Laura Lappi
Bio
Laura Lappi, born and raised in Finland, is a visual artist based in Queens, NY. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at Firetti Contemporary, Dubai (2024), Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki (2023), Lorimoto Gallery, Queens (2019), and Galleria Uusi Kipinä, Lahti (2016). She has been commissioned for public sculptures at LUT University in Finland (2025), Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens (2020), and The Yard in Colorado Springs (2018).
Lappi’s work has been in numerous group exhibitions including Tampere Art Museum, Serlachius Museum and Riihimäki Art Museum in Finland, Bronx Museum in New York, Firetti Contemporary and DIFC Sculpture Park in Dubai, Madison Gallery in San Diego, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, and Recyclart Art Center in Brussels, among others.
Her residencies include Silver Art Projects, ISCP, Yaddo, Marble House Projects, SIM, and Vermont Studio Center. She has been awarded grants from Queens Arts Fund, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland and Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Fallow Frames Biennial 2026
September 19 — 20 2026
Ridgewood, Queens NY
1pm — 6pm
20 Empty Tree Beds - 23 Participating Artists
Ridgewood's sidewalks contain more than 800 empty street tree beds, roughly one for every 90 residents. For one weekend, twenty of these overlooked spaces will be transformed into temporary, site-specific artworks by 23 participating artists.
Visitors are invited to explore the neighborhood on foot, discovering how contemporary art can temporarily transform familiar streets while reflecting on public space, urban ecology, and the hidden potential of the city's overlooked landscape.