Laura Kearney

Born and educated in Glasgow where I obtained an HND in digital art & design graduating in June 2000. I fell away from all things creative having a break from the art world to pursue many different career paths.

The years passed while grinding through many a hard sales job, it soon became apparent that I should return (not to graphic design) but to getting the old paint brushes back out to play.

In 2007 I was fortunate to visit the studio of Gerard Burns to watch all the magic happen live before my eyes. It stirred up once again the excitement of what a few marks placed on a canvas can create. As Gerard’s paintings were becoming high demand he needed a studio assistant and granted me an old fashioned apprenticeship with him. In the last three years of working under Gerard he has improved my painting skills giving me the opportunity to exhibit my very own work alongside his at many different art shows.

In the short time of exhibiting I’ve had great success with continuous sell outs at many annual art shows. This has caused me to work not only as a full time apprentice for Gerard but causes me to spend most evenings creating my own work.