estampes: Laura Bydlowska

BIOGRAPHY

Laura Bydlowska was born in Warsaw, Poland. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario and prints at Open Studio.

Laura obtained a B.A. (Hons.) in Art History and Studio Art from the University of Guelph. Later, while pursuing her Master of Museum Studies at the University of Toronto, she interned at the Royal Academy of Arts in London where she completed a print that was displayed in the RA staff show. Recently, her work was featured in a traveling exhibition with the Ontario Society of Artists called “pARTners: A Collaboration,” the Japanese Paper Place “Under 30 at 30” exhibition, and Open Studio's annual “100 Prints” show.

ARTIST STATEMENT - PRINT WORKS

Laura Bydlowska's abstract prints reveal hidden caverns, overgrown burrows, sediment layers and sprouting fauna, occasionally dotted with small amounts of colour. Exploring the underside of the natural world, Laura tends to limit her control over the etching process so that the overall look is purposefully unrefined.