Laura Padgett
(American)
Born in 1958 in Massachusetts, USA. Laura Padgett lives and works in Frankfurt/Main. In 1980, she completed her Painting Studies at the Pratt institute in Brooklyn, NY and in 1985, she graduated in Film and Photography from the Städelschule in Frankfurt/Main. She has taught at several German Universities such as the Bauhaus University in Weimar. Laura Padgett has participated in numerous international group exhibitions, including: Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Bologna, 2002; Heimat Kunst in the House of World Cultures, Berlin, 2002; Relating to Photography, Highlights from Private Collections, Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt am Main, 2004; her film „Fragment“ was shown at the Centre Georges Pompidou in 2006. She has held numerous solo exhibitions such as 2003 at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt/Main.