Selected Press & Media

Selected features, interviews, and media coverage of Laura Shape’s contemporary paintings on invasive-species leather.

Featured Press

Popular Science, This painting uses leather from an invasive Burmese python: ‘By virtue of collecting my work, you are becoming an activist, whether you like it or not.’
August 2025

Nautilus, Making Art with Pythons and Lionfish
October 2025

Whitehot Magazine, Catalyst Through Craft: The Transformative Art of Laura Shape
July 2025

WHAT Women Create, Laura Shape
Fall 2026 Issue

5280 - Denver’s Mile High Magazine, This Denver Artist Creates Paintings Using Invasive Species
July 2025

Westword, Denver Creator Makes Art From the Skins of Invasive Species
March 2026

Denver Life Magazine, Transforming Invasive Species Into Powerful Works of Art
October 2025

Additional Press & Media

EarthX Media, Heroes of EarthX, network interstitial programming and interview
2026

The Scout Guide Denver, Art with Impact: How Laura Shape Is Turning Invasive Species into Fine Art
May 2025

FrontPorch, Creating Art from the Leather of Invasive Species
April 2025

Shades of Life Impact Podcast, Art Meets Conservation: Transforming Invasive Species into Fine Art | Laura Shape
March 2025