Laurel Lukaszewski

Education

1994     M.A. Asian Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Graduate Research Assistant     

1990     B.A. International Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

1993     Oregon/Waseda Summer Program, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR

Selected Ceramics Experience & Residencies

2022 – present  Resident Artist, Ampersand Art Space, Mt. Rainier, MD

2014 – 2022 Artist/Owner, White Point Studio, Mt. Rainier, MD

2007 – 2014 Resident Artist, Flux Studios, Mt.  Rainier, MD

2009 fall. ARTworks Artist Residency, Holland Hall, Tulsa, OK

2008 summer Guest Artist, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA

2003 – 2007 Seminar Artist, Red Dirt Studio Seminar, Mt. Rainier, MD

1999 – 2000  The Art League School, Alexandria, VA

1996 – 1998 Eagledale Pottery Studio, Bainbridge Island, WA

1990 – 1992 Private Studio, Nakatane-cho, Tanegashima, Japan

1988, 1992 Ceramics, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL

Art Awards & Grants

2024 Creativity Grant 2025 Recipient, Maryland State Arts Council

2024 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival Collectible Pin, Design Selected for the 2025 Festival in Washington, DC

2023    Grants for Artists 2023 Recipient, Maryland State Arts Council

2022    Purchase Award, Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Awarded by Bailey Pottery Equipment Company

2021    Independent Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council

2020    Wherewithal Recovery Grant, Washington Project for the Arts

2020    James Renwick Alliance Artomatic Top-10, Artomatic 2.0

2013     People’s Choice Award, The Art & Craft of Beer

2009    James Renwick Alliance Craft Award of Distinction – Clay, Artomatic 2009

2007     Firm Purchase Winner, Hickok Cole Art Night 2007

2006     Equal Merit Award, Del Ray Artisans Spring Members’ Show

2005     Honorable Mention, Alexandria Festival of the Arts Regional Juried Exhibition

Solo Exhibitions

2025 Iterations, Tony Hungerford Memorial Art Gallery, College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD, January - March

2023    Garden of Desires, Artists & Makers Studios Gallery, Rockville, MD, June

2022    Beneath the Surface, Brentwood Arts Exchange Artisan Shop Featured Artist, Brentwood, MD, June - November

2019     Sculpting Water, Work Program Architects, Norfolk, VA, June - September

2018     Along the Garden Path, The Little Green Store & Gallery, Huntsville, AL, November

2013     Patterns of Place, Aughinbaugh Gallery, Messiah College, Grantham, PA, October - November

2012     Laurel Lukaszewski, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, March - April

2011     Laurel Lukaszewski, The Art Registry Gallery @ Todd Christofaro, Washington, DC, December - January 2012

2011     Pause, ArtGallery, Norfolk, VA, March - May

2009    Once, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, November - December

2009     ARTworks2009 Laurel Lukaszewski, Holliman Gallery, Holland Hall, Tulsa, OK, October - November

2009     Capturing Lines, Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA, July - August

2008     Mutable/Mutability, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO, February - March

2007     Kaminari, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA, October - November

2006     Kuroi Shiroi, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, June - July

Two-Person Exhibitions

2021     Listening to the Earth: Laurel Lukaszewski & Jeni Stallings, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN

2016     Other Worlds of Imagination & Wonder, New Work by Laurel Lukaszewski & Joe Corcoran, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD

2013     BALANCE featuring Laurel Lukaszewski & Novie Trump, Peveto Gallery, Houston, TX

2009    A Fine Line–Work by Noelle K. Tan &  Laurel Lukaszewski, 505 9th Street Lobby, Washington, DC

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

JRA Craft Day Holiday Exhibition & Sale, Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD, December
The Genesis Project, Vol. 5, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD, May - August
Artomatic 2024, Washington, DC, March - April
Resonance, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Alexandria, VA, February - March

2023
JRA Craft Day Holiday Exhibition & Sale, Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD, December
Hickok Cole ArtNight 2023, Washington, DC, October
Movement, Curated by Gia Harewood, The Yard: Eastern Market, Washington, DC, July - October
Gateway Design Day - Ceramics & Design, Ampersand Art Space, Mount Rainier, MD, June
Pulse 2023, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, DC, January

2022
JRA Day, Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Chevy Chase, MD, December
Hickok Cole ArtNight 2022, Washington, DC, November
Strictly Functional Pottery National 2022, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, September - November; Purchase Award Winner
ClayMates: Invitational Exhibition of Maryland Clay Artists, SoCo Arts Lab, Tracys Landing, MD, June - July

2021
Random Bourbon Encounters, Portico Gallery, Brentwood, MD, November - January 2022
(in)Touch: Connectivity Through Clay, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, April - May

