Lauren was born in North Staffordshire and studied Fine Art at Staffordshire University and then Illustration at Glyndwr University.
Work is inspired by observations and insights into daily life, adding humour to the most commonplace situations.
Created in an illustrative style, the pieces incorporate a mix of metal, wire and wood sculptures; transfer printing and line drawing. The minute details in each piece beckon the viewer to take a second look.
EVENTS: Past/Present/Future
November*RSBA, 'Automatic People', Birmingham
August*Sara Preisler Gallery, 'Solo Exhibition', The Custard Factory, Birmingham
May*Unit 12, 'Word Play', Stafford
January*The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, 'Amore', Leeds
2011
November*Galerie Handwerk, 'Artistic Toys', Munich, Germany
November*Craft In The Bay, 'CWTCH', Cardiff
November*Chapel Gallery, 'Objects of Desire', Lancashire
October*The Craft Centre & Design Gallery, Leeds
October*The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
August*Art in the Mill, Knaresborough
June*Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery, 'New Generation', Staffordshire
June* Bill Cliffe Gallery, 'Original Tweets', Glasgow
May*Etruria Industrial Museum, Stoke-on-Trent
May*Affordable Art Fair, Bristol, with Stark Gallery, London
April* British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate
January* Shire Hall Gallery, 'Cream of the Crop', Stafford
2010
December* Bianco Nero Gallery, Stokesley, North Yorkshire
December * GalleryTop, 'Christmas Show', Matlock
December * Byard Art Gallery, 'Christmas Cracker', Cambridge
December * Selvedge Christmas Fair, Sat 4th Dec, St.Augustine's Church, London
November * Shire Hall Gallery, 'Christmas Show - Rob Ryan', Stafford
November * Craft in the Bay, 'Christmas Exhibition', Cardiff
November * Bill Cliffe Gallery, 'Design Collection 2010', Glasgow
November * Galerie Handwerk, 'Artistic Toys', Munich, Germany
September* RBSA Gallery, 'Reinventing the Everyday', Birmingham
September * Origin - The London Craft Fair, Old Spitalfields Market
July * Rye Art Gallery, 'The Summer Show'
July * Byard Art Gallery, 'Summer Show', Cambridge June * The Contemporary Craft Fair Bovey Tracey March * Arteria with gallery 23, 'Spring Exhibition', Lancaster April * Byard Art Gallery, 'Pic N Mix', Cambridge April * Saltbox Gallery, York March * 'Affordable Art Fair, London, with Byard Art Gallery February * 'Rarefind', New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey February * 'Amore', The Craft & Design Gallery, Leeds January * 'New Beginnings', SDC Gallery, London 2009 'Christmas exhibition', The Hub National Centre for craft & design, Lincolnshire 'craft floor exhibition', Ferrers Gallery, Leicestershire 'Artistic Toys' Galerie Handwerk, Munich 'Made 09' Brighton Craft Fair 'FunnyBones' exhibition, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff 'Nursery Rhymes', Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
'Origin', London Craft Fair
'Summer show', GalleryTop, Matlock, Derbyshire
2008
'One Year On@ New Designers', Business Design Centre, Islington, London
'Reclaim Reuse Recycle', Ferrers Gallery, Leicestershire.
'Stories Retold', Solo Exhibition, Borough Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle, Staffs.
'With Love', The craft & Design Gallery, Leeds.
'Curiouser & Curiouser', New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
Exhibition at Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset
'Made', Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Catmose Gallery, Rutland
'Lustre', Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham
'Christmas Craft Exhibition, Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford