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Laura Owens (born 1970) is an American painter who rose to prominence in the late-1990s. Her work is known for its exploration of painterly styles and traditions, often occurring within the same picture. Owens lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Life and career
Owens was born in Euclid, Ohio and received her B.F.A. at the Rhode Island School of Design, RI, in 1992. She went on to study at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine in 1994, and was awarded her MFA from the California Institute of Arts in Valencia, California in 1994. In 2003 she was the youngest artist to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles | MOCA]]. She has had major solo exhibtions at the Bonnefanten Museum, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Elizabeth Stewart Gardner Museum, Milawaukee Art Museum, and the Aspen Art Museum. She is represented by Gavin Brown's enterprise, Sadie Coles HQ, and Galerie Gisela Capitain.