Laura Clarke Oaten

In her work she has always been fascinated with the point where the human departs from the animal and the often transgressive relationship we have with animals throughout history, art, religion and science. Her imagery renders provocative scenes that are at once abject, erotic, seductive and haunting, containing fantastical and occasionally mythological overtones, surreal and ambitious in their strangeness. She uses traditional printmaking as a vehicle for the subject matter, often combining it with sculpture, animation and film to create something she describes as Hybrid Prints.  

Her work is held in private collections worldwide and has been shown at many national and international exhibitions and film festivals, including the London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy Summer Show, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival, London Short Film Festival, the Young Artists Moscow Biennale, Cob Gallery, London and the Smokehouse Gallery among others.