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PRESENTATIONS

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To see dates and times for upcoming presentations, select EVENTS in the top menu.

 

Denise offers inspirational keynote addresses and engaging and approachable presentations and workshops on art and creativity offered in-person or over Zoom. 

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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) Creativity/Inspirational/Motivational Keynote Addresses
3) Art/Creativity Workshops

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A variety of art history topics are available in the following categories.
Download the PDF for a complete list of specific lectures with descriptions.

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  • African American Art

  • American Art

  • Ancient Art

  • Architecture

  • Women Artists

  • Contemporary Art

  • Guided Tours to Selected Museums

  • Imaginary Journeys

  • Individual Artists

  • Non-Western Art 

  • Style Periods

 

Creativity and Inspirational Keynote Addresses and Talks

  • Adventure of a Lifetime: Living Long and Large

  • Living Creativity

  • Living Creatively GPS: Intentional Creative Goal Setting Workshop
     

Art Workshops

  • Botanical Drawing with Color Pencils and Watercolor Pencils

  • 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

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

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CLIENTS​

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Arlington Heights
Senior Center

 

Bartlett Library

 

Batavia Library

 

Benedictine University

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Cantigny, Wheaton

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Des Plaines Public Library

 

Geneva Public Library

 

Hanover Township Senior Center

 

North Central College and Columbia College/Self-Employment in the Arts

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Plainfield Public Library
 

Poplar Creek Library of Streamwood

 

St. Charles Public Library

The Little Traveler
Geneva

 

The Moorings of Arlington Heights

 

The Wheaton Public Library

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Art History Topics with Descriptions

Updated 01/2026

© 2026 Denise Laurin Visual Art,  Contemporary Figurative Painter,  Portrait Commissions, Art Historian and Presenter

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