ABOUT LAURA GRISAMORE
Laura Grisamore is a photographer and artist. A native Iowan, she studied photojournalism at the University of Iowa. From 2003-2013 her photography primarily focused on photo documentaries exploring urbanism and social landscapes of Des Moines, Iowa City, Chicago, and New York City Since moving to Park Rapids in 2013, her focus and style changed drastically from untouched urban landscapes to creating with her photographs of Northern Minnesota's natural landscapes, textures and found objects into conceptual photography. Her work has been showcased in various festivals and art shows in the Park Rapids area and exhibited at Great River Arts, The Watermark, Nemeth Art Center, NY Mills Cultural Center and The Armory. She is co-owner of Studio 176, in Park Rapids, where her work is showcased year round.
Passionate about the arts and art advocacy, Grisamore is active with arts organizations, served as chair on the Region 2 Arts Council, Nemeth Art Center board member, Park Rapids Arts and Culture Commission and has worked with local artist, arts organizations, businesses, Park Rapids City entities and the Chamber of Commerce to help develop and implement numerous placemaking projects throughout the Park Rapids and area. She is the owner and operator of Lauralee Photography and Gallery and co-owner of Studio 176. In 2020, she pivoted from portrait work to solely focusing on her art and art galleries.