Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Laura has been avidly pursuing art, as a career and passion, for 16 years. Laura is a recent graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design, where she majored in Illustration and was awarded the Trustee Scholarship. Spending her time enveloped in her studies, Laura was presented with the opportunity to embark on the first Foreign Exchange trip, with the Sint Lucas School in Antwerp, Belgium. She is also an alumnus of the Pinellas County Center for the Arts program @ Gibbs High School. Laura currently resides in Historic Kenwood, working as a Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer.