Artist: Lauren Alyssa Howard | Location: Smiths Station, AL
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Artist: Lauren Alyssa Howard | Location: Smiths Station, AL
Smiths Station, AL
LAUREN ALYSSA HOWARD WAS BORN AND RAISED IN A SMALL TOWN IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA. AFTER MOVING TO THE ATLANTA AREA, SHE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN DRAWING. HOWARD USES REFERENCES FROM A PARTICULAR LOWER-MIDDLE WORKING-CLASS HISTORY TO ADDRESS IDENTITY, GENDER, AND PLACE. NEWER WORKS TAKE ON A SLIGHT DEVIATION FROM THESE PARTICULARLY REGIONAL STEREOTYPES TO A MORE PURPOSEFUL STATEMENT ON RELATIONAL DYNAMICS. SHE HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS SUCH AS THE LAS DAMAS DE ARTE SCHOLARSHIP AND THE JACK AND JEANNE ENDOWMENT FELLOWSHIP IN ART. HER WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED NATIONALLY AND HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN SHOWN AT HERE ARTS IN NYC, MAMMAL GALLERY, AND THE JULE COLLINS SMITH MUSEUM. HAVING FOUND HER WAY BACK TO THE SOUTH AFTER RECEIVING HER MASTERS OF FINE ARTS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND WORKING AND SHOWING IN BROOKLYN, NY SHE IS NOW TEACHING ART AND DESIGN AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY.
Artist Website
www.laurenalyssahoward.com