Arts Preview, Michael O’Sullivan, Washington Post Going Out Guide Blog, December 1, 2011
Collect Call, Brittney Dunkins, Susan Hunsinger, Adrienne Messeca & Lindsey Brenner, DC Magazine, December 2011
100 Artists of Washington, DC, F. Lennox Campello, (Schiffer Publishing, 2011)
A Tranquil Pause, Betsy DiJulio, Veer Magazine, April 15, 2011
On Display (image), Pulse, The Virginian-Pilot, April 7, 2011
Top 10 Visual Arts, Betsy DiJulio, Veer Magazine, March 15, 2011
Urban Chic (image), Sharon Jaffe Dan, Photograph by Timothy Bell, Home & Design, Spring 2011
Reviewed: “Of Itself: Medium as Message” at the Athenaeum, John Anderson, ArtsDesk, Washington City Paper, June 25, 2010
Creating the Temporary, Laurel Lukaszewski, Bourgeon Online, June 7, 2010
Philippa’s Picks – Culture Beat, Philippa P.B. Hughes, Capitol File Magazine, February 2010
13 Ceramic Sculptors, Victoria Donohoe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Weekend Section, February 5, 2010
No Leaf is the Same, Weekend Pass, Express, December 10, 2009
At Project 4, a delicate show of flower power, Jessica Dawson, The Washington Post, Style Section, December 4, 2009
Laurel Lukaszewski at Project 4, F. Lennox Campello, Daily Campello Art News, November 22, 2009
Laurel Lukaszewski’s “Once” at Project 4, Maura Judkis, Washington City Paper, City Lights, November 20, 2009
The Creative List: Visual Arts, Washington Life Magazine, November 10, 2009
A Chat with the Ceramic Sculptor Laurel Lukaszewski, Interview with Rich Fisher host of StudioTulsa, Public Radio Tulsa KWGS 89.5FM, Aired October 27, 2009
Northern Virginia Art Beat – Clay Formations, Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press, August 5, 2009
Ceramics That Go Beyond Cups and Bowls, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Weekend Section, April 17, 2009
Push Pause—An Artist Profile: Laurel Lukaszewski, Colby Hartburg, Verizon FIOS, Washington, DC, Aired 2009
An Artist’s Enclave, Tina Coplan, Home & Design, Late Spring 2009
Craft Central, Jean Lawlor Cohen, Where Magazine, Washington, April 2009
Strategies for Working with Interior Designers, Gay Jervey, Art Calendar, December 2008
Let it Glow, Emily Lyons, Washington Spaces Magazine, Early Winter 2008
The House that Art Built, Emily Lyons, Washington Spaces Magazine, Summer 2008
Art-omatic (The Final Week) – Northern Virginia Art Beat, Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press, June 12, 2008
Artomatic!, F. Lennox Campello, Daily Campello Art News/Old Town Crier, June 2008
The Unbearable Lightness of Bling, Craig Smith, The Santa Fe New Mexican, May 22, 2008
Step by Step,(image) Deborah K. Dietsch, Photograph by Maxwell MacKenzie, Home & Design, Late Spring 2008
On the Edge – A Guide to Washington’s Art Galleries, Kriston Capps, Washingtonian, April 2008
Best Bets – Laurel Lukaszewski: ‘Mutable/Mutability’, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Get Out, February 28, 2008
On the Wall – Stochastic 2 & Mutable/Mutability, Malcolm Gay, Riverfront Times, February 28, 2008, Vol. 32, No. 9
Red Dirt Studio, Margaret Boozer, The Studio Potter, Winter 2007-08, Vol. 36, No. 1
Fall Solos 2007 – Critics Pick (image), Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper, October 31, 2007
Fall Solos 2007 – Northern Virginia Art Beat, Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press, October 4, 2007
Arts Agenda (image), Heather Goss, DCist, October 4, 2007
On with the Shows, F. Lennox Campello, Old Town Crier, June 2007
Artomatic’s Last Week, F. Lennox Campello, Mid-Atlantic Art News, May 14, 2007
Supple at Warehouse, F. Lennox Campello, Mid-Atlantic Art News, May 6, 2007
‘Artomatic’: Treasures Hiding in Plain Sight, Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post, Weekend Section, May 4, 2007
Supple @ Warehouse Gallery, Lynne Venart, DCist, May 4, 2007
Artomatic – Gallery Beat, F. Lennox Campello, Old Town Crier, May 2007
Artomatic Opens the Gates, Heather Goss, DCist, April 13, 2007
Wall Flowers, Colin Bayly, Capitol File, On the Bill – Art Scene, Holiday 2006
‘Kuroi Shiroi’: Project 4 Gets with the Program, Jessica Dawson, The Washington Post, Style Section, June 24, 2006
Laurel Lukaszewski: Kuroi Shiroi, Kriston Capps, Washington City Paper, City Lights, July 7, 2006
Stoneware Twirls and Porcelain Curls, Heather Goss, DCist, June 20, 2006
From the Amazon to Japan, John Blee, The Georgetowner, Art Wrap, June 14, 2006
Size Matters – Mighty Micros at Flashpoint (image), Robin Tierney, The Examiner, April 22 & 23, 2006
Sculpture Unbound – Festival of Found Object Art, Robin Tierney, The Examiner, January 27, 2006