Laura combines her knowledge and experience in the arts, together with midwifery, to bring fresh creative and interdisciplinary perspectives to support reproductive rights and autonomy in birth.
She initially trained in visual art and was active as a feminist artist and academic working in art colleges as well as in museum and gallery education.
In 1999, she set up the radical creative production company, home live art with co-producer Mimi Banks, initially using her own house in London as a venue. The company went on to commission performances, festivals and events for major arts organisations such as Tate, British Museum and the National Theatre.
In 2016, Laura graduated as a midwife from King’s College London and currently works as a community midwife. Other roles include:
Laura also regularly presents at conferences, publishes articles and blogs and produces creative, interdisciplinary and activist projects.
She initially trained in visual art and was active as a feminist artist and academic working in art colleges as well as in museum and gallery education.
In 1999, she set up the radical creative production company, home live art with co-producer Mimi Banks, initially using her own house in London as a venue. The company went on to commission performances, festivals and events for major arts organisations such as Tate, British Museum and the National Theatre.
In 2016, Laura graduated as a midwife from King’s College London and currently works as a community midwife. Other roles include:
- Producer Maternal Journal & Birth Cafe
- Ambassador Procreate Projects
- Editorial Advisor The Practising Midwife Magazine
- Board Advisor International Forum for Wellbeing in Pregnancy
- Thought Leadership Group #FutureMidwife Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Co-Chair of the Health Committee Women’s Equality Party.
Laura also regularly presents at conferences, publishes articles and blogs and produces creative, interdisciplinary and activist projects.
Image: Mastectomy, 2020, charcoal drawing