BIOGRAPHY
Lauren Perkins paints introspective female figures taken from life, memory and her imagination.
Perkins has exhibited her work at Arc Gallery in Yinnar, where she is a member, and in local venues. She has studied painting and drawing at the LaTrobe St. Gallery, with an additional two years of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at RMIT in Melbourne. Perkins was born and lives in Newborough, Victoria.
Artist Statement
The female characters in my paintings reside in minimal backgrounds of earthen browns and reds, pondering their lives, loves, and moods. They are reflective with a look of innocence. Facial expressions are serene.
The simplified figures are taken from life, memory and my imagination. They are whimsical--seemingly exist in their own, safe worlds--yet reveal their stories to those who spend time with them.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2004 - Mirboo North Art Show
- 2004 - “Body and Soul” exhibition, Arc Gallery, Yinnar
- July 2004 “Lumps and Bumps, Cracks and Crevices”, Group Exhibition, Arc Gallery, Yinnar
- June 2004 MoArtz June Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Moe Town Hall, Moe
- June 2004 “Winter Warmers”, Group Exhibition, Arc Gallery, Yinnar
- May 2004 “2004 Mirboo North Art Show”, Juried Exhibition, Mirboo North
- April 2004 “Body and Soul”, Group Exhibition, Arc Gallery, Yinnar