Symbiotic Communion Flourishes in Laura Berger’s Expansive Paintings

Chicago-based artist Laura Berger continues her explorations of communion in a suite of staggering paintings that place her signature minimal figures in intimate fellowship with one another and the earth. Spanning six feet wide, the monumental works layer limbs and landscapes, as nude bodies merge with waves, flowers, and sun-strewn clouds.

Berger frequently gestures toward past experiences and the spiritual realm, particularly focusing on the ways time fogs the clarity of memory and how transformation emerges from myriad circumstances. This body of work expands on the themes of interdependence, too, as she renders her figures in varying states of translucence as they swim through a cresting wave or lounge atop pink petals.

a wide painting by Laura Berger of nude women falling amidst a cloud — “The Sky” (2026), oil on canvas, 38 x 72 inches

These pieces will be on view from April 17 to May 23 at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery in West Palm Beach. Until then, explore more of the artist’s work on Instagram.

a detail of image of a wide painting by Laura Berger of nude women in a pink landscape — Detail of “Women Living Peacefully Under The Mountain” (2026)

a wide painting by Laura Berger of nude women in a pink landscape with a large dark wave swell — “Spring Tide” (2026), oil on canvas, 38 x 72 inches

a wide painting by Laura Berger of nude women in a pink floral landscape — “We Are Sleeping In The Garden” (2026), oil on canvas, 38 x 72 inches

a detail image of a painting by Laura Berger of a nude woman lying on her back with an open shell covering her torso — Detail of “Spring Tide” (2026)

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