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1990 – First place in the “Salvatore Quasimodo” prize for painting and poetry. 1996-2001 - Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. 1996 – Participation of engraving artworks in the Morandi Prize in Bologna at the Academy of Fine Arts. 1999 - First place in the national painting competition organized by the "La Cuba d'Oro" Cultural Association in Rome. 1999 - First personal exhibition at the art gallery owned by the same association in Rome. 2000-2001 - In Rome for the National Agency for Environmental Protection, collaboration as illustrator and graphic designer for the scientific encyclopedia "Liste Rosse e Blu" of Italian flora for the "Forum Plinianum". 2001-2002 - Participation in different collective exhibitions in Bologna, Reggio Emilia, Viareggio, Rimini. 2003 - Exhibition of engraving artworks at the "Accademia - International Artistic Engraving" 2007 - Exhibition at Palazzo Gherardi in Pesaro in the collective "Il Sapore dei Colori, i Colori del Sapore", the Marche and its traditions. 2007-2008 - Participation in the collective "Mini>Maxi" curated by the artist Nella Giambarresi in Rome. 2008 - Personal exhibition “Colours and Evanescences” at the "La Cuba d'Oro" gallery. 2008 - In Forlì participation in the “Contemporanea” art fair in Forlì. 2009 - Participation in the "Exposition D'art International – Artiste De Montmartre", winning "pour la qualité de votre oeuvres confirmée par témoignages de la Critique". 2009 – Collective exhibition "I Maestri dell'Arte Contemporanea" in Portovenere and presentation of the work. 2010 - Participation in the 1st International Prize for Painting, Sculpture and Graphics "City of New York", ranking among the finalists. The following month the selected work returned to Italy to be exhibited in Turin.2010 - Collective exhibition "Fusione a freddo - the new techniques of art" curated by Mario Gambelli -art critic- in Recanati; and two months later the same exhibition moved to Rome until August.2011 - Participation in the traveling collective "Salento Silente - art stops in historical places" exhibiting his works in the ancient buildings of the province of Lecce. 2012 - “La fabbrica del rispetto” was a conference by Dr. Irrera, in which Laura participated with his works. 2012 – Collective exhibition "Abstract visions. New female trends" at the M4AMadeFourArt gallery from Milan. 2012 – Participation in the exhibition “It's about energy” at Onishi gallery in New York. 2012 – Participation in the “Art in Mind” exhibition at Brick Lane gallery in London. 2013 - Presentation of the play “Passi Affrettati” taken from the book by the writer Dacia Maraini. The work is a cycle of true stories, to explore the tragic theme of violence against women. Here Laura exhibited an artwork about Artemisia Gentileschi. 2013-2014 – Cultural and international project with the universities of Pavia and Bologna, "La Fabbrica della Tolleranza". With exhibitions at the two universities in collaboration with the artist Giuseppe Polverari. 2014 - “International Art Biennial” at the Sale del Bramante in Rome. 2015 - Collective exhibition curated by the Giacomo Leopardi Cultural Association at Palazzo Belvederi in Bologna. 2016 - Extemporaneous exhibition of poems “Approdi Diversi”. 2018 - Collective exhibition “Artists at work” in Ostra, Ancona. First prize in the pictorial arts section. 2019 – Senigallia “In the footsteps of the poet” exhibition dedicated to Mario Giacomelli. Participation with some artworks. 2020 – 2021 - Collective exhibition “Minigold 2020” in Venice at the D'Em Venice Art Gallery. Awarded as third place. Art therapist and teacher of tactile-sensory laboratories and to create silent books for blind people, she has collaborated with schools, libraries and non-profit foundations to introduce children to reading. She is a support teacher and workshop teacher for disabled children or students.She often uses recyclable materials for her paintings, giving new life to objects.