For Laura Burke, painting is a way to preserve what might otherwise vanish — a gesture, a feeling, a fleeting arrangement of things. Her vibrant still lifes and interiors are not painted from direct observation, but from memory and emotional association. Drawing inspiration from the ritual of daily life, she collects visual fragments — flowers, ceramics, textiles, books — and arranges them like parts of a private language.

Each painting becomes a carefully staged composition, where symbolic objects interact in flattened space. The use of vivid color and pattern reinforces a sense of emotional intensity, while the absence of human figures makes space for the viewer to project their own presence. These imagined scenes suggest the texture of a memory: specific, intimate, and slightly surreal.

Through her work, Burke captures the quiet poetry of everyday life — not as it is, but as it is remembered and reimagined.

Born in Oregon and now based in Brooklyn, New York, Laura Burke began her artistic path through illustration before embracing painting as her primary medium. This background in narrative visual language continues to inform her approach, where each image functions like a story told through objects and space.

Her paintings have been shown in galleries across the United States, the UK, and Japan, including exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo. Burke’s works have found their way into numerous private collections, and her distinctive visual vocabulary has resonated with a growing international audience.

Through solo and group exhibitions, she continues to explore the interplay between memory, emotion, and materiality — offering a deeply personal yet universal meditation on home, beauty, and what we choose to keep.