Exhibitions (selection):
2023 Mirror of Self, HANGAR Photo Art Centre
2022 UNBOUND, Unseen PhotoFestival Amsterdam
2022 Tearing Away the Layers of Beauty (solo), Amsterdam
2022 Shifting Surfaces (solo), Amsterdam
2021 Women by Women, Amsterdam
2021 The Raw Cases, Den Bosch
2019 The Self, Marksteeg10 Leiden
2019 Nude Now, Museum Hilversum
2018 I Survived Another Day (solo), Museum Bélvedère Heerenveen
2018 I Survived Another Day (solo), Assen
2018 Zilveren Camera, Museum Hilversum
2017 The Best Dutch Book Designs, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2017 Photoville, New York
2017 Control, Berlin
2017 Voies Off, Arles
2017 Young Masters, London
2016 Gelaagde Portretten, Amersfoort
2016 In Pursuit Of, Amsterdam
2016 UNFRAMED, Amsterdam
2015 NEW, Amsterdam
2015 Experimental Video and Performance Art Festival, Venice
2015 LensCulture, San Francisco
2015 The Portraiture Collection, Paris
Awards (selection):
2019 Prix de Pictet, nominee
2019 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, honorable mention
2018 Lucie Foundation Scholarships, shortlisted
2018 Zilveren Camera, 2nd place
2017 IPFL, shortlisted
2017 Prix de la Photographie, silver
2017 Young Masters Art Prize, highly commended
2017 Belfast PhotoFestival, winner
2017 FotoFilmic, shortlisted
2017 Jacob Riis Documentary Awards, finalist
2016 Life Framer, honorary mention
2015 SO2015, honorable mention
2015 LensCulture, Grant Winner
2015 De Donkere Kamer, 1st place
Bibliography:
2022 Up Close (Patreon Vol 10)
2021 Landscape of the Night (Patreon Vol 9)
2021 Autograph (Patreon Vol 8)
2021 Dialogues (Patreon Vol 7)
2020 Realities (Patreon Vol 6)
2020 Skin Perceptions (Patreon Vol 5)
2020 Skin Ego (Patreon Vol 4)
2019 Frames & Plates (Patreon Vol 3)
2019 Inconvenient Bodies (Patreon Vol 2)
2019 I Am Beautiful (Patreon Vol 1)
2018 I Survived Another Day, limited edition box with:
Rituals
I Survived Another Day
2017 SOLO, The Real Photobook
2016 UCP (monograph)
2016 UCP, handcrafted edition
2015 17 01 09 (monograph)
Online publications (selection):
The HuffingtonPost, The Dailymail, The Mighty, One Newspage, ATTN, Resource Magazine, Redbook Magazine, Yahoo, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Empowering Women.
Dutch:
New Dawn Paper, Linda Nieuws, Vrouw.Nieuws, GGZnieuws, Hart van Nederland.
Other:
Der Spiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Konbini, Huanqiu.
Interview (Dutch): Radio EenVandaag.
Fairs and lists:
Laura’s work has been shown on several fairs, such as Haute Photographie (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020), Fresh Eyes Photo Fair (2020), Unseen Photo Fair (2016), This Art Fair (2015), Amsterdam Art Fair (2016), PAN Amsterdam (2017, 2019), La Quatrième Image (2015) and Photo London (2016).
Also, her photobook UCP is one of The Best Dutch Book Designs of 2016 and, according to Dutch newspaper The Volkskrant, one of the best photobooks of 2016.
Education:
MA Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practices, MIVC, AKV|St. Joost (2019 – 2021, graduated ‘with honor’)
Northernlights Masterclass (2017 – 2018)
BA Photoacademy Amsterdam (2013 – 2016, graduated ‘with honor’)