Born in Boston, Laura grew up in Hamilton, MA. After completing her Bachelor's of fine arts degree at the University of New Hampshire, she gained experience painting in Paris before studying for four years(1998-2002) at The Paul Ingbretson Studio of Painting and Drawing- based on the Boston School tradition. She then continued her studies for a year in Florence, Italy at the Charles Cecil Studios, focusing specifically on portraiture. In the ensuing years Laura has painted in Chadd's Ford, PA, Boston's historic Fenway Studios, Charlottesville, VA and currently on Boston's North Shore.
As the 2004 winner of the Portrait Society of America's Draper Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award, Laura has been recognized on both the national and international level. Laura has also been featured in such magazines as International Artist and American Artist and is a member of The Portrait Society of America as well as The Newburyport Art Association. Her paintings are amongst many fine art collections both domestically and internationally including The New Britain Museum of American Art, in New Britain, CT.
Education & Experience:
-Business of Art, Montserrat, Beverly, MA, 2015
-Landscape Workshop- Teacher, The Plains, VA, 2013
-Art Class, Beau Pre'- Team Teacher, VA, 2013
-Guest Critic, Harvard University- Design Dept., Boston, MA, 2006-2012
-Private Lessons- Teacher, North Shore, MA 2011-2012
-Art/French Class- Team Teacher, Hamilton, MA,, 2010
-Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Faculty, 2008,2009
-Museum of Fine Arts- Student, Anatomy Class, Boston, MA, 2006
-Portrait Society of America- Lecturer, Washington, D.C., 2005
-Portrait, Still Life & Landscape painting, Boston, MA, 2005-2008
-Portrait & Landscape painting, Chadds Ford, PA 2004-2005
-Charles Cecil Studio- Student, Florence, Italy, 2002-2003
-Landscape Workshop- Teacher, Charles Cecil Studio, Florence, Italy, 2003
-Ingbretson Studio of Painting and Drawing- Student, Manchester, NH, 1998-2002
-Graphic Designer, Cyrk Inc., Gloucester, MA, 1994-1996
-Painter and Free-lance artist, Hamilton, MA, Paris, France, 1996-1998
-University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, BFA -1994
-St. Paul's School, Concord, NH, 1989
Hi-Lightts
-Portrait Society of America, Draper Grand Prize Winner, 2004
-Portrait Society of America, People's Choice Award, 2004
-The Art of the Portrait, 6 x 9 Invitational, Portrait Society of America, 2010- 2015
-Northeast Health System, Portrait unveiling- R.Fanning, Beverly, MA, 2011
-St. Paul's School, Portrait unveiling- Sanford R. Sistare, Concord, NH, 2009
-Northeast Health System, Portrait unveiling- Dr. Ramini, Beverly, MA, 2008
-Northeast Health System, Portrait unveiling- Dr. Bistrong, Beverly, MA, 2007