28 January 2009
J.S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations": Recital-Exposition with pianist Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw, Grand Salon, Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France

22 October 2008
PONT Showcase (Portes Ouvertes aux Nouveaux Talents) at the Harriet Hale Woolley Gallery, Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France

13-14 September 2008
Exhibitor at the United States Festival, a citywide festival in Cergy (in the Paris region). Each year this festival takes a different country as its theme. This year is the United States.

April-May 2008
Phrases - Exposition exploring how the entity of a photograph relates to itself within the formal framework of musical composition, including devices such as motives and 12-tone cells. Gallery Harriet Hale Woolley, Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France

October 2007
Exhibitor in PONT showcase (Portes Ouvertes aux Nouveaux Talents) at the Harriet Hale Woolley Gallery, Fondation des Etats-Unis, Paris, France

February-March 2006
Exhibitor at Cool Creek Nature Center Nature's Inspirations, exhibition sponsored by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation, Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.

December 2005
Exhibitor at Eagle's Hideaway Celebration of Nature, exhibition sponsored by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

2003-2005
Numerous photographs published in The Lighter, the literary magazine of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.A.

Laura Potratz earned a bachelors degree in organ performance magna cum laude with a minor in studio art at Valparaiso University, Indiana, USA, in 2005. During her studies there she had numerous photographs published in the university's literary magazine. Since then she has exhibited in nature-related art shows at the Eagle Creek Park Foundation in Indianapolis, USA, and as a PONT member at the Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris. From 2006 to 2009 she studied counterpoint, harmony, early music analysis, and music history at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris while working independently to apply musical composition techniques to photographic composition and otherwise locate the path between the wildernesses of the visual arts and the aural arts. This convergence has also been responsible for her work with pipe organ builders both in France and in the U.S. since 2004, in tuning, construction, and restoration. As a performer, Laura is currently a member of the Bronze Ringers handbell ensemble of the of the American Church in Paris, and serves as assistant to the organist at the French Reformed Church of St. Esprit in Paris. She is working towards a master's degree in music and musicology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. She travels as often as possible and has been involved for five years with child sponsorship for improving living conditions and opportunities for the young in Swaziland.