CV art

Lauren McDowell (b.1997, North Carolina) lrnwks@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2019 University of Southern California

Bachelor of Arts, Narrative Studies, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Department of English

Minor in Digital Studio Art, Roski School of Art and Design

Minor in Classical Perspectives, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Department of Classics

RESIDENCIES

2024

Resident, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC. (Upcoming, May-June)

2023

4-week Studio Workspace (Residency Finalist), Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC.

Splash Week, Arts of the Albemarle (AoA), Participating Artist, Elizabeth City, NC.

2022

Annemarie Schwarzenbach Photography Residency, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art & The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC.

2021

Splash Painting Residency Week, Arts of the Albemarle (AoA), Participating Artist, Elizabeth City, NC.

GROUP SHOWS

2024

In the Periphery, The Light Factory Center for Photo Arts, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography)

Goodyear Arts: Early Summer Resident Showcase, Charlotte, NC (Installation + Photography)

XOXO Visual Art Show, TipTop Market, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography)

Photography Show XX, Bakhita Arts, Rock Hill, SC, USA (Photography)

2023

Nutrient Rich: Small Works Show, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography)

Picture Card Series, Main Gallery at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston Salem, NC, USA (Photography & Film)

Photography Show XIX, Bakhita Arts, Rock Hill, SC, USA (Photography)

Zine is Risen, Petra’s Art Lounge, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography)

Annual Juried Members’ Show, The Light Factory Center for Photo Arts, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography)

2022

Wandering, VAPA Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography) (2022)

Power In Your Presence, McDowell Arts Center, Matthews, NC, USA (Photography) (2022)

Plant The Seed, Street Commerce, Charlotte, NC, USA (Photography) (2022)

2016

Roski Student Showcase, Lyndhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sculpture, Design II) (2016)

Roski Student Showcase, Lyndhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (8mm Film Screening) (2016)

2015 AND PRIOR

Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Award Winners, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC (2014, 2015)

High School Student Showcase, Knight Gallery at Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC (2013, 2014, 2015)

Scholastics Art and Writing Awards Exhibit, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. (2013)

FEATURES

2023

Featured in i-D Magazine, “What Your August 2023 Looked Like,” Ryan White. Sep. 5, 2023. (Link)

Featured by a/perture cinema, “Picture Card Series” as one of 12 featured North Carolina artists, Photography, April 2023.

Featured in The Mint Museum for the Center for Community Transitions’s Annual Art Auction, Photography, June 2023.

2022

Featured in i-D Magazine, “What Your November 2022 Looked Like,” Ryan White. Dec. 2, 2022. (Link)

AWARDS / GRANTS

2023

August H.U.G. Grant Recipient, Charlotte is Creative, Photography

Honorable Mention, The Light Factory Juried Annual Members Show, Photography

2015

National Scholastic Art and Writing Award, Silver Key, Photography

National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Silver Key, Photography

2013

National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Gold Key, Photography

CONTINUED EDUCATION

2024

Fashion Focus: Photography Intensive, The Gantt Center, Charlotte, NC

Portraiture Masterclass with Catherine Opie, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO

2022

Wet Plate Collodion Course, The Light Factory Center for Photography, Charlotte, NC

Handbuilding, Clayworks, Charlotte, NC

Black and White Darkroom, The Light Factory Center for Photography, Charlotte, NC