About the Artist

Laura Haroldson
Contemporary pastel and mixed media artist

Artist biography
Laura Haroldson is a practicing pastel and mixed media artist living and working in Seattle, WA. Originally from Minneapolis, Laura earned a BFA in Visual Communications from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She did graduate studies in Visual Communications at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. And Laura earned a Masters of Nonprofit Leadership degree at Seattle University.

Laura has studied with numerous artists taking workshops and classes in pastel and mixed media. After a long, distinguished career in Web Communications Laura has left the corporate world and is now devoting time to her artwork. She is a member of the Northwest Pastel Society.

Artist statement
My aim is to capture the soul of my subject, whether it is the “wow” of a dramatic skyscape, a peaceful landscape, the personality of an animal or a sense of mystery with an abstract. I love the bold, dynamic use of color.