Laura Kandle is a visual artist who works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, and sculpture. Her work harnesses the tension between saturated color and manipulated negative space to convey critical perspectives on animal rights, science, politics, and mytho-history. Using acrylics and gel mediums, oil pastels, foam clay, and found objects, Kandle constructs artworks that draw the viewer into reflective discomfort and critical contemplation. Each work is created with a preference of simplicity over complexity and accessibility over incomprehensibility. Her work serves as an approachable entry point to contemplate the biggest challenges facing our cultural evolution, (in)significance as a species, and moral survival.
Her works have been displayed locally and internationally including at Atlantic Gallery in Manhattan's Chelsea gallery district, The Gallery at The Factory in Long Island City, in Cairo, Egypt, and at Astoria Arts Center.
Laura Kandle is based in New York City.
curriculum vitae
Spring Dreaming, Bar Dalia, Astoria, New York (2026)
Ghost Town, The Gallery at The Factory, Long Island City, New York (2026)
Off the Wall, Culture Lab LIC, Long Island City, New York (2025)
Veiled Truths, Secret Art Center, Long Island City (2025)
The Good Neighbor, LIC Arts Open, Long Island City, New York (2025)
Bar Dalia Spring Show, Astoria, New York (2025)
Escape Lands (solo show), Astoria Art Center, Astoria, New York (2025)
Off The Wall, Culture Lab, Long Island City, New York (2024)
Imagined Worlds: A Visual Narrative Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea Arts District, New York, NY (2024)
LIC-A Artists Summer Showcase II, The Gallery at The Factory, Long Island City, New York (2024)
Enchanted Queensdom, LIC Arts Open, Long Island City, New York (2024)
The Pietra Prize for Artist Collaborations, LIC Arts Open, Long Island City, New York (2024)
2023 Local Artists Showcase, Astoria, New York (2023)
Vignettes: A Visual Narrative Exhibition, Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea Arts District, New York, NY (2023)
American University in Cairo Art Students Showcase, Cairo, Egypt (2011)
