Collections
Rabo Art Collection, Rabobank, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Awards
2024 - Peckham 24 Finalist.
2024 - Athens Photo Festival Finalist.
2024 - Global SinoPhoto Awards.
2023 - PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant Shortlist. 
2023 - Revela't Festival 2024 Shortlist.
2023 - OD Photo Prize Shortlist.
2023 - Harry Penningsprijs Nominee.
2022 - Foam Talent.
2022 - LensCulture Summer Open Awards Winner.
2022 - Rabo Photographic Portrait Talent Winner by Dutch National Portrait Gallery.
2022 - Prix Virginia Jury's Choice.
2022 - Palm* Photo Prize Finalist.
2022 - Royal Photographic Society IPE 164 Shortlist.
2022 - EIZO Student Award Finalist.
2021 - PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant Shortlist.
2021 - British Journal of Photography Edition 365 Award Winner.
2021 - The Top 200 PhMuseum's Stories.
2021 - Budapest International Foto Awards Honorable Mention.
2021 - GUP FRESH EYES Talent.
2021 - PhEST Reunion Calling Winner (PhMuseum). 
2021 - BCN Bursary Winner by Multistory.
2021 - Galleries Without Walls (Gallery of Photography Ireland) Shortlist.
2021 - Royal Photographic Society Postgraduate Bursary Shortlist.
2020 - GUP New Talent.
2020 - Life Framer Editor's Pick Humans of the World.
2020 - GRAIN BCU Graduate Award Winner.
2020 - Canon Student Development Programme organised by Visa Pour l’Image-Perpignan Festival.
2020 - EIZO Student Award Shortlist.

Exhibitions
2024 - Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival, Xiamen, CN.
2024 - Hillvale Gallery, Melbourne, AU. Family Album: Re-Imagining Memory.
2024 - Impressions Gallery, Bradford, UK. Performing Histories / Histories Re-Imagined
2024 - Peckham 24 Festival, Copeland Gallery, London, UK. Back To The Future.
2024 - Athens Photo Festival, Main Exhibition, Benaki Museum / Pireos 138, Athens, GR. 
2024 - Christie's London, UK. Global SinoPhoto Awards group exhibition.
2023 - Photobook Cafe, London, UK. OD Photo Prize group exhibition.
2023 - Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, The Cube, Eschborn, DE. Foam Talent exhibition.
2023 - Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, IT. Screening PhMuseum Women Photographers Grant.
2023 - Photo London, UK. LensCulture Summer Open.
2022/23 - Foam, Amsterdam, NL. Foam Talent exhibition.
2022/23 - Boijmans Van Beuningen Rabo@Depot, Rotterdam, NL. Rabo Photographic Portrait Prize & Talent group exhibition.
2022 - Forum Groningen, NL. De Zilveren Camera.
2022 - Ambika P3, London, UK. Degree Show University of Westminster.
2022 - Pingyao International Photography Festival, CN.
2022 - 10 14 Gallery, London, UK. Palm* Photo Prize.
2022 - Garagem 180, Porto, PT. The Unexposed by Canal180.
2022 - Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK. then there was us. Ways of Living.
2021 - New Art City, British Journal of Photography Edition 365 - Virtual Exhibition.
2021 - SHOUT Festival, Birmingham, UK.
2021 - Keilepand Rotterdam, NL. FRESH EYES group exhibition and book launch.
2021 - Shutter Hub YEARBOOK, UK.
2021 - Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK. Ikon for Artists.
2021 - Bibliotheca, London, UK. Mass Energy Group Photo Exhibition + Zine Project.
2020 - Shutter Hub EVERYDAY DELIGHT (Windows Edition) poster exhibition across the UK.
2020 - The Nationwide Degree Show by Fresh Meet, UK.
2020 - Birmingham City University Online Graduate Show, UK.
2020 - Westergas, Amsterdam, NL. GUP New Dutch Photography Talent group exhibition and book launch.
2019 - Transpace Gallery, USA. Sky High Skies.
2019 - Blast! Photo Festival, Multistory, UK. Sandwell Pride of Place Project.
2019 - Birmingham Hippodrome, UK. Chinese New Year Festival. 
2019 - Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), UK. The Green Lens group exhibition, EcoBirmingham & Ampersand Projects.
2018 - Medicine Bakery, Birmingham, UK. Project Birmingham group exhibition.

