Laura Thipphawong is a Toronto-based artist, writer, and historian, and has exhibited art and presented her research throughout several galleries and international academic forums.
A self-taught oil painter since the age of twelve, Laura made her way from small-town northern Ontario to Toronto to pursue a career in the arts. She won the 2016 medal from OCAD University with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies, before attending the University of Toronto where she earned a Master of Arts in Art History.
Her studio practice represents her interdisciplinary research on aesthetics and cultural symbolism with focus on sexuality, horror, folklore, and the history of science.