Lauren Szabo

Lauren Szabo


About

Lauren Jade Szabo is a Los Angeles born artist who has been painting for nearly 20 years.

She grew up in a suburban environment where earthquake and fire were frequent threats. When Lauren was a child she experienced a large earthquake and the aftershocks that followed. The walls of her family home became cracked and their possessions displaced. She had never seen snow fall in the winter living in Los Angeles, but she had experienced ashes falling from the sky during the summer fires. She experienced having to remain inside her home in order to breathe clean air and wondered if her family may need to evacuate. These moments have shaped the content of her art.

Lauren has been expressing the friction between civilization and nature for ten years. During her thesis at California College of the Arts she began a series of works focusing on California’s inhospitable environments. She and her sister began taking road trips seeking inspiration for painting and photography.

Lauren’s paintings are composed of man-made objects, reclaimed by nature. Her pictures remind us that life is fragile and constantly changing. Some of her most frequent subjects are furniture, buildings, transportation, and technology all of which are in a state of decay or obsolescence. Motivated by travel, history, and natural light, Lauren’s intention is to capture her experience of a location. She believes that the world is full of untapped inspiration to evoke her painting, and will continue to chase her art.
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Work
2010-present Lauren Szabo Studio, Owner, Oakland
2011-2013 Studio Manager, Arte Verissima, Oakland
2010-2013 Branding, Web Design, and Tutorial for Photography Portfolio Websites, clients include Marissa Obscura, Jaclyn Christine Szabo, Rule of Red
2011 Teaching Assistant, Robert Hunt, Plein Air Painting Workshop, Arte Verissima, Oakland
2011 Teaching Assistant, Robert Hunt, Portrait Painting Workshop, Arte Verissima, Oakland
2011 Teaching Assistant, Robert Steele, Portrait Painting Workshop, Arte Verissima, Oakland
2010 Teaching Assistant, Robert Hunt, Plein Air Painting Course, California College of the Arts
2010 Teaching Assistant, Robert Hunt, Figure Painting Workshop, Arte Verissima, Oakland
2010 Studio Assistant, Joshua Hagler, Berkeley
2009 Teaching Assistant, Barron Storey, Sequential Illustration, San Francisco
2009 Jewelry Assistant, Marna Clark, American Craft Council, San Francisco
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Education
2011-2012 Instituto Italiano Scuola, San Francisco
2011 California College of the Arts, Illustration Department New York Program, Manhattan
2010 BFA Illustration with distinction, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2009 New York Studio School, Summer Program, Linda Geary, Brooklyn
2008 Italian Art and Contemporary Culture, Summer Program, Mariella Poli, Italy
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Friends

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  • Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo
  • Fred Bell
  • Gregg Chadwick
  • Pinheiro De Santamaria

The Keeper

Painting

Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $3,000
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Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $2,500
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Calipatria, CA

Painting

Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $1,875
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Ana

Painting

Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $500
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Teresa

Painting

Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $500
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The Ghost Fleet

Painting

Lauren Szabo
United States
Original $1,875
Prints from $45
Sonia
Colin II
Siri
The Salt Wreath
Cari
Bridget
Einstein

Events & Exhibitions

Events

2012 Artworks for Healing, A Window Between Worlds, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
2009 Alternative Press Expo, Exhibiting Artist and CCA Representative, San Francisco

Exhibitions

2011-2012 Instituto Italiano Scuola, San Francisco
2011 California College of the Arts, Illustration Department New York Program, Manhattan
2010 BFA Illustration with distinction, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2009 New York Studio School, Summer Program, Linda Geary, Brooklyn
2008 Italian Art and Contemporary Culture, Summer Program, Mariella Poli, Italy

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