Lauren Smith is an interdisciplinary artist whose past work has incorporated installation, video, sound, photography, public performance, community interaction and the internet. She is most interested in using the internet to promote a collaborative aesthetic of art making for and by the global internet audience.

Since receiving her B.A. from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2008 she has participated in six residency programs, including Vermont Studio Center and Prairie Center for the Arts. She has two upcoming solo shows at CELLspace Gallery in San Francisco and at Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain, New York.

I utilize a wide range of materials and genres to create 2D and 3D worlds in which chaos is captured and controlled in a single moment of time. More recently, I have taken on chaos in real-world time by infiltrating the public realm. My web-based Jane Grey Project incorporates public performance, photography, video, and most importantly community interaction. The internet is a perfect example of organized chaos, yet it is also a place where chaos is bread. I aim to explore the role of the global internet community in creating and perpetuating chaos, specifically surrounding celebrity culture.