Lara Seresin grew up in Wellington, New Zealand. 

She comes from a creative family, with her mother Helen being a well-known landscape and portrait painter. Her father, Harry, was instrumental in creating the first professional theatre in New Zealand. Her siblings are equally creative, pursuing music, painting, filmmaking, writing, costume design, and even gold prospecting.

At 16, Lara was given the opportunity to relocate to London to live with her sister-in-law, niece, and nephews. She attended Camden School for Girls and, at 17, began a Foundation course in Art & Design at Hornsey School of Art. In 1979, Lara commenced her Fine Arts Degree at Byam Shaw College of Art, but later chose to complete her BA at the City Art Institute in Sydney, Australia. Upon graduation, she returned to London, where she undertook a year of short-term studies at Byam Shaw, focusing on life drawing.

In 1993, Lara returned to Sydney. She and her partner Andy welcomed their first child Rosa in 1995. While raising her family, Lara continued to paint at home and exhibits. The family later moved to the Illawarra region of New South Wales, where their second child, Luca, was born in 1998.

By 2001, Lara and close friend Jennifer Briscoe-Hough established the weekly Wollongong Produce & Creative Traders Market. In 2002, they also founded the Coledale Market. Both markets ran successfully, side by side, for 16 years.

In 2016, Lara pursued a career shift. She undertook an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy at the Sydney College of Complimentary Medicine.

She has since volunteered at Port Kembla Hospital’s Palliative Care ward, completed placement at the Shellharbour Mental Health Care Ward Eloura, and facilitated an eight-week program with SAHSSI for women experiencing domestic violence.

In 2022, Lara became the Coordinator of Culture Bank Wollongong, a not-for-profit initiative based in Port Kembla.

Lara continues her art practice at home and exhibits when opportunity arises. She offers Transpersonal Art Therapy in both one-on-one and group settings. LS continues her involvement with Coledale Market and Culture Bank. She lives in Port Kembla, NSW, with her husband Andy , their dog Valentino, and cat Reggie.