Lauren Braun
is a visual artist based in Pittsburgh, PA. She utilizes memories, observations, and fantasies to help shape a sense of place in her artwork. Interests in constructed photography and visionary architecture have influenced the development of her artistic practice.
Education
2003
MFA, Studio Art
Tufts School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1999
BFA cum laude, Art Photography
Syracuse University
1995
Attended, Otis College of Art & Design
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibits
2019 Braun & LeDonne: Final Notice, Union Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Transit Wall Mural (temporary installation), PIT Airport
2017 Lauren Braun & Lisa Bergant Koi: Points of View, Union Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Buffalo Niagara Visitors Center
Selected Group Exhibits
2019 Idea Furnace Retrospective, Pittsburgh Glass Center
2018
Juried Visual Art Exhibit, Three Rivers Arts Festival
Emerging Artist Booth, Three Rivers Arts Festival
2017
Electric Kool Aid, The Brewhouse, Pittsburgh PA (Curated by Corey Carrington)
Dots Shapes Lines Patterns, Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA
Now and Zen, Percolate Art Space, Wilkinsburg, PA
2016
RawDraw, Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA
John Riegert, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (Curated by Brett Yasko)
echo Art Fair, OSC Manufacturing & Equipment Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY
2015
microcosm/MACROCOSM,Chatham University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
RawDraw, Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Drawing on Drawing, Framehouse & Jask Gallery, PIttsburgh, PA
No Vacancy, The Mine Factory, PIttsburgh, PA
Black & White, Framehouse & Jask Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Shaping New Worlds, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh New Member Exhibit, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2014
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Framehouse & Jask Gallery
echo Art Fair, Central Library, Buffalo, NY
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Most Wanted Fine Art, Homestead, PA
Juried Visual Arts Exhibit, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 103rd Annual Exhibit, Westmoreland Museum of American Art @ Rt. 30, Greensburg, PA
This is Not a Dream, American Jewish Museum, JCC Squirrel Hill
Residencies and Awards
2018
Emerging Artist, Three Rivers Arts Festival
2017
Tending Space Fellowship for Artists, Hemera Foundation
2016
Idea Furnace, Pittsburgh Glass Center
2006
Vermont Studio Center, Artist in Residence
Special Opportunity Stipend, Buffalo Arts Council
Collections
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
PNC Bank Corporate Art Collection
Video by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust for the 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. Director: Dustin Wickett
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