Laura Bernardeschi Nelson | Mixed Media & Oil Pastel Artist – Newcastle upon Tyne

https://www.artmajeur.com/laura-bernardeschi-nelson

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For enquiries, please send an e-mail to lauraartist68@gmail.com

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

2026

• Under The Bed Sale (UBS26) — Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield, UK — confirmed participation

2025

• EXI / Existential Art Exhibition — Crypt Gallery (St Pancras), London, UK (Feb 2025)
• Under The Bed Sale — Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield, UK (Jan–Feb 2025)
• ARTISTS’ PROTEST: in Words & Images! — Dunoon MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Scotland
• Contrast Issue 3 — Meta Space Gallery, UK (Jan 2025)
• 24th Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality — VR exhibition (20 Jan–10 Feb 2025)
• Portraits and Figures — Open Gallery, Halifax, UK (Mar 2025)
• Cista Arts Self-Portrait (Catalogue Selection) — selected self-portrait published in Cista Arts catalogue (Mar 2025)
• Surf & Turf — Badger in the Wall, Clapham (North Yorkshire), UK (Mar–Apr 2025) — artwork: The Tree
• Pets / Domestic Animals — The Animal Artspace (Virtual Reality exhibition selection)
• Dantebus (7th Edition) — Certificate of Participation — Rome/Florence, Italy
• In Light of All of This: Soft Power Strong Voice — Cista Arts (online, 1–19 Aug 2025)
• Land/Sea/Sky — Fronteer Art, Sheffield, UK (19 Aug–3 Sep 2025)
• Animal Painting — The Animal Art Space (online/virtual exhibition)
• Weather Forecast — Badger in the Wall, North Yorkshire, UK
• She Speaks Project: Women’s Stories Reimagined Through Art — London, UK (Dec 2025)
• Live Actioner (Chinwe Russell Auctions) — live auction (7 Dec 2025) — artwork: Hungry Lady
• Ecological Practices Interview Series (IOAEA) — accepted for Insights of a Young Ecological Artist series (feature)

2024

• Abstraction Online Exhibition — Dresden, Germany (Feb 2024)
• Circular Art Space Group Exhibition — Bristol, UK (2–28 Feb 2024)
• Virtual Exhibition of Abstract Art (in aid of the Alzheimer Society) — Art Gallery SW (Mar 2024)
• Artbox Project Venezia — Venice, Italy (10–30 Apr 2024) — artwork: Sunset of Northumberland
• Nature’s Canvas: Exploring the Diversity and Beauty of the Natural World — Cista Arts (Apr 2024)
• Feline-Thropic — Redcar Palace (11 May–30 Jun 2024)
• Blue Planet (Global Grassroots Arts Event) — artwork: Maelstrom
• Seascape — Tbilisi, Georgia (Jun 2024) — artwork: We Belong to the Ocean
• Creatively Improving Mental Health Fundraiser — Exhibition / Charity Gala / Art Auction, Chilli Studio, Newcastle
• Art Auction (Chinwe Russell Art Gallery) — artwork: Planet Earth on Fire
• Vogue — Bloomer Art Gallery, London (Sep 2024)
• NewBridge Project Exhibition — Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (20 Sep–9 Nov 2024)
• Casa del Arte — Certificate of Participation — Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Oct 2024)
• Small Works — FoxYard Studio, Stowmarket, UK (Dec 2024)

2023

• The Holy Art Fair — London, UK
• SWISSARTEXPO (Artbox) — Zurich, Switzerland
• Artists on the Rise — Chinwe Russell Gallery
• Grief Letter Community Project
• We, the Human — ONCA Gallery, Brighton, UK
• Women, Only — Brouhahaart
• The Time of Her Life III — House of Smalls, Chipping Camden, UK
• Positive Vibes Only — Meta Space Gallery, Liverpool, UK
• Flare — Circular Art Space, Bristol, UK
• Heat — Rupture / XIBIT Studio, London, UK
• Fronteer Art (Orchard Square) — Sheffield, UK
• Magic + Miracles — Kreiva Gallery, Bridlington, UK
• Platforms Project — Technopolis, Athens, Greece

2022

• Pictures at an Exhibition — Brouhahaart
• Preselected — D31 Art Gallery
• Luxembourg Art Prize — Certificate of Artistic Achievement

2019–2018

• Open Studios — Ealing & Swindon
• DU808 Gallery — Bristol
• Mecca Art Fair — Swindon
• Mamy Gallery — Swindon
• Orchard Café — London

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SOLO / ONLINE EXHIBITIONS

• Sacred Light in Pastel — Virtual Solo Exhibition (Artavita)
• Between Fragility and Fire — Solo exhibition (Goddessarts Magazine / Kunstmatrix)

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PUBLICATIONS, FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

• Art Loving Magazine — feature/publication (2025)
• I AM NOT A SIZE Magazine (Second Issue) — feature (Nov 2025)
• From Chaos to Quiet — interview/feature, Goddessarts Magazine (2025)
• Featured Artist — ITSLIQUID (27 Aug 2024)
• Artist Interview — ArtistCloseup (10 Apr 2024)
• Artist Interview — ArtistCloseup (2025)
• Blue Planet — Odyssey Global Media (Jul 2024)
• Seascapes — Collect Art (Aug 2024)
• Ecological Practices Interview Series — IOAEA (Insights of a Young Ecological Artist)

BOOKS (AUTHOR)

• Aging Earth, Aging Self — Amazon (2025)
• Paper and Fire: An Artist’s Journey Through Change — Amazon KDP (2025)
• Mixed Media and Climate Awareness: Laura’s Impactful Art — Amazon KDP (2025)
• The Pose That Hurt: Becoming an Artist Through Life Modeling and Rebellion — Amazon KDP (2025)

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Luxembourg Art Prize — Certificate of Artistic Achievement (2022, 2023)

Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation (Spain) — Artistic Merit (2023)

Links 

• ArtistCloseup (2025 interview): 
• https://www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-laura-bernardeschi-nelson
• Goddessarts “From Chaos to Quiet”: 
• https://www.goddessartsmag.com/post/from-chaos-to-quiet
• Kunstmatrix exhibition page: 
• https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/14668366/laura-bernardeschi-nelson-between-fragility-and-fire
• ArtistCloseup (2024 interview): 
• https://www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-laura-bernardeschi
• IOAEA feature (“Debris and Restoration…”): https://www.insightsofayoungecologicalartist.com/features/debris-and-restoration-laura-bernardeschi-nelsons-material-ecology

Artworks

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