Features, Interviews, Press & Publications
2024 - The Eyes Journal Issue #15 ME-XILEFAMILY . UPROOTED . BECOMING. 'Words From Dad'
2024 - The Eye of Photography. 'Being Framed'
2024 - Aesthetica Magazine - Mystery in the Mundane Interview feature on my project 'Being Framed'.
2024 - mPaper. 'Words From Dad'.
2024 - Athens Photo Festival. 'Words From Dad'
2024 - Peckham 24 Festival. 'Being Framed'
2024 - Lomography Magazine - A Detective's Eye, a Photographer's Lens: Interview with Artist Laura Chen.
2023 - Flow Magazine print issue 9 - Interview feature on my project 'Words From Dad'.
2023 - Fisheye Magazine Words from Dad: Laura Chen distorts memories to find her identity
2023 - Fisheye Magazine Through the Eye of Laura Chen: The Importance of the Choices That Shape Our Lives. 'Words From Dad'
2023 - Fisheye Magazine When photography allows you to reclaim your exile. 'Words From Dad'
2023 - Harry Penningsprijs 2023.
2023 - British Journal of Photography - 'Being Framed'  featured in the Education collection.
2022 - Foam Magazine #61 Talent Issue.
2022 - LensCulture Summer Open Awards Winner.
2022 - Source Graduate Photography Showcase.
2022 - PHROOM. 'Words From Dad'
2022 - Grandmama's Print.
2022 - The Unexposed documentary series by Canal180.
2021 - FRESH EYES book Powered by GUP Magazine.
2021 - Mass Energy Zine.
2021 - Homing Zine - No Go Press.
2021 - Membrana Magazine Vol. 5, no. 1.
2021 - Print Magazine Issue 05.
2021 - Life Framer My Favorite Shot.
2021 - Musée Magazine. 
2021 - The Pupil Sphere.
2020 - Photo London Issue 15.
2020 - GUP New book.
2020 - Canon 'Encourage' book.
2020 - Photograd Zine.
2020 - Aesthetica Magazine.
2020 - Propellor Magazine Hélice Issue #3 "Propaganda".
2020 - Life Framer Editor's Pick 'Humans of the World'.
2020 - Photograd Feature & Interview.
2020 - The Pupil Sphere.
2020 - Offspring Photo Meet & Northern Narratives POSTCARDS FROM COVID.
2020 - Photography of China.
2020 - MINA Gallery & Cafe.
2020 - GUP New.
2020 - Float Photo Magazine.
2020 - Intern Magazine.

Artist Talks, Panel Discussions & Lectures 
2024 - Peckham 24 Festival London (UK).
2024 - Christie's London (UK).
2023 - Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation (DE).
2022 - FOAM Amsterdam (NL).
2022 - Coventry University (UK).
2021 - Birmingham City University (UK).
2021 - Halesowen College (UK).
2021 - GRAIN Photo Café (UK).

Editorial & Commercial Clients
As a writer and photo editor, I have editorially contributed to printed and online publications on contemporary photography and visual culture. Clients include: GUP Magazine, British Journal of Photography, Photomonitor, Discarded Magazine, Mirrored Society.

My photo collage illustrations have been published in newspapers and magazines. Clients include: de Volkskrant, Refinery29, Flow Magazine, Hard//Hoofd, De Optimist. 

Education & Courses
2017-2020 BA Photography - Birmingham City University. 
2020-2022 MA Photography Arts - University of Westminster London.
2021 - Global Photographies Network Photobook Production & Publishing Programme by Ana Casas Broda / Hydra + Fotografia, Mexico City.