Biography
Laura-Anne started drawing from a very young age. Mom attended Banff School of Fine Arts, and was an art teacher, so she was always drawing and painting growing up. Her first art “gig” was painting windows at Christmas when she was 16. Then dad bought her an airbrush and that really got her started as an airbrush artist. In 1991 she attended VIU for 2 years and received an Associate’s degree in Applied Arts (Graphics option).
After her first year at college she received a prestigious 1st place award, by unanimous decision, in a provincial-wide, inter-collegiate poster contest. “Enviro Visions”, for Enviro Expo ‘92. A limited edition print was given to each of the 1000 corporate delegates from major global companies such as Fuji, Canon and Hewlett-Packard.
Laura-Anne was awarded the Faculty Award for Graphics upon graduation from VIU.
Her first job out of college was designing display ads for "Yellow Pages". After three years she moved on and worked at many different jobs within the graphics industry. She ha
Canada
Member since Oct 2019
Skills
Top Specialties
Brand / Graphic Design 9+ years
Illustration 9+ years
Product Design 3–5 years
Work History
Drawing Instructor at Williams Lake Community Rec Centre 2014–2014
Freelance Illustrator at Laura-Anne.com 2003–Present
Airbrush Artist at Hawg Wild Airbrush 2000–2003
Production Artist at Sicon Signs 1999–2000
Designer/Illustrator at Flip Side Design 1997–1999
Graphic Designer at Harbour City Directories 1996–1997
Graphic Designer at Adwise Consultants 1993–1996
Seasonal Window Painter at Myself 1987–1990
Education
Associates degree-Graphic Design Option, VIU 1993
Seeking
Freelance or contract opportunities
Full-time opportunities
