Laura Nova
Part-time Lecturer
Email
noval@newschool.edu
Office Location
L - 2 West 13th Street
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Profile
Laura Nova is an artist, educator, and activist who lives and works on New York’s Lower East Side, creating festive, absurdist spectacles that unite generations and diverse communities. The first Public Artist in Residence to be embedded in New York City’s Department for the Aging, Nova brings expertise and empathy to her projects and actions, designing each element to enhance social wellness and decrease social isolation. Working in festivals, public monuments, and the city street, Nova delivers stories to homebound New Yorkers, organizes an older adult cheerleading squad and designs crafting kits, guides and costumes that help nurture emerging activists of all ages. She is a fellow at the Urban Design Forum, advocating for the creation of a Commissioner of Caring.
Degrees Held
B.F.A. and B.A. from Cornell University
M.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Portfolio
www.lauranova.com