*photograph by Oliver Doran
Layla May Arthur is an internationally exhibited artist who handcrafts intricate and elegant visuals from paper. Her work is refined and delicate, transforming paper into enchanting landscapes which play with patterns and motifs.
Layla’s inspiration starts with her material and is influenced by designs she finds in architecture, textiles and artisan crafts. With meticulous craftsmanship and an exceptional eye for detail, luxury brands favour her work for installations, illustrations, set designs, and packaging. Her personal paper artworks have been exhibited in the Netherlands, USA, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark and Croatia.
CLIENTS
EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Solo Show “A Paper Artist in Progress” , Arthouse Jersey Capital House
2023 - "Mythological twins in Narona” Archaeological museum Narona, Croatia.
2023 - Solo Show, “The Storyteller, the Listener and our story” VCRB Gallery, Belgium
2022 - International Paper Biennale, The Netherlands, Museum Rijswijk
2022 - Buiten Western, Drawing Centre Diepenheim, The Netherlands
2022 - Lucca Paper Biennale, Lucca Italy
2022 - “Paper Dialogues”, USA, American Swedish Institute
2021 - “Paper Dialogues”, USA, National Nordic Museum
2020 - International Paper Triennial, Switzerland, Musee Charmey
2020 - VOX POP, Amsterdam, Universiteit van Amsterdam
2020 - Kunst Statt Kommerz, The Hidden Art Project, Germany
2020 - Jersey Care Memorial, Jersey C.I,Private and Public Gallery
2019 - ‘Paper Dialogues” Denmark, Center for Papirkunst
2019- Commonwealth conference, Jersey C.I
2018 – Radical Relevances, Finland
2016 – Life, Death, Whatever. Sutton House, England
2016 – Collaboration with the British Museum, Les Varines Jersey
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
2024 - Recipient of the Mondriaan Fund for young artists
2023 - Colossal Online (read here)
2021 - Design and Paper (read here)
2021- Artsthread Global Design Graduate Show
Public Vote winner -FineArt/Photography/Craft
2021 - Dutch Designers Yearbook
2021 - Metropolitian M
Eindexamens van graduating students
WORKSHOPS
2024 - Arthouse Jersey
A series of half day workshops in local Jersey schools
2023 - Jersey Lunar New Year Festival
Full day workshops for adults and children
2022 - Museum Rijswijk
5 month permanent workshop for both adults and children
Full day workshops orientated specifically for adults or children
2021 - Groningen Museum
A series of walk in workshops for all ages
2019 - Jersey Museum
Full day workshops for adults and children