Amy Laugesen

March 2023 Edition FEATURED SPECIAL SECTION IN THE MARCH 2023 EDITION OF WESTERN ART COLLECTOR. Read the full article here. State of the Art: Colorado When visiting Colorado, you simply cannot ignore the monumental and awe-inspiring presence of the many peaks and natural wonders of the Rocky Mountain range or the “Southern Rocky Mountains.” Colorado […]

Ann Korologos Gallery, Basalt, Colorado Elevated Art Magazine | Summer 2022 Edition Inside Ann Korologos Gallery Located at the confluence of two rivers in historic downtown Basalt, Colorado, Ann Korologos Gallery is a place to feel awe and discover beauty, all while discovering something new about the arts with each visit. The gallery represents more […]

Ann Korologos Gallery highlights nature art by women artists Western Art Collector | March 2022 Edition Twenty women artists come together for an exhibition at Ann Korologos Gallery that explores the “joyous moments of life and landscapes across Colorado and the West.” Moving through the exhibition, viewers can witness the wonders of nature in all […]

Amy Laugesen ’s Herd of Mixed-Media Horses By: Art & Object Magazine | January 12, 2022 | Colleen Smith This story was featured in the online Studio section of Art & Object magazine. Amy Laugesen, a Denver native, sculpts horses and mules in homage to their roles in the history of Colorado. However, her rustic yet elegant ceramic and […]

“Amy’s connection to horses came during a tough time in her adolescence. To pull her through, her parents gave her Tic Tac, a rescue horse with a difficult past.” Artist Acclaim: The Sculpture Issue, 2020Published by Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale

AMY LAUGESEN remembers a moment early in her career when she learned a valuable lesson: In art-making, expect surprises, sometimes even shocking ones. As a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, located in Boston, she was required to submit a project for final review. She settled on creating a life-size sculpture of a horse’s torso made from Styrofoam and plaster, on top of which she applied handmade paper painstakingly fashioned from flax.