CANCELLED: Personal Stories Workshop: Engaging Art and Memory for Reinvention (In-Person)

In this workshop that is open to all levels of art-makers, Laura will share the methods she used in her paintings — from choosing text and fonts to balancing composition — while focusing on two works currently on display.

You’ll then explore how to develop your own imagery and text to weave together a personal narrative. By the end, you’ll create a pencil sketch that begins your own story-driven artwork.

More about Laura's current exhibit:

Each painting begins with a word or phrase drawn from personal reflection, which she interprets through staged reference photos and layered compositions. Blending theatrical imagery with emotional depth, the series explores how we reconstruct meaning from our own histories. This talk offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Spector transforms internal language into visual storytelling.

Laura Spector is a visual artist and educator based in Houston. A NYFA Fellow, she’s known for Museum Anatomy, reimagining lost or destroyed paintings through photography, painting, and sculpture. She teaches at Rice University, serves as Artist-in-Residence at McGovern Medical School, and leads international Art Immersion workshops. Her work has been exhibited at The Jung Center Houston, Grand Rapids Art Museum, and is slated for exhibition at the Houston Holocaust Museum in 2026. Laura Spector is a visual artist, NYFA Fellow, and Artist-in-Residence at McGovern Medical School’s Humanities and Ethics Department. She teaches painting at Rice University and internationally through her Art Immersion programs in Paris, Tokyo, Prague, and beyond. Known for Museum Anatomy, she reimagines lost artworks through painting, photography, and sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at The Jung Center Houston, Georgetown Art Center, and Grand Rapids Art Museum, with a solo show at the Houston Holocaust Museum in 2026.

This program is being offered IN-PERSON only, and will NOT be recorded.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.