Laura Dortmans is originally from the south-eastern coast of Australia and is currently based in upstate New York where she is completing a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

In 2023, Laura received the Emerging Australian Artist Prize from the Australian Consulate-General in New York and presented her first solo exhibition, Perpetual Motion. She was also awarded the American Australian Association Arts Scholarship. Laura has written for the Journal of Australian Ceramics, Buxton Contemporary, and Gippsland Art Gallery. Her work has been exhibited in Australia, Japan and the USA.