Lauren Drescher | The Work
Statement
Traversing time and memory, Lauren Drescher is interested in symbols that evoke the unconscious mind. Her work explores our collective symbiotic relationship to nature.
Drescher's medical background frequently acts as a catalyst for projects, which are inspired by the interface between science and art. Found materials, which have been cast away, are often the starting point for new works.
Using various print techniques such as etching and relief printing, installations and kinetic sculptures are created. Objects and images are often palimpsest.
Typically handmade, the work has a connection to craft especially where identity is defined by the quotidian.
CV
Education
2011 BA Central St Martins School of Fine Art, London, UK
2010 Foundation Degree in Printmaking and Sculpture
1997 BHSc Midwifery, AIT, Auckland , NZ
1982 Cooper Union School Of Art , NYC, USA
Exhibitions
2010 IPCNY Benefit Auction , NYC, USA
2010 Humanimal,Portsmouth Museum of Fine Art, New Hampshire, USA
2010 New Prints, Summer-Heat, International Print Center, NYC, USA
2010 Summer Show, Royal Academy London, UK
2010 Stilted, FDA Pop up Gallery, Marylebone, London
2009 Open Print Royal Academy of West England, Bristol, UK
2009 Summer Show, Royal Academy, London
2009 Anon 2 Benefit Castle Lake Gallery,Keswick,UK
2009 Northern Print Biennale, Newcastle, UK
2009 New Prints, Portraits in Pursuit of a Likeness,Summer,IPCNY, NYC, USA
2009 Originals 09 Mall Gallery,London
2008 Summer Show Royal Academy, London
2006 The Art Room Charity Auction, Oxford, UK
2004 Means RKL Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2001 Memory Brewery Gallery, New York, USA
Exhibitions 2011
13th September- November 2011 International Print Biennale. Newcastle, UK
16-21st June 2011 Graduation Show Byam Shaw, Central St. Martins, Archway, London
5-14 August 2011 Treberfydd Summer Exhibition, Treberfydd House, Wales UK
15 October-December 2011 The Paper Quilt Project, Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley CA, USA