When Laura Migliorino visited the Art Institute of Chicago at six years old, she announced, “This is where I want to go to school.” And that’s what she did.

Her father was a musician, her mother, “a great steward of history,” and Laura has always been an artist.

“By and large, my work has always had a subtle or not-so-subtle social political component,” she said. “Not in your face. I love that work; it’s just not what I do. I’ve always liked to create images or works of art that are beautiful.  My approach happens to be a little more subtle, like peeling a candy wrapper and it’s a delicious piece of medicine. It’s going to make you feel better.” Continue reading Laura Migliorino