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. 

She provides three different types of presentations:

1) Topics in Art History

2) Art Demos

3) Creativity Talks 

Art History Presentations 

• African American Art: From Oppression to Free ExpressionAgainst All Odds: Women in Art History 

• Amarna Period: A Revolution in Egyptian 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: Cross Cultural Influences Across Hemispheres

• History of Fashion in Art

• Happy Birthday, Leonardo daVinci!

• Imaginary Journey: Monet's Garden

• Nineteenth Century Isms

• Picturing the Divine: Religious Symbolism Across Faiths

• Secrets of the Sistine

• Chicago: An International Architectural Gem in Our Own Backyard

• The Global Present: A Look at Contemporary Art

• The Last Supper

• The Many Ways to Look at Art

• Twentieth Century Isms

• Visions of Love 

• What IS a Masterpiece?
   

Click on the PDF below for complete descriptions on the above topics.

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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

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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Please Note: Denise Laurin has 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.