Lauren Taylor

Lauren Taylor recieved her B.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, and lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Her paintings tease out a narrative of vulnerability, intimacy and desire, while capturing details of a personal, lived experience. Rendered delicately, they are about absence as much as presence and create a tone of longing, while offering a sublime space between potential, personal moments. Her sculptural work holds ghost-like qualities, becoming abject props or stand-ins for the objects’ original, practical purpose, further implying the vulnerability inherent in an intimate relationship. Both humorous and trenchantly romantic, her works offer a deeply ontological and playful perspective.

Taylor's 2015 solo exhibition Baby’s on Fire exhibited in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Chicago, IL. She has also participated in group exhibitions including the Bahamas Biennial, Detroit, MI (2016); Late November, cornerstone, Chicago, IL (2015); and Earthy Footholds, Disco City #8, Chicago, IL (2015). Her work is included in numerous public and private collections.

Courtesy of Andrew Rafacz Gallery