artist statement
My background in the medical field provides me with a deep understanding of the challenges women face in obtaining reproductive healthcare services and the vital role that access to care plays in enabling women to live rich and meaningful lives and remain autonomous and engaged in their community. I am deeply interested in the idea of time, and how women’s rights have changed - and continue to change - and the effect of these changes on the women’s rights movement. My current body of work is inspired by the stories of individual women as it relates to reproductive care, as well as their thoughts, worries, and beliefs about the direction of women’s rights in our country.
Much of my work focuses on women’s bodies and the meaning society places on the female form. It’s important to show bodies that are not perfect, with missing pieces, cracks and bumps, and show signs of natural deterioration. By creating anonymous forms, void of defining facial features or skin tone, I invite the viewer to see themselves – or someone else – in the work and create their own meaning from the experience.
artist bio
Lauren is a 5th generation Texan who grew up in North Texas. She worked in healthcare administration full-time for 15 years before deciding to pursue her Master’s in Fine Art at Texas Woman’s University in 2025. Working in the medical field, primarily in women’s health, provided Lauren with experiences that inform her work focused on women’s rights and reproductive healthcare. When she is not creating her own art, Lauren spends her time reading, hiking, and spending time with her husband and three dogs.
Exhibitions
11/07/2025-11/21/2025
Still RESISTing
Old Walls Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Texas Woman’s University Graduate Open Studios
Texas Woman’s University Fine Arts Annex, Denton, TX
10/22/2025
Intervening Spaces
Texas Woman’s University Student Union Gallery, Denton, TX
10/06/2025 – 10/31/2025
Terra Verde
Artists Enclave of Denton County, Denton, TX
(Juror Jennifer Epperson) (Honorable Mention)
08/01/2025 – 08/29/2025
SpeedBump lil d
Anna Street Studios, Denton, TX
(Curated by Susan Seaborn)
05/24/2025
Bold and Free
Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
(Juror Susan Goetz Zwirn) (Honorable Mention)
04/24/2025 – 06/21/2025
Seep
Janette Kennedy Gallery, Dallas, TX
(Curated by M Giovanni Valderas)
04/07/2025 – 05/03/2025
Art Friends 3
Anna Street Studios, Denton, TX
(Curated by Susan Seaborn)
03/21/2025 – 04/04/2025
Texas Woman’s University Graduate Open Studios,
Texas Woman’s University Fine Arts Annex, Denton, TX
03/19/2025
Presentations
04/22/2025
“Women's Words: Sharing Women's Reproductive Health Experiences Through Visual Art”
Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX