Lara Kruger is an artist, lecturer, and researcher. She holds a Masters degree in Fine Art from Stellenbosch University and has more than a decade's experience in art and design education and workshop facilitation. Her visual art practice includes abstract drawings and paintings in ink, charcoal, watercolour, graphite, pastel, and acrylic. Lara has also worked extensively with non-traditional media, from ash and plastic bags to worn-out soccer balls. She is interested in ways in which artworks and the art-making process can enable us to connect with, understand, and reimagine the world we live in. Her most recent work includes a dance and drawing collaboration for an artistic research project, a collaboration with Cara Saven Wall Design, private art commissions, and an art-based research project with children.