Laurence Dubé-Rushby is a French-born artist who studied Fine Art and Fashion in France before establishing a 28-year career as a freelance artist and art consultant in the UK. She has delivered commissions and projects across private and public sectors, receiving three Grants for the Arts from Arts Council England and a British Council Fellowship to conduct research at the 2019 Venice Biennale. Her work has been exhibited widely in England, France, and Italy.

 

Laurence holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Creative Pedagogies from the University of the Arts London (UAL). Her research focuses on the intersection of performance, art processes, and education, exploring how artistic disruption can foster deep learning experiences for young people in the process of self-construction. She also completed a PGCE in Art and Design (Secondary) at Bath Spa University to expand her expertise in curriculum design and is a practising teacher. Her doctoral thesis introduced DARE (Disruptive, Artistic, Reflexive, Experience), a live art methodology aimed at reigniting progressive educational debate and inspiring performative professional development for teachers, with the broader ambition to influence educational policy.

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Her extensive practice includes public art consultations and residencies with organisations such as the Salisbury International Arts Festival, Stonehenge World Heritage Centre, Swindon Museums and Art Gallery, The National Trust, Winchester City Council, and Winchester University. She has also initiated projects in unconventional spaces including farms, landscapes, schools, ex-military grounds, hospitals, and a detention centre. Notable works include A Thousand Sheep (Salisbury International Arts Festival, 2013) and Lifeline (Salisbury Arts Centre, 2010), along with performance-based projects for The Laboratory of Dissent (Winchester Gallery, 2015 and 2018) and a residency with The Observatory (SPUD/CAS, 2016).

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In 2019, was awarded a British Council Research Fellowship to investigate the role of social art and environmental practice in the climate sensitive context of the Venice Biennale. This culminated  in a two exhibitions at British Council and aspace, Southampton.

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She is a member of NSEAD, Psi, Axis and the Chartered College of Teaching, and an associate artist at Chapel Arts Studios, where she continues to engage in collective research and practice.