Two of my portraits, Behind the Velvet and Jessica Rose, have been selected for the RBSA Portrait Prize 2019. The exhibition will run from 25th July to 31st August at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham.

Wishing all my followers a very happy new year! Here is a selection of my favourite moments from the past 12 months. I was lucky enough to exhibit in some fabulous places, including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the Bowes Museum and Woodson Art Museum, to name just a few. Here's hoping 2019 will bring as many happy moments for us all.

I'm very happy to have my painting 'Jessica Rose' selected for the inaugural Wigan Open Exhibition. The show runs from 16th November to 15th December at the Isherwood Gallery.

The New Light Prize has now moved to its final destination on the tour - Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle. My paintings 'Cloud Candy' and 'Self-Portrait II' sold at previous venues, but you can catch 'Sean' there until 27th January 2019. 

There's a brief article in the October issue of Artists And Illustrators Magazine about my painting, With a Little Help from My Friends, which won artwork of the month.

Birds in Art 2018 is now open at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wiconsin. The exhibition runs until 25th November and features my painting, Roadblock, alongside some of the best contemporary bird art in the world.

My painting "Jessica Rose" has been shortlisted in the Ken Bromley Cover Competition. If you like it you can vote for it by clicking the link below. 

https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/covercomp/?a=laura_quinn_harris

Great preview of "Being Allowed to Look" last night. The exhibition features some fabulous figurative artists and includes my portrait, Owl You Need is Love. It runs until 16th September at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester.

My portrait of renowned owl sculptor Clarence Cameron and his partner Bob Lockhart will be exhibited  at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester in the exhibition, 'Being Allowed to Look' from 28th July to 16th September.

Had a fab time at the Lancashire Open Exhibition preview last night. You can visit my painting and lots more great northern art at the Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk, until 19th September.

Delighted to have a painting selected for the Lancashire Open 2018. The exhibition runs from 21st July to 19th September at the Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk.

Had a wonderful evening at the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year awards. Note the red dot! 50% of each sale goes directly to helping endangered wildlife.

Mirror mirror is all finished now and is being hung at the Mall Galleries ready for the opening of DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year tomorrow.

There are articles in this week's Wigan Observer and yesterday's Wigan Evening Post about my selection for the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition.

I'm honoured to be part of this wonderful exhibition that opened in London on Wednesday night. It is curated by Kathleen Soriano and features work by some fantastic contemporary portrait artists.

I won the award for Best Portrait at the St Helens Open Art competition tonight!

My painting "Every Cloud" has been selected for the St Helens Open Art exhibition 2016. It will be on display at The World Of Glass, St Helens, until the 26th August.

I have been shortlisted for the Artists & Illustrators 'Artist of the Year' Award. My painting “Dylan” will be showcased in an exhibition at London's Mall Galleries in February.

I have been published in another book! "How to Paint a Portrait" details how different artists go about producing a portrait in a day. My technique is featured in a 10-page spread.

I’m very happy to have won the People's Choice Award at the St Helens Open Art Competition, as well as First Prize, for my portrait of Dylan :)

Yesterday I had the honour of painting Armando Iannucci at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

I was honoured to be asked to open the Ashton Art Group's Annual Exhibition on Friday. There was some fantastic work on display! You can go and see it until this Saturday.

Very pleased to announce I won First Prize this evening at the St Helens Open Art Competition for my painting of Dylan!! You can see it in the exhibition at the World of Glass, St Helens, until 11th September.

My portraits in the National Portrait Gallery!

Well I didn't win Portrait Artist of the Year, but I'm proud of myself for getting to the final 3. Plus I got to meet this lovely chap and he chose my portrait to take home with him!! Still pinching myself! :)

Two of my paintings have been selected for the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art 2013!!

"Bison" and "Hooded Merganser" are featured in the show, which opened last night and runs until 4th August at Gordale Gallery, South Wirral. Visit www.newa-uk.com for more information.