Biography of Laurie Rudling

I am an artist of landscape, nature and the built environment.

I take my inspiration from direct observation of the world and the human influences upon it. I draw more from the realist rather than naturalist traditions and as such transform, transpose and synthesize in the search for the essence of any particular place. Some images become "places" which exist more in my mind than in the world.

My work is divided between intricately drawn highly technical two plate copper etchings of landscape and richly collaged textured plates producing collagraphs prints of mysterious architectural spaces or abstracted bird forms cubistically interweaved with the landscape in which they fly.

All are inked on the plate and printed on a 24" Bewick and Wilson etching press in my studio in Norwich.

I trained in painting at Keswick Hall near Norwich, with Art History subsequently at Queens' College Cambridge. I have been a full time artist since 1987 before which I pursued a teaching career in the Midlands and London. During many years of studio practice in Devon I also taught a wide range of adult education and Access courses in art. I continued with residential printmaking courses and weekends during my time in Norfolk and although I have given up teaching formally now I enjoy demonstrating intaglio printmaking at art events and exhibitions.

I moved back to Norwich in 2002 from where I have work in various galleries around England and have been elected member of Norwich 20 Group.

Exhibitions, Group Shows and Galleries (a selection)

  • Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. 1995, 96.
  • Royal west of England Academy, Bristol. 1994-98, 2000-03.
  • South-West academy of Fine and Applied Arts. 2001-04.
  • National Print Exhibition. 1992, 96, 2002.
  • Battersea Contemporary Arts Fair 1995-2003.
  • Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Summer Exhibition. 1998-2009, 2011.
  • Art in Action, Waterperry Park, Oxon. 2002, 03, 07, 08, 10.
  • Norwich Printfair, 2003-07, 2009-12, 2014-16.
  • Norwich 20 Group Annual Exhibitions. 2005-21.
  • North Norfolk Exhibition Project (Salthouse and Cley) 2005, 08, 11, 13, 15.
  • Norfolk Contemporary Art, The Forum Norwich. 2010, 2014.
  • Eastern Open, Fermoy Gallery, Kings Lynn. 2007,10,11,12,14.
  • "Printfest", Ulverston, Cumbria. 2007, 08.
  • "Norwich Printfair at Bankside" Bankside Gallery, London. 2010.
  • King of Hearts, Norwich 2003, 07, 08, 10.
  • Assembly House, Norwich
    "Flying Colours, Fascinating Forms" 2011.
    "Heart of Norfolk" 2013.
  • Castle Museum, Norwich.
    "Vision and Reality" 2012.
    "Inspired by Birds" 2014.
  • Landmark Arts Centre Art Fairs, 2011-13, 2015.
  • Childwickbury Arts Festival. St Albans. 2013-14,2017-19.
  • Bourneside Gallery, Dorking: 2017.
  • "Art in the Gardens" Sheffield: 2018-19.
  • Reading, Windsor and Sandown Art Fairs: 2016-19
  • Newbury Contemporary Art Fair: 2021
  • Sea Pictures Gallery, Clare, Suffolk: "Printworks 11 & 12" 2020 & 21.
  • "Artworks" Group Show, Blackthorpe Barns, Bury St Edmunds: 2021

Online Shop:

As well as my original artworks I have since 2019 had a range of my images reproduced as greetings cards by Green Pebble publishers. They are available at many shops around the UK and in USA and directly from Green Pebble.
www.greenpebble.co.uk.

Galleries currently holding my work:

Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts. 187 High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5AL
www.aldeburghcontemporaryarts.co.uk.

Sea Pictures Gallery. Well House, Well Lane, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NA
www.seapicturesgallery.com.

Quay Arts. The Granary, High Street, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7AL
www.quayartgallery.com.

Coutyard Gallery. 32 Boroughgate, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6XG
www.courtyardgallery.co.uk.

Demonstrating Techniques Printing Demonstration Completing the Norwich 100 Cycle Ride Inspiration at the beach