2020
ReShaping Space, Invitational Exhibition, McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, February - November
Symbiotic Presence:The Prince George's County Juried Exhibition, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD, November - January 2021
Artomatic 2.0, A Virtual Exhibition. July - August

2019
Winter Art Gallery, The Workroom Cooperative, Washington, DC, December - February 2020
Brentwood Arts Exchange Holiday Craft Fair, Brentwood, MD, December 7
Summer Work 2019, 3700 Wells Ave, Mt. Rainier, MD, September
The Upstairs on 7th Small Art Show, Upstairs on 7th, Washington, DC, June
L Ross Gallery - Grand Reopening Celebration, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, February - March

2018
Meet Your Neighbors, Portico Gallery and Studios, Brentwood, MD
One House Project, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD

2017
One House Project, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
One Year Later, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD, July - August
White Point Studio Artists at 39th Street Corridor Gallery, Brentwood, MD, March - April
pre-conceptual ZEITGEIST IV, Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC, March - April
Creative Corridor Exhibition, Prince George's Community College, Marlboro Gallery, Largo, Maryland, January - February

2016
Structure(d) Observations,Three-dimensional work of regional sculptors Christian Benefiel, Elsabé Dixon, Laurel Lukaszewski, Adam Nelson, Stewart Watson and Dane Winkler, The New Gallery for Contemporary Art, Northern VA Community College, Woodbridge, VA, August - September
Timeless Transformation: Kimonos, Prints & Textiles, The Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, February - April
Alchemical Vessels 2016, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Smith Center for the Healing Arts, Washington, DC, March - April


2015
Riyadh 2015, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December - spring 2016
LVG Holiday Group Show, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, December - January 2016
The Same but Different: Creative Morphology, McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery, McLean, VA, November - December
SOFA Chicago,(Alida Anderson Art Projects), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, November
Athenaeum Invitational: "Don't Fence Me In", Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, September - October
Memory Flood, Anacostia Arts Center, Washington, DC, August - September
34th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition: White Point Studio, Montpelier Arts Center, Main Gallery, Laurel, MD, June - August
2015 DC Design House, 956 Mackall Farms Lane, McLean, VA, April - May
Visions of Home, Founders Hall Gallery, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, March - April

 2014
Urban Bungalow, Joan Hisaoka Art Gallery, Washington, DC, October - December
Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial 2014, Washington, DC May - October
ShelfWorks, The Reading Room @ Petworth Citizen, Washington, DC, August
Works by Foggy Bottom Sculpture Biennial Artists, Watergate Gallery, Washington, DC, May - August
DMV Dirt, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC, June - July
The Grace of Craft, Capitol Arts Network, Rockville, MD, June
Alchemical Vessels, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC, April - May
Installation - Night 2014, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, North Lobby, Bethesda, MD,(permanent collection)
Affordable Art Fair London, (Creative Cohesion), London, UK, March


2013
Edinburgh Art Fair, (Creative Cohesion), Edinburgh, UK, November
Objects of Desire, Neptune Fine Art, Washington, DC, September - November
International Glass & Clay 2013, Creative Cohesion Gallery / Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Sunderland, UK, August - September
#WeTweetArt Exhibition, artdc Gallery, Hyattsville, MD, August - September
Tribute to Ceramics, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, March
Ephemeral: Interpretations of the Cherry Blossom, Curated by Laurel Lukaszewski & Komelia Hongja Okim, McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, March - April
International Glass & Clay 2013, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC, March
SELECT Auction Exhibition & Gala, Washington Project for the Arts, 64 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC, February - March

2012
Flux: A Craft Exchange, HandMade in America, Asheville, NC, November - February 2013
Bibliophile, Tuttle Gallery, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD, October - November
Call Collect 2012, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington, DC, October - November
The Island Garden, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, June - July
Like. Comment. Share., American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, April - May
Twisted, Cross MacKenzie Gallery, Washington, DC, April - May
2012 DC Design House, Marika Meyers Interiors, Washington, DC, April - May
Four Petals, ArtGallery, Norfolk, VA, March - April
Ceramic Sutra, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, January - February 

2011
Dreaming of Winter - An Installation, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, November - December
IceBox, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, December
Bridging Contemporary Art & Architecture, Read & Company Architects, Baltimore, MD, March - December
Fired @ 2200 Degrees, Gallery 555dc, Washington, DC, November
SELECT: WPA 2011 Art Auction Exhibition & Gala, 700 Sixth Street, NW, Washington, DC, February - March

