SLATE is pleased to present works by Laura Smith Blair at Post Montgomery Center, on view now through January 10, 2023.

Post Montgomery Center Lobby, 120 Kearny Street, San Francisco

To view this exhibition, visit the address above during regular business hours, Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–5:00 pm, or contact info@slateart.net or call 510-652-4085 for a private viewing appointment.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
 

Laura Smith Blair paints the California landscape through representation and abstraction. Her subjects include the coast and rolling hills, where she grew up and now lives and works.
 

Using bright colors and bold shapes, the artist presents a vivid yet realistic representation of the landscape, interrupted by more abstract horizontal lines, giving a sense of movement. These abstract disruptions convey the artist’s sense of confusion and feelings of unrest when observing the changes in the California Landscape through development and the human impact on the environment.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
 

Smith Blair received a BFA in Visual Arts from the University of California at San Diego. She lives and works in Marin and shows her paintings at Marrow Gallery in San Francisco. Her work can be found in many public and private collections including Stanford Hospital, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland, St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco, and Pacific Catch Fish House restaurants.