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

Layla May Arthur is an internationally exhibited paper artist and set designer who handcrafts intricate and elegant sculptures. 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 paper art for set designs, window displays, illustrations and installations.

Layla lives in the Netherlands and has had her paper designs exhibited in the USA, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark and Croatia.