Denise offers engaging and approachable presentations on art, offered in-person or over Zoom. Her specialization is in ancient art, Renaissance and Japanese art, however her expertise and insatiable curiosity encompass many more types of art as evidenced in the list below. 

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Denise has over twenty years experience as a teaching artist and college professor. She holds an M.A. in Art History, a B.A. in Studio Art and Art History, and is recognized as an Advanced Communicator by Toastmasters International.

 

She provides three different types of presentations:

1) Topics in Art History

2) Art Demos

3) Creativity/Inspirational Talks 

 

Art History Presentations 

• African American Art: From Oppression to Free Expression

• Against All Odds: Women Who Triumphed in the Male-dominated World of Art

• Ancient Origins of Christian Art

• Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

• Counterculture: The Beatles and the Art of the 1960s

• Dark Art: Haunting Images Across Time

• East Meets West: Cultural Influences Across Hemispheres

• History of Fashion in Art

• Happy Birthday, Leonardo daVinci!

• Imaginary Journey: Monet's Garden

• Imaginary Journey: The White City

• Nineteenth Century Isms

• Picturing the Divine: Religious Symbolism Across Faiths

• Secrets of the Sistine

• Sweet Home Chicago: Our Architectural Gem 

• The Global Present: A Look at Contemporary Art

• The Last Supper

• The Amarna Period: A Revolution in Egyptian Art

• The Many Ways to Look at Art

• Twentieth Century Isms

• Visions of Love 

• What IS a Masterpiece?​
   

Art Demos

• Drawing in Graphite

• Drawing in Charcoal Pencil

• Painting the Portrait in Oil

• Using Gold Leaf

• Acrylic Collage Techniques

• Traditional Japanese Scroll-making

• Watercolor Butterfly

• Watercolor Dragonfly

• Botanical Drawing in Colored Pencil

 

Creativity and Inspirational Talks

• Making Creativity a Priority in Everyday Life

• Expanding Personal Creativity through Mind-mapping

• Living Creatively GPS: Creative goal setting for the New Year

 

Contact denise@deniselaurinvisualart.com for for more information and customized art presentations.

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Demos: An art project reflecting the content of the art history presentation
can be added for an additional fee. Presentations with creative projects are
limited to no more than 20 participants. Materials are additional.

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