Laurie Markiewicz is a photographer and educator. Her portfolio includes a variety of lifestyle, portrait, street, video, and collage work. Laurie shares the images that she captures through the camera lens - a visual ethnography of those who occupy the world's most diverse metropolis, New York. For over a decade, Laurie has solidified her voice with her ability to utilize the city as a backdrop. Her attention to composition and detail provides a new angle on familiar and iconic locations around New York City. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and spaces in New York City, Philadelphia, Berlin, the Netherlands, and Japan. (see full list with details below)
In addition to Laurie's work as a photographer, she has been an early childhood educator and documentarian for well over a decade. Her intimate perspective of young children holds a focus on the developmental process of a child's natural exploration through art, music, movement, and play.
Laurie's extensive experience in youth development also includes service with children held in NYC Department of Juvenile Justice Centers in the Bronx, before and after school programs and camps, as well as in public and charter school systems of Connecticut, New York, and Pennsylvania. Her mission was to create a safe space of trust and support for all of the children and families she worked with. This approach encouraged children to genuinely explore their identities and creativity through workshops and field trips focused on leadership and community building.
Laurie holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree from The New School with a concentration on film studies and journalism. She is currently at Bank Street School of Education earning a Dual Degree in Early Childhood General and Special Education.
Laurie resides with her family in New York City.
Exhibitions
Women In Street Art - ArtSpace PS109, New York, NY (July 2019)
Girlz Who Shoot - Prachtwerk Berlin, Berlin, Germany (June 2017/2018)
Young New Yorker's Silent Auction - Chelsea, NYC (May 2017/2018)
Strictly New York - 1080 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY (August 2016)
Days In The Life - Avant Garde LES, NYC (July 2016)
Through Her Lens - Camaradas, NYC (April 2016)
Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen - Hostos Community College Bronx NY (2010-15)
Street Shooter (Solo) - Inwood Local, NYC (July 2014)
The City Is My Playground - HiArts, NYC (October 2013)
Bringing It To The Streets - NYC (September 2013)
Up On The Roof (Solo) - 14th Street Y, NYC (September 2013)
Ladies Of Hip Hop, Lox Lounge, Brooklyn, NY (July 2013)
The Way I See It - Arlene's Grocery, NYC (July 2013)
Uptown Art Stroll - The Grinnell, NYC (June 2013)
6x6: A Group Art Exhibition - Heath Gallery, NYC (April 2013)
La Femme - Lion's Den Gallery, NYC (April 2013)
596ArtistUnion Table Sessions - 596ArtistUnion Studio, NYC (2012-13)
Danger To The Darkness - Heath Gallery, NYC (March 2013)
Live Girls - White Rabbit, NYC (December 2012)
The Notorious IBE - Netherlands (September 2012)
Five Raw - Gallery Bar, NYC (August 2012)
Arte Fresco - Heath Gallery, NYC (June 2012)
Suns Of Silence - Creme De La Creme, Tokyo, Japan (April 2012)
Growing Uptown - Soapstone Gallery, NYC (June 2011)
Events
Drive for the Stuy (Clothing and Food Drive) - Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, NY (2008/9)
Ladies Love Dilla (Lupus Fundraiser) - Deity, Brooklyn, NY (2009)
Ladies Love Monthly - Sputnik, Brooklyn, NY (2009)
Ladies Love The Breaks (Autism Fundraiser) - South Paw, Brooklyn, NY (2009)
Across The Board: Artists For Autism (Autism Fundraiser) - Soapstone Gallery, NYC (2010) Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen - Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY (2013/14)
All inquiries and rates please contact: laurie.markiewicz@gmail.com