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Nature has intrigued Larissa Holt since she was a young child in Massachusetts. As an elementary student she amazed her teachers with her innate talent and persistence. At the early age of twelve she was chosen to design and paint a mural for her school.
In high school she neglected her traditional studies to paint, sketch, and sculpt. It was during these years that she first had the opportunity to showcase her art in three local public exhibitions.
In 1988, Holt was hired by Eyvind Earle as an assistant serigrapher for his Monterey studio. While there she had the opportunity to learn all facets of fine art serigraphy from Mr. Earle. In 1989 Holt left Earle's Studio to concentrate her energies on her own art.
In 1989, Larissa and her husband began their association with Chris Lewis Fine Art. She also worked with Neal Doty in the production of his fine art serigraphs. Soon thereafter, Holt began creating and producing her own fine art serigraphs in the CLFA studio. Her first serigraph, "Island Cypress", was released in October of 1990 and was featured in many prominent national galleries - Chabot Galleries, Coast Galleries, Austin Galleries, NY Art Expo, and many more venues throughout the US.
In 1991, Holt left Chris Lewis after he decided to relocate to Las Vegas to work with his father - Jerry Lewis. In 1992, Larissa created, with her husband, Coast Serigraphics for Coast Galleries where they created serigraphs for the Henry Miller Centennial Collection. After the serigraph collection was completed in 1992, she and her husband created their own publishing company, Holt Creative Arts, to publish and market her art.
In 2000, Holt and her husband closed their gallery to concentrate their energies on their growing family. In 2001, Holt finished her BA and spent the next several years with her family while she painted privately outside of the national art spotlight. During the years which followed the release of her first 3 serigraph editions, Holt had proven her skills as a printmaker and artist. Her work has one several first place and people's choice awards in both silkscreen and oil mediums. Her work has been collected extensively by both private and corporate collectors. Currently her originals, prints and giclees are available through her publishing company directly, or through a select group of prominent galleries, and online galleries.
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