A R T I S T   B I O

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.

 

S T A T E M E N T

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.

 

C U R R I C U L U M   V I T A E

Selected Exhibitions:

2011 Solo Show, NYC: An Honest Lie, Salon Ciel, New York, NY
  Letting Go, Rogue Video & Performance, Walsh Gallery, Newark, NJ
  October Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  September Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  August Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  Distance, Curated by Radius Twelve, Grady Alexis Gallery, New York, NY
  Abandoned Landscape, 1 Op & Cwow, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ
  Eclipse, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
  In-Between Places, 1 Op Collective, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ
2010 All the Trimmings, LZ Project Space, New York, NY
  ARTcamp 2010, New York Studio Gallery, New York, NY
  33 Expo: 1op Collective, Newark Open Doors '10, Newark, NJ
  Wall To Wall, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
  1op Collective Small Works Show, Think Gallery, New York, NY
  Illustrious, The Straube Center Gallery, Pennington, NJ
  This is Where I Live, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, NY
  Open Studio Day, The Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ
2009 Home, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts
  die Zeit of Drawing, Climate/Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  Small Works Group Show, Rogue Space Gallery, New York, NY
  Me & You & Us, ArtHouse, Colab Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2008 The Journey: The Yellow Bra Event, 2008, The Frame Shop, Mahwah, NJ
  Selah: Senior Exhibition, The Kresge/Pascal Galleries, Ramapo College of NJ
2007 Staff Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
  Blanket Femininity, Mahwah Public Library, Mahwah, NJ
2006 Feminist Art Show, J. Lee's Student Center, Ramapo College of NJ

Residencies:

2012 CELLspace, Project 2048, San Francisco, California (Jan-Apr)
  Atelier Presse Papier, Quebec (June)
  Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, Japan (August)
2011 Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois
  Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, New York
  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
2010 ARTCamp Studio Residency, NY Studio Gallery, New York, New York
2009 The Terry Family Foundation Resident Fellowship at Edenfred, Madison, Wisconsin

Curatorial Experience:

2011 Curator, October Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  Curator, September Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  Curator, August Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  Co-Curator, In-Between Places, Ramapo College of NJ, NJ
  Co-Curator, The Abandoned Landscape, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ
2010 Co-Curator, 33 Expo: 1 Op Collective, Newark Open Doors, Newark, NJ
  Co-Curator, 1 Op Collective: 45/55, Think Gallery, New York, NY

Related Experience:

2011 Founder & Co-Director, 1 Op Collective, www.1opcollective.com (2010-Present)
  Artists Services Coordinator, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
  Artist's Fabrication Assistant, David Greg Harth, New York, NY
  Drafting Consultant, HMR Architects, Princeton, NJ
2010 Drafting Consultant, Kaitsen Woo Architect, P.C., New York, NY (2007-2010)
  Artist's Studio Assistant, Sonya Sklaroff, New York, NY (2008-2010)
  Artist's Studio Assistant, Mariah Fee, New York, NY
2008 Tour Guide, The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison, NY (2006-2008)
2007 Collections Intern, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
  Registrar's Assistant, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
  Collections Intern, The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison, NY
  Summer Intern, Berrie Center Art Galleries, Ramapo College of NJ

Education:

  B.A., Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ (2008)