About
Laura Perrone is an artist and designer based in California’s Central Valley. She creates expressive animal artwork rooted in observation, feeling, and the small details that make each animal feel unmistakably like themselves.
Working in watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal, Laura uses color to shape mood while staying close to the character of each subject.
She creates artwork that celebrates the animals who become family, helping people feel a deeper connection to them. Her work carries a special tenderness for rescue animals, whose stories remind us what it means to be seen, chosen, and given a place to belong.
In 2026, Laura was selected as a KDA Individual Artists Fellow in Visual Arts and Design & Applied Arts, recognizing artistic excellence, sustained creative practice, and community impact.
Beyond commissions, Laura’s creative practice includes children’s book illustration Rocky the Rescue Boxer, gallery-exhibited work at The Brick, and commercial design through her studio, Zynith Foundry.
2026 KDA Individual Artists Fellow
Visual Arts + Design & Applied Arts · Stanislaus County
Laura was selected as one of 34 artists from 265 applicants for the 2026 KDA Individual Artists Fellowship, a highly competitive regional fellowship funded by the California Arts Council.
Awards were determined through a confidential peer-review process recognizing artistic excellence, sustained creative practice, and community impact.
Studio Cat
Mochi offers Laura quiet companionship throughout the creative process, and has taught her the gift of pets that become part of our daily rhythm, memories, and sense of home.
