Wollongong
Laura Oczos paints imagined landscapes that are autobiographical in nature. She is interested in the dynamic nature of memory and draws on past and present experiences to create work that often combines multiple points of view and captures the spirit of the moment rather than exact places.
Artworks: 4
Up until 2020 I was a special education teacher working with students who have internalising mental health disorders; however, I have now started to shift towards full time artist. After studying a BFA I participated in a few solo and group shows but ultimately had a 14-year hiatus to focus on my teaching career. I started painting again in 2019. Initially, painting again was a way to cope being a recently solo parent with a newborn and during my maternity leave I worked feverishly to develop a style but mostly created terrible things even my parents did not want. Sometime later I created an Instagram account and decided to start selling my art. Fortunately, I started selling work quickly which has allowed me to move away from full time teaching.
In 2021, I was a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 and National Capital Art Prize. In 2022, I was a finalist in the Art to Art Unearthed Prize and the 2022 National Capital Art Prize where my entry was chosen by the ACT government to be part of the 2022 Floriade Festive as part of their Sounds of Spring exhibition. My work has been featured in Art Edit , Home Design, House and Garden UK and World of Interiors magazine. In 2022 I was commissioned by Hairhouse to create the artwork that will be used as part of their Christmas campaign. My work has been collected by both national and international buyers.
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