The Hero Lost in Space

Haley Lauw
Edition of seven mezzotints
Prints, wood, plexiglass, nails
2012

Eventually, the figures that you hold in such high-esteem will fade into the background of time and space — like an action-figure astronaut in a simulated star-field.

Haley Lauw is an interdisciplinary artist and 2015 MFA candidate. She graduated from the University of West Florida in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art with a focus in traditional printmaking, as well as an English minor. Her work explores adolescent experiences and expectations. While currently focusing on installations and interactive objects, she has a soft spot for traditional intaglio and lithographic mediums. Haley will be teaching Introduction to Printmaking in the upcoming Fall semester.