Lavrova studied at the Sverdlov
Art College from 1960 to 1965 and from 1969 to 1974 at the Leningrad
Mukhina Higher Art Institute. During her study in Leningrad she worked
at the print studio's in Leningrad specializing in etching and aquatint
techniques. In 1974 she moved to Perm where she now lives and works.