Lara attained a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art (concentration in Photography) and a minor in Film Theory in 2005. She then moved to Romania for a two-year term of service with the United States Peace Corps. Throughout her time in university and the Peace Corps, Lara taught art to youths aged 22 months to 21 years.

The work shown this gallery page blends Lara's love of photography and her love of films. The three pieces included were from a 14-piece project entitled "Footage of Revered Circadian Paraphernalia". This was Lara's second foray into abstract work. Lara continues to work in abstracts, but is now focusing on the figure. She is currently formulating plans to work with nudes, linguistics, films, and environmental photography. Lara moved to Cupertino during the summer of 2007. She is a member of the College Art Association.