Denise Laurin, M.A., Art History,  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.

She provides three different types of presentations:

1) Topics in Art History

2) Art Demos

3) Creativity Talks 

Art Presentations 

• Against All Odds: Women in Art History 

• Amarna Period: A Revolution in Egyptian Art

• Ancient Origins of Christian Art

• Counterculture: The Beatles and the Art of the 60s

• East Meets West: Cross Cultural Influences

• From Oppression to Free Expression: The Black Experience in Visual Art 

• History of Fashion in Art

• Happy Birthday, Leonardo daVinci!

• Imaginary Journey: The White City

• Imaginary Journey: Monet's Garden

• 19th Century Isms

• Picturing the Divine: Religious Symbolism Across Faiths

• Secrets of the Sistine

• Sweet Home Chicago: Our International Architectural Gem

• The Global Present: A Look at Contemporary Art

• The Last Supper

• The Many Ways to Look at Art

• Ukiyo-e: Images of the Floating World

• Visions of Love 

• What IS a Masterpiece?

• What’s My Style? Recognizing Art Styles throughout Time (Series)

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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

Creativity Talks

• Making Creativity a Priority in Everyday Life

• Expanding Personal Creativity through Mind-mapping

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

60-minute presentation selected from the above list: $150

Contact denise@deniselaurinvisualart.com for custom 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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Please Note: Denise Laurin has twenty years experience as an artist and
college-level 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.