Amelie Laurice is an artist raised in Southern California, now working between studios in Santa Monica, California and New Mexico, her work blends elements of memory, spirituality, and the natural world. Her background in the arts is shaped by years of informal study and immersion, a journey guided by experience and intuition rather than conventional academic confines.

Much of her work begins with materials collected from the land. She often responsibly forages natural pigments from rocks and earth or repurposes discarded objects, bringing these elements into the studio as both medium and subject. This process reflects her interest in authenticity, sustainability, and the ways material choices can carry the memory of a place.

Amelie’s imagery draws from the desert and coastal landscapes that shaped her, as well as mythological and symbolic references that point to larger ecological and cultural narratives. She is particularly interested in how desert flora, shifting skies, and resilient ecologies mirror human endurance and displacement. Her work often reflects on the layered histories of the American West alongside her own experience of diaspora, tracing connections between survival in harsh landscapes and the cultural narratives carried across time and place.

Across different projects, her goal is to create work that invites reflection on our connections to the natural world, while highlighting the impact of human presence on the environments we inhabit.

Since 2021, Amelie has been a founder and curator at Dorado 806 Projects, an artist-run art space in Santa Monica, California. She has been recognized for Chief Curator’s Pick by SAATCHI ART and ARTSY, and was featured by the LA Times in the “27 Coolest Works Made-In-LA”.