LARA WILLIAMS
617-448-0764
[email protected]
larawilliamsfineart.com
BORN
1970, Smithtown, NY
Resides, Hull, MA
EDUCATION
1992 B.A., Fine Art, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY.
UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Nov 4 - Dec 29 "Unearthed" Norwell Public Library, Norwell, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 May 1-May 31 Gallery at Derby Clubhouse, Linden Ponds, Hingham, MA.
2025 Jan 8 - Feb 24 Wilcutt Commons, Cohasset, MA.
2023 July 17-Sept 30 "Rooted"; South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA.
2022 Nov 1-Dec 31: "Restorative Places"; Paul Pratt Library, Cohasset, MA.
GROUP SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sept 5 - Nov 30: "Biennial Two", NHAA New England Regional, The Gallery at Jimmy's, Portsmouth, NH. Juror: Bruce McColl
2025 Sept 13 - Sept 27: "Poetic Visions", True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA.
2024 May 10- June 12: Hull Artists 3rd Annual Regional Juried Show; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Juror: Jody Regan
2023 May -5 June 14: "Hull Artists 2nd Annual Regional Juried Show"; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Jurors: Patrice Maye, Peggy Roth Major, Dennis Doyle.
2023 March 25–April 24: “Sea & Sky” Exhibition; Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA. Juror: Alex Buchanan.
2022 April 23- June 19: "Variations 2022"; National Juried Exhibit; King Hooper Mansion, Marblehead, MA. Jurors: Miriam Stewart, Jessica Roscio, Ph.D.
2022 March - Dec 31: "RAA&M National 2021"; Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport, MA.
2021 April 8 - May 22: “PIVOT”; juried by Katherine French, Gallery Director, Catamount Arts. Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2021 Feb 13 - May 16: "48th Annual Winter Juried Show"; Ellison Center, Duxbury, MA. Jurors: Lisa Betteridge, Robert Burns, Ken Tighe, Carey Vose
2021 July 9 - 24: "66th Annual South Shore Art Center Arts Festival Juried Show"; Juror: Joanna Fink; Director, Alpha Gallery, Boston. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2021 July 10 - Sept 6: "24th Annual Sea and Sky Show"; Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2021 "Hull Artists Members Juried Show"; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Jurors: Keith Conforti, Kari-O'Donnell
2020 "Vignettes in Wax and Words"; Juried online exhibition, IEA, International. Juror: Lora Murphy.
2020 June 19-21: "65th Annual South Shore Arts Festival"; Juried Show, Cohasset, MA.
2020 "Coastal New England 2020"; South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA.
2019 Sept 17- Oct 5: "The 16th Annual Blanche Ames National Art Exhibition"; The Ames Mansion Museum, North Easton, MA. Juror:
Irena Roman, Artist + Professor, Massachusetts College of Art + Design, Boston.
2019 "52nd Annual Juried Art Show"; Pembroke MA.
2019 June 14-16: "64th Annual Juried Art Show"; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
2019 Aug 3- 25: "Blue Ribbon Members Show"; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
1997 "Works on Paper"; Juried by Jerry Saltz, Art Critic & Columnist, New York Magazine. The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
1995 "Artists Working"; Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Hingham Public Library, Hingham, MA.
AWARDS
2025 Best in Show, Hull Artists Members Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2023 First Place, Mixed Media, Hanover Days, Hanover, MA.
2023 Trish Turner Award, Hull Artists 2nd Annual Regional Juried Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2023 Honorable Mention, Sea & Sky Exhibition, Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2021 Best in Show, 2021 Hull Artists Members Juried Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2nd Place, Mixed Media, 66th Annual South Shore Arts Festival Juried Show, Cohasset, MA.
2nd Place, Mixed Media, 24th Annual Sea and Sky Show, Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2020 Honorable Mention, Coastal New England Juried Art Show, South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA.
1996 Best in Show, Pembroke Arts Festival-Pembroke, MA.
1996 First Prize for Watercolor, Pembroke Arts Festival- Pembroke, MA.
SELECTED PRESS
2025 2025 Hull Artists Open Studios Poster & Brochure, Cover.
2023 Maria Allen, South Shore Home, Life & Style Magazine, Spring Edition, pg. 112.
2020 IEA Vignettes in Wax and Words; Issuu Magazine. pg. 98-99.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Duxbury Art Association
International Encaustic Association, IEA
Hull Artists Association, HA
North River Arts Society
South Shore Art Center, SSAC
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Board Member, Hull Artists, Hull, MA.
617-448-0764
[email protected]
larawilliamsfineart.com
BORN
1970, Smithtown, NY
Resides, Hull, MA
EDUCATION
1992 B.A., Fine Art, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY.
UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Nov 4 - Dec 29 "Unearthed" Norwell Public Library, Norwell, MA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 May 1-May 31 Gallery at Derby Clubhouse, Linden Ponds, Hingham, MA.
2025 Jan 8 - Feb 24 Wilcutt Commons, Cohasset, MA.
2023 July 17-Sept 30 "Rooted"; South Shore Conservatory, Hingham, MA.
2022 Nov 1-Dec 31: "Restorative Places"; Paul Pratt Library, Cohasset, MA.
GROUP SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sept 5 - Nov 30: "Biennial Two", NHAA New England Regional, The Gallery at Jimmy's, Portsmouth, NH. Juror: Bruce McColl
2025 Sept 13 - Sept 27: "Poetic Visions", True Grit Art Gallery, Middleboro, MA.
2024 May 10- June 12: Hull Artists 3rd Annual Regional Juried Show; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Juror: Jody Regan
2023 May -5 June 14: "Hull Artists 2nd Annual Regional Juried Show"; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Jurors: Patrice Maye, Peggy Roth Major, Dennis Doyle.
2023 March 25–April 24: “Sea & Sky” Exhibition; Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA. Juror: Alex Buchanan.
2022 April 23- June 19: "Variations 2022"; National Juried Exhibit; King Hooper Mansion, Marblehead, MA. Jurors: Miriam Stewart, Jessica Roscio, Ph.D.
2022 March - Dec 31: "RAA&M National 2021"; Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport, MA.
2021 April 8 - May 22: “PIVOT”; juried by Katherine French, Gallery Director, Catamount Arts. Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2021 Feb 13 - May 16: "48th Annual Winter Juried Show"; Ellison Center, Duxbury, MA. Jurors: Lisa Betteridge, Robert Burns, Ken Tighe, Carey Vose
2021 July 9 - 24: "66th Annual South Shore Art Center Arts Festival Juried Show"; Juror: Joanna Fink; Director, Alpha Gallery, Boston. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2021 July 10 - Sept 6: "24th Annual Sea and Sky Show"; Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2021 "Hull Artists Members Juried Show"; Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Jurors: Keith Conforti, Kari-O'Donnell
2020 "Vignettes in Wax and Words"; Juried online exhibition, IEA, International. Juror: Lora Murphy.
2020 June 19-21: "65th Annual South Shore Arts Festival"; Juried Show, Cohasset, MA.
2020 "Coastal New England 2020"; South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA.
2019 Sept 17- Oct 5: "The 16th Annual Blanche Ames National Art Exhibition"; The Ames Mansion Museum, North Easton, MA. Juror:
Irena Roman, Artist + Professor, Massachusetts College of Art + Design, Boston.
2019 "52nd Annual Juried Art Show"; Pembroke MA.
2019 June 14-16: "64th Annual Juried Art Show"; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
2019 Aug 3- 25: "Blue Ribbon Members Show"; South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA.
1997 "Works on Paper"; Juried by Jerry Saltz, Art Critic & Columnist, New York Magazine. The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA.
1995 "Artists Working"; Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Hingham Public Library, Hingham, MA.
AWARDS
2025 Best in Show, Hull Artists Members Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2023 First Place, Mixed Media, Hanover Days, Hanover, MA.
2023 Trish Turner Award, Hull Artists 2nd Annual Regional Juried Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2023 Honorable Mention, Sea & Sky Exhibition, Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2021 Best in Show, 2021 Hull Artists Members Juried Show, Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA.
2nd Place, Mixed Media, 66th Annual South Shore Arts Festival Juried Show, Cohasset, MA.
2nd Place, Mixed Media, 24th Annual Sea and Sky Show, Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA.
2020 Honorable Mention, Coastal New England Juried Art Show, South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell, MA.
1996 Best in Show, Pembroke Arts Festival-Pembroke, MA.
1996 First Prize for Watercolor, Pembroke Arts Festival- Pembroke, MA.
SELECTED PRESS
2025 2025 Hull Artists Open Studios Poster & Brochure, Cover.
2023 Maria Allen, South Shore Home, Life & Style Magazine, Spring Edition, pg. 112.
2020 IEA Vignettes in Wax and Words; Issuu Magazine. pg. 98-99.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Duxbury Art Association
International Encaustic Association, IEA
Hull Artists Association, HA
North River Arts Society
South Shore Art Center, SSAC
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Board Member, Hull Artists, Hull, MA.