http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/photographs daily 0.75 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388529254751-BVP9RGCLJ5NPDM8XZKG5/LA+Overview2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Looking After, 2010 Installation view, Looking After at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388529254751-BVP9RGCLJ5NPDM8XZKG5/LA+Overview2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Looking After, 2010 Installation view, Looking After at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1397607654346-WLPNJJWJK3H3GATB1NLL/Remainsdetail.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Remains of the Day, 2010 Detail of mixed media sculpture with pigment prints, wood, styrofoam and ash. 42" x 28" x 12" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388885573594-7O7IKI0C76T6S3VG455D/_O5Z9267.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Water Log, 2010 Detail of larger work. Mixed media sculpture with paint and flocking on shelf made from lath, wood, plaster and flocking with painting on panel. 28" x 12" x 9"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1397605347373-MBQF930WZE4F40PFXHD5/_O5Z9250.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Water Log, 2010 Detail of larger work. Mixed media sculpture with paint, spray foam and ash on pedestal made from plywood. 22" x 10" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388883719724-7ZT6Z1CWIDNOSXMU1WR1/_O5Z9257.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Water Log, 2010 Detail of larger work. Mixed media sculpture with wood, lath, molding, paint and object made from plaster, paint and ash on shelf covered with flocking. 18" x 20" x 9" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388529064028-14YT2PJ4GZJBK0YRJ4LW/GGator.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Saving the Alligator, 2010 Mixed media and paint on panel with foam rubber and rubber band. 14" x 13" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351181385-S4QXNLRVELF7866Z2HTG/Path.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Path, 2008 From When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA. Mixed media sculpture with wood, plaster, paint, flocking and thread. 32" x 16" x 19"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351274968-NFXRYK92RZ1U1AOD7AWF/Berg.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Berg, 2008 From When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA Mixed media sculpture with wood, plaster, artificial snow, paint and glass crystals. 21" x 42" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351391213-C9D7A3CEY63SHHRNVZ7Z/Install2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - When Hell Freezes Over, 2008 Installation view, When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351472153-XT8DY2JAGRBBZCNYVPLW/Davies1.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - The Facts Embroidered, 2008 Mixed media sculpture with photograph on canvas, foam rubber object with string and shelf with bath mat from When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA 16" x 38" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351510152-YL5E5T0G9AL8AFGB05LQ/Davies4.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - The Falls, 2008 Mixed media sculpture with blanket scraps, painted panel and shelf covered with flocking from When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA 35" x 12" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351569005-VYA5G2V4UWW2HZUMGVCU/Abominible.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - A Scene from the Abominable Snowman Interpretation Center, 2008 Mixed media sculpture with painted panel, flocking, drawing on rubber, string and fur glove from When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA 16" x 12" x 4" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351587708-3R2Z0W99OZBB03H9RD0W/Davies3.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Fort and Flag, 2008 Mixed media installation from When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA Mixed media snow ball fort with individual snowballs made from wire, plaster, artificial snow, paint and glass crystals. Dimensions variable, approximately 54" x 50" Mixed media flag made from photograph printed on cotton, metal armature, wood and sculptural base made from wire, plaster, artificial snow, paint and glass crystals. 78" x 38"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388882850694-SZUI441IYJIN4HYWR9X2/Soiled.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Soiled, 2008 Mixed media sculpture made with plaster, wire, paint, artificial snow and glass crystals from When Hell Freezes Over at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA 8" x 9"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388535983553-O27KWGEQBDODPQ0YYDDU/WebDirtBall.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Dirtball, 2007 Mixed media sculpture with photograph printed on cotton and sculpture made with plaster, wire, paint, artificial snow and glass crystals from Dominion at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA Photograph on cotton, 30" x 22" Sculpture, 8" x 8" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388533760950-G9Y3JNBXH4K2Z2Z205VY/WebDominionInstall2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Dominion, 2007 Installation view, Dominion at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1398619399069-Q3XHY64N1VWYBCO7DIGT/Davies1.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Dominion, 2007 Installation view at ampersand arts, San Francisco   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388352117381-F87EM7WGWXVLW4EG0IP6/WhittledAway.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Whittled Away, 2007 Mixed media with hard carved wooden sculpture and shoestring on metal box from Dominion at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA Sculpture, 12" x 8" Metal box, 7" x 14" x 7"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388530271657-XXQ5ODHIY0KX4AXOJ5SK/IvoryProducts2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Ivory Products, 2007 Diorama case with hand carved sculptures made from bars of Ivory soap, satin fabric, leather and drawing on leather from Dominion at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA Diorama case, 40" x 40" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388351792567-WNODA69T02KNFPIOSJE4/Pongov2.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Petting Zoo Pongo, 2007 Diorama case with gorilla paw sculpture made from plaster, paint and dog fur, drawing on school paper, text on cardboard, string, cardboard, foam rubber and vinyl from Dominion at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA Diorama case, 40" x 40" x 10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388529932103-9NL471IR47JPWFCTS451/Diorama+with+Deer+.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - Diorama with Deer in Forest, 2005 Diorama case with mixed media sculpture made from plaster, chickenwire, wood, faux fur and string with velvet, fleece blanket scrap and astroturf from As If at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA Diorama case, 40" x 40" x 10"     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388352578776-J4K7AIFXH2A3G4T4BBPM/ThreeEmperors.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - The Three Emperors, 2005 Mixed media sculpture with models of penguins made from chickenwire, spray foam, burlap, towels and rubber on display table with towels and artificial snow from As If at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA Penguins are approximately 24" in height https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1397687671727-2E9R5SEKF25RAK8EKGCU/Penguins.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - The Three Emperors, 2005 Detail of mixed media sculpture with models of penguins made from chickenwire, spray foam, burlap, towels and rubber on display table with towels and artificial snow from As If at Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA Penguins are approximately 24" in height https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1398519616737-GWVF8T24KA08EE3TCEO5/Fishtwo.jpg Further Thoughts on Natural History Collections - The Workshop for Alternative Aquatic Taxidermy, 2002 Installation view from The Workshop for Alternative Aquatic Taxidermy at The Lab, San Francisco, CA Mixed media fish models made from wood, fabric, excelsior and paint on mixed media display units and drawing on rear wall. Dimensions variable.   http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/photo-sculpture daily 0.75 2024-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1731181617364-PUP6Y5QJF8Q3LDBG1ZOC/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works Siege, 2024 Since SHED Projects first opened its doors, the historic Pearl Road property has been in a constant state of transformation, blending the realms of art, home, and construction. I drew inspiration from the site’s evolving nature, comparing it to a battlefield, with bricks, rubble, and tools representing the ongoing struggle for control and creation. The site-specific installation presented various flag-like structures that symbolize both victory and failure. The flags, created from photographs of the construction site printed on heavy outdoor vinyl, are juxtaposed against piles of rubble and bricks. The installation reflects the delicate balance between demolition and restoration, capturing the tension and progress of SHED’s renovations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1731177564302-G30DT61P40GFBFZOF4OG/image-asset.jpg Photo-Based Works Siege, 2024 Since SHED Projects first opened its doors, the historic Pearl Road property has been in a constant state of transformation, blending the realms of art, home, and construction. I drew inspiration from the site’s evolving nature, comparing it to a battlefield, with bricks, rubble, and tools symbolizing the ongoing struggle for control and creation. The site-specific installation presented various flag-like installations and structures that symbolizing both victory and failure. The flags, created from photographs of the construction site printed on heavy outdoor vinyl, are juxtaposed against piles of rubble and bricks. The installation reflects the delicate balance between demolition and restoration, capturing the tension and progress of SHED’s renovations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1731181617364-PUP6Y5QJF8Q3LDBG1ZOC/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works Siege, 2024 Since SHED Projects first opened its doors, the historic Pearl Road property has been in a constant state of transformation, blending the realms of art, home, and construction. I drew inspiration from the site’s evolving nature, comparing it to a battlefield, with bricks, rubble, and tools representing the ongoing struggle for control and creation. The site-specific installation presented various flag-like structures that symbolize both victory and failure. The flags, created from photographs of the construction site printed on heavy outdoor vinyl, are juxtaposed against piles of rubble and bricks. The installation reflects the delicate balance between demolition and restoration, capturing the tension and progress of SHED’s renovations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1611516818392-JOOYRBAN4G2YH566OXKC/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works - Landscape Management, 2020 This photo-sculpture series began some years back during a residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. The residency spurred my interest in getting out of the studio and moving into the world with a better camera. During this time in New Mexico, I photographed a number of odd and unexplainable situations that appeared almost like works in progress that had been suddenly abandoned by an unknown maker with no clear intentions. I photographed a number of these peculiar scenarios and eventually printed the images in large scale on materials such as vinyl, fabric and fleecy blankets. My photo-sculpture combinations moved these documented scenarios into the realm of multi-dimensional visual mash-ups. The actual material is folded into a relationship with a photograph of the same material that had appeared in another situation. These photo-sculpture combinations result in something that is riffing on trompe-l’oeil tricksterism and garish advertising meshed with a slightly nonsensical collaboration with the anonymous efforts of an unknown participant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1611517586220-1LL172YYDVXPP61L6S9P/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works - Landscape Management, detail 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1611517876349-D4JRDIYFVF8VYZXKHV1E/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works - Landscape Management, detail 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1602098648987-IYXNKEBC2M5BG0E3WBWW/REM.jpg Photo-Based Works - REM Photograph of a pillow case printed on a pillow case at Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1611516386818-M2FJH4XACT6BUB3LOGRL/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works - Landscape Management photo-sculpture installation at Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH, 2020 This photo-sculpture series began some years back during a residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. The residency spurred my interest in getting out of the studio and moving into the world with a better camera. During this time in New Mexico, I photographed a number of odd and unexplainable situations that appeared almost like works in progress that had been suddenly abandoned by an unknown maker with no clear intentions. I photographed a number of these peculiar scenarios and eventually printed the images in large scale on materials such as vinyl, fabric and fleecy blankets. My photo-sculpture combinations moved these documented scenarios into the realm of multi-dimensional visual mash-ups. The actual material is folded into a relationship with a photograph of the same material that had appeared in another situation. These photo-sculpture combinations result in something that is riffing on trompe-l’oeil tricksterism and garish advertising meshed with a slightly nonsensical collaboration with the anonymous efforts of an unknown participant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1605715722567-YNMV0MR8QYZK4MSA6MNT/image-asset.jpeg Photo-Based Works - Royal, 2018 Woven photograph, collaged fabrics and dye. 76”x70” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508524478839-B0RE31T23B05PVJWPYRB/-%C2%AELaurenDavