After a 15 year career in commercial art as an Art Director and Illustrator, Laurie Kersey relocated to San Francisco, studied painting at the Academy of Art University, and made the switch to fine art. She later taught painting and drawing in the Fine Art Department at the Academy. Though excited about painting a myriad of aspects of the natural world, a dominant theme in her work is horses. Having ridden for many years, she has come to realize that her hands-on experience with horses uniquely influences the way that she sees and paints them. Her work has been included in many museum exhibitions and national juried shows across the country and has been featured in several books and magazines. Kersey is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, and a Master Signature Member of American Women Artists.