Bio

Laura Van Duren is an abstract sculptor born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now based in Oakland, California. Her work has been shown throughout California and the United States. She is one of the founding members of Mercury 20 Gallery, situated in the heart of Oakland’s art scene. She received her BFA in drawing from Carnegie Mellon University and completed her MFA in sculpture at San Francisco State University in 2017. She works with the Peter Voulkos family helping to manage the archival aspect of his collection which has had a profound influence on her practice. She is an adjunct professor teaching ceramics and sculpture at multiple community colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area.