The art practice runs parallel to everything else — always has. Two MFAs will do that to a person. The work spans mixed media paintings, charcoal and ink drawings, hand-pulled prints, silver gelatin darkroom photographs, and digital photography. All of it is made by hand, on purpose, slowly.

Paintings by Laura Barbera
Mixed media on canvas
Paintings
Figurative and expressive work in acrylic, oil, and mixed media.
© Laura Barbera
Drawings by Laura Barbera
Charcoal & ink
Drawings
Charcoal, ink, and pencil on paper.
© Laura Barbera
Printmaking by Laura Barbera
Etching & linocut
Printmaking
Hand-pulled prints — etching, linocut, and relief.
© Laura Barbera
Darkroom photography by Laura Barbera
Film · Silver gelatin · Hand printed
Darkroom
Shot on film, printed by hand in a traditional darkroom. Silver gelatin prints on fiber paper.
© Laura Barbera
Digital photography by Laura Barbera
Digital photography
Photography
Travel, documentary, and fine art digital photography.
© Laura Barbera