Born: Sydney, Australia, 1982
EDUCATION
2011- Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture
2006- Master of Art (Printmaking), College of Fine Arts, UNSW
2003- Bachelor of Arts- Asian Studies (Japanese, Art History & Theory), USYD
2000- YFU Student Exchange Program, Kashiwa High School, Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012- ‘On Air’, Maunsell Wickes Gallery, Paddington
2011- Mon Coeur (Into My Own), Sheffer Gallery, Darlington
2009- ‘Arms Length’, Sassafras Creek Gallery, Kurrajong
2009- ‘No Man’s Land’, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast
2008- ‘Waiting for Some Girl’, Sassafras Creek Gallery, Kurrajong
2006- ‘Laura Jones- works on paper’, Sassafras Creek Gallery, Kurrajong
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011- Portia Geach Memorial Award, SH Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney
2011- Salon des Refuses, SH Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney
2010- Portia Geach Memorial Award, SH Ervin Gallery, The Rocks, Sydney
2009- ‘Mirrors’, Mori Gallery, Sydney
2008- Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
2008- ‘The Mosman Art Prize’, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2007- ‘Smash Hits’, Parramatta Artists Studios, Parramatta
2007- ‘Blacktown City Art Prize’, Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown
2007- ‘The Mosman Art Prize’, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman
2006- ‘COFA Annual’, Cofaspace, Paddington
2006- ‘The Last Supper’, Kudos Gallery, Paddington
2005- ‘Thai- Australia Contemporary Prints’, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2005- COFA Spring Fair Printmakers exhibition, College of Fine Arts, Paddington
2005- ‘Money Makes the World Go ‘Round’, Kudos Gallery, Paddington
AWARDS
2009- Art Sydney ‘Off the Wall’- Shortlist
2007- “The Young Emerging Artists’ Award”, Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery- Winner
PRINTMAKING COLLABORATIONS
2011- Grantpirrie Editions: Suite 1, Grantpirrie Gallery Offsite, Darlinghurst
RESIDENCIES
2011- Printmaking at Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
2007- Jolly Frog Residency, Windsor, Sydney
INTERNSHIPS
2004 –Gallery Assistant, Artspace, Woolloomooloo
ARTICLES
Allen, Sara, ‘Painting through the Barriers’, YMI Magazine, March Issue, 2007
Gardner, Jess, ‘Laura Jones Gang’, Yen Magazine Blog, March 2009
Hart, Ruth, ‘Woman is a Winner’, Hawkesbury Independent, August 7, 2007
Hart, Ruth, ‘First Time Lucky’, Northern News, August 7, 2007
Johnson, Anna, “Legs Press Express”, Paper Runway, Issue 3, pp.36-40, November 2011
Knox, Gail, ‘Laura Comes Home to Blossom’, Hawkesbury Courier, and Hawkesbury Gazette, October 25-26, 2006
MacFarlane, Stuart, ‘Portrait of a Young Lady’, Hawkesbury Gazette, August 8, 2007
Open Gallery, ‘Laura Jones- Mon Coeur’, Sydney Morning Herald SPECTRUM, April 2, 2011
Perry, Amanda, “‘Some Girl’ Knocks Our Socks Off”, Hawkesbury Gazette, October 22, 2008
Tarasov, Anne, ‘Colour is Her Life’, Hawkesbury Independent, October 24, 2006
“Thai-Australia Contemporary Prints” Catalogue, Chiang Mai University, 2005
Paige, Alexandre, ‘Scratchy Work of Unique Expression’, Hawkesbury Gazette, November 15, 2006
Editorial staff, ‘Portrait Subject of Praise’, Mosman Daily, August 16, 2007