Laura Hudson is a cross-media artist, writer and curator with a background in filmmaking and edible horticulture. She worked as a curator and project manager specialising in avant-garde film and new technologies before returning to her own practice full-time in 2016. Since then she has been selected for a number of competitions and exhibitions including; the RA Summer Exhibition 2018, 2017, 2016, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, 2018. Beep Painting Prize Exhibition, 2018, RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2018, and (Patrons Prize) 2017, The Ruth Borchard Portrait Prize Exhibition 2017, Sketch Open, 2017, RWA Drawn 2017, RSA Open 2017, and the National Original Print Exhibition 2016.
Hudson studied Environmental Art at Glasgow School of Art 1989, Moving Image at Central St. Martins, 1992 and is currently studying for an MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School, with bursary support from the Royal Female Art School.
In 2018 she was awarded the student prize at Trinity Buoy Wharf (formerly Jerwood) Drawing Prize, for her Nail House Drawings, and The Roger de Grey Drawing Prize.