Laura Cansler (nee McElwain) was born in 1931. In June of 1952, she married Loman Cansler. The couple soon moved to North Kansas City where Cansler worked as a high school counselor for the next thirty years and Laura embarked upon a career in art. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, in 1951, and a master’s degree at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1953. Laura also taught art workshops as an Artist in Residence and later painted sets for plays for the Bell Road Barn Players in Parkville, Missouri.
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