BIOGRAPHY

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Summary CV at linkedin.com/in/larainearmenti

Laraine Armenti is a visual artist in drawing, painting, and collage. She is inspired by exploration of cultural history, methods, and skills.

Laraine holds art degrees from Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, Printmaking, 1980, and Boston University, MFA, Painting, 2013. Awards and fellowships include the Inside Out Art Museum, Beijing, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Vermont Studio Center. Gallery shows in Massachusetts include Alpha Gallery, Gladstone Gallery, and the Morse Institute Library.

She taught painting, drawing, and color on an adjunct basis at Boston University, Danforth Museum School at Framingham State University, Cambridge Center Studio School, and Wheaton College Massachusetts, and was a visiting artist for painting critiques at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Laraine’s undergraduate work at RISD was in fine art engraving, etching and photography while working in the emergent computer industry as an illustrator and designer. Her first professional job as an illustrator was during high school for Concord Public Schools. She became a technical illustrator and graphic designer at Digital Equipment Corporation summers during college, followed by full-time employment, creating a wide spectrum of print and presentation media.

Laraine studied painting and drawing throughout her years at DEC and while self-employed for three decades as a designer of marketing materials and conference graphics, and traveled extensively throughout the US and internationally to provide computer-based speaker support for corporate meetings.