Geoffrey Laurence
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Geoffrey Laurence is an American realist painter. He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Laurence was born in Paterson, New Jersey
. Child of Holocaust survivors, he was brought up and educated in London, England. He attended the Byam Shaw School of Art from 1965 to 1968, where he received the London Certificate in Art and Design and studied with Bridget Riley
and Bill Jacklin. From 1968-1969 he studied graphic design under Tom Eckersley
at the London College of Printing and then Saint Martins School of Art from 1969 to 1972 where he studied painting under Frederick Gore
and received his BA. In 1992, he moved to New York and attended the New York Academy of Art
where he studied with Eric Fischl
, Wade Schuman and Vincent Desiderio
and received his MFA Cum Laude in 1995. He is the recipient of grants from The George Sugarman Foundation
, the Robert Rauschenberg
Foundation, the Walter Erlebacher Award and a J. Epstein Travel Award. His paintings have been exhibited across the USA and in Europe including the Las Vegas Art Museum
, Yeshiva University Museum
and the Arnot Art Museum.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
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Laurence was born in Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
. Child of Holocaust survivors, he was brought up and educated in London, England. He attended the Byam Shaw School of Art from 1965 to 1968, where he received the London Certificate in Art and Design and studied with Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley
Bridget Louise Riley CH CBE is an English painter who is one of the foremost proponents of Op art.-Early life:...
and Bill Jacklin. From 1968-1969 he studied graphic design under Tom Eckersley
Tom Eckersley
Tom Eckersley was an English poster artist and teacher of design.-Early career:Tom Eckersley was born on 30 September 1914 in Lancashire. His artistic training began in 1930 when he enrolled at Salford Art School, where his abilities were soon recognised and he was awarded the Heywood Medal for...
at the London College of Printing and then Saint Martins School of Art from 1969 to 1972 where he studied painting under Frederick Gore
Frederick Gore
Frederick John Pym Gore CBE RA , was a British painter. -Biography:Gore was born into the world of art; his mother, Mary Joanna Kerr, was a dancer from Edinburgh, and his father, Spencer Frederick Gore, a painter, President of the Camden Town Group until his early death in March 1914.As a young...
and received his BA. In 1992, he moved to New York and attended the New York Academy of Art
New York Academy of Art
The New York Academy of Art or the Graduate School of Figurative Art is an American private, not-for-profit art university, located at 111 Franklin Street in the Manhattan borough of New York City.-Foundation:...
where he studied with Eric Fischl
Eric Fischl
Eric Fischl is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker.-Early life:Fischl was born in New York City and grew up on suburban Long Island; his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1967...
, Wade Schuman and Vincent Desiderio
Vincent Desiderio
Vincent Desiderio is an American realist painter. He is currently the senior critic at the New York Academy of Art. He lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and works in Sleepy Hollow....
and received his MFA Cum Laude in 1995. He is the recipient of grants from The George Sugarman Foundation
The George Sugarman Foundation
The George Sugarman Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 to honor the memory and wishes of George Sugarman.-History:...
, the Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Rauschenberg was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations...
Foundation, the Walter Erlebacher Award and a J. Epstein Travel Award. His paintings have been exhibited across the USA and in Europe including the Las Vegas Art Museum
Las Vegas Art Museum
The Las Vegas Art Museum was a facility located Las Vegas, Nevada in a building shared with the Sahara West Library branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District....
, Yeshiva University Museum
Yeshiva University Museum
The Yeshiva University Museum is a teaching museum and the cultural arm of Yeshiva University. Along with the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Foundation, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, it is a member organization of the Center for...
and the Arnot Art Museum.