Lauren Braun is an artist, certified mindfulness facilitator and educator based in Pittsburgh, PA. She creates artwork in a variety of media that explore themes of play, meditation, and nature.

Recent exhibits include the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Nemacolin, Boxheart Gallery, Mt. Lebanon Public Library and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. Past residencies include the Vermont Studio Center, Nemacolin, the Tough Art @ Home digital residency with Children’s Museum Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Glass Center’s Idea Furnace.

Lauren completed a 2021 Mindfulness Facilitator Certification program (200 hours) through the Copper Beech Institute. Lauren is a teaching artist and facilitator who works with people of all ages (4 - 100+) and all abilities.

Her work is included in the collections of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and PNC Bank. She is a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.

Lauren earned a BFA in Art Photography from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in fine art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University in Boston.