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Lauren Nicole (LN) is a neurodivergent, Indigenous, Southern California-based artist, focusing on painting and writing.
Her expressively vibrant and exaggerated portrait style, with its play on perspective, immerses viewers into the sensations of having sensory-processing differences. Drawing strength from her neurodiverse traits, like synesthesia, Lauren’s palette contains a hidden language of traits behind each work.
Centering woman/femme subjects, her work is a commentary on radical, unconditional acceptance of every facet of the feminine experience - including those harshly judged by societal norms like aging or anger.
Combining elements of her Indigenous heritage (Tongva, Chumash), beadwork and Native plant relatives are commonly incorporated into her work. Her work has been shown at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, The Potocki Center for the Arts, and Canada's La Galerie Numerique.
RECENT WORK
ART THAT'S SMALL
AT CITY HALL
Mhm., one of the That Face paintings, was exhibited in Laguna Beach's City Hall as part of the Laguna Beach Arts Commission's annual group show, Art That's Small at City Hall.
March - April 2023
FEMININE PERSPECTIVE
Select LongNeck portraits and The Mouths series on exhibit in the Feminine Perspective Art Show at the Norman P, Murray Center.
November - December 2022
DUO EXHIBITION
November - December 2022
Duo Exhibition with Jenni Nonaca at the Potocki Center for the Arts. Features the Paa'or | Burn collection and selected LongNeck portraits.
MYSTERIES OF LOVE
THE FRIDA CINEMA
Unaware shown in the Mysteries of Love: A David Lynch Tribute Art Show at the Frida Cinema.
July 2022
LAND AS KIN
MUCKENTHALER CULTURAL CENTER
Pokuu | One and Messenger shown at The Muckenthaler Cultural Center as part of the Land as Kin art exhibition.
October - December 2021
For more information about her experience, please contact Lauren Nicole directly.