Laura Stevenson

Laura Stevenson serves as Assistant Professor of Art in the Art, Film & Media Department at Taylor University, where she has taught since 2017. Her practice integrates Christian spiritual formation with contemporary art creation within Taylor's faith-based academic community.

Education:

• MFA in Painting, University of New Hampshire
• BA in Studio Art, Taylor University

Artistic Practice: Stevenson specializes in drawing, installations, painting, printmaking, and sculpture, with recent work exploring themes of spiritual discernment and communal identity. Her creative process emphasizes helping students develop unique artistic voices through exploration of individual strengths within a Christian framework.

Exhibition History: Since 2020, she has mounted four solo exhibitions including Out of Sight (Metcalf Gallery, 2020), One Another (Schnormeier Gallery, 2021), Don't Lose Sight (Sojourn Gallery, 2021), and Behold (Cultural Center Jasper, 2022), alongside international group shows such as What to Do with Difference at New Delhi's India International Centre (2021).

Teaching & Community Engagement: In 2020, Stevenson led six students in designing and painting a two-story public mural for Mama Pearson's Soaporium in Gas City, Indiana. Her 2018 participation in the Nagel Institute's Matter and Spirit Seminar in China catalyzed collaborative artwork that toured North America for four years through a traveling exhibition.