2010
Yuletide - A Year-End Art Festival, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, December
IceBox, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, December
Clay: Material Transformation, Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA, September - October
Of Itself: Medium as Message, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, June - August
The Shell in Nature, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, June
ACDCPC: Mid-Atlantic Ceramic Sculpture from the District of Columbia to Philadelphia County and Beyond, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA, January - February
Woven, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA, January

2009
In the Loop, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, October - November
Flora: Growing Inspirations, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC, May - October
Sculpting Time, VisArts - Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, Rockville, MD, May - July
Artomatic 2009, Washington, DC, May - July
Studio Gallery presents Artomatic Artists, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC, January
WPA Art Auction Exhibition, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, January - March

2008
Aqua Wynwood, (Project 4 Gallery), Miami, FL, December
Ceramic Sculpture, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, August
SOFA NY (Duane Reed Gallery), Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY, May - June
Bling, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, May - June
Coincide: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture at Artomatic, Washington, DC, May - June
SCOPE New York (Project 4 Gallery), Lincoln Center Damrosch Park, New York, NY, March
Myth of Permanence, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA, March
Material Translations: Pinch, Coil, Slab, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, March
Selections from the WPA ArtFile, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC, February - March
2, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, February
PalmBeach3 Contemporary Art Fair (Duane Reed Gallery), West Palm Beach, FL, January

2007
Aqua Art Miami (Project 4 Gallery), Miami, FL, December
Fragments, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC, May
Mt. Rainier Open Studio Show, H&F Fine Arts, Mt. Rainier, MD, May
Supple, Warehouse Galleries, Washington, DC, April
artDC Art Fair, Washington, DC, April
Artomatic, Arlington, VA, April - May

2006
The Popcorn Project: An Introduction, Inscape Studio, Washington, DC, November
Micro-Monumental, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, June - July
Micro-Monumental, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC, April - May
Black & White, Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts, Washington, DC, April - May
Rites of Spring, Spring Members' Show, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA, April
Clay: Sculptural and Functional Work, Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts, Washington, DC, March - April
Sculpture Now 2006, Washington Square, Washington, DC, February - May
Sculpture Unbound, The Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC, January - March

2005
Alexandria Festival of the Arts Regional Juried Exhibition, City Hall, Alexandria, VA, September
Autumnal: The Measure of the Season, Fall Members Show, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA, September
Coming Home: A Journey in Clay, Stancills Quarry, Perryville, MD, March
Open Studio Show, Red Dirt Studio, Mt. Rainier, MD, 2003 - 2007

Corporate Collections

  • University of Maryland Capitol Region Medical Center, Largo, MD, installed 2020

  • Artisan 4100, Brentwood, MD, installed 2019

  • Dollar Tree Corporate Headquarters, Chesapeake, VA, installed 2018 - 2019

  • The Hotel, College Park, MD, installed 2017

  • Field & Main, Marshall, VA, installed 2016

  • National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, installed 2014

  • Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, VA, installed 2013

  • Todd Christofaro Salon, Washington, DC, installed 2011

  • Upstairs on 7th, Washington, DC, installed 2010

  • Hickok Cole, Washington, DC, installed 2007, reinstalled 2023

Selected Curatorial/Juror Experience

  • Bethesda Row Art Festival, Bethesda, MD, Juror, 2023, 2024

  • Art in Bloom, National Cherry Blossom Festival Sculpture Competition, Washington, DC, Selection Panel, 2021

  • All Alexandria High School Art Exhibition, The Gallery at Convergence, Alexandria, VA, Juror, 2017

  • Scope Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, Juror, Black & White: Dark & Light, 2013

  • McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA, Curator, Ephemeral, 2013

  • Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD, Juror, Teen Juried Exhibition, 2013

  • Transformer, Washington, DC, Visiting Artist Mentor, Exercises For Emerging Artists – E8:Sculpture, 2011

  • Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Silver Spring, MD, Grants Panelist, 2010, 2012, 2014

  • Red Bull Art of Can, Washington, DC, Judge, 2009

  • Art on the Avenue, Alexandria, VA, Juror, 2006

Selected Organizational/Volunteer Activities

  • IA&A at Hillyer Artist Advisory Committee, Washington, DC, 2018–present

  • National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC, Director Emeritus, Board of Directors, 2002–present

  • U.S.-Japan Exchange & Teaching Program Alumni Association, Washington, DC, Secretary, Board of Directors, 2018–present

  • James Renwick Alliance for Craft, Spring Craft Weekend Gala Chair & Committee, 2023 - present

  • Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, Artist Council, 2008–2010, 2012–2013  

  • Washington Sculptors Group, Washington, DC, Director/Secretary (2006-2010), Board of Directors, 2005–2010

  • Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA, Vice President, Board of Directors, 2005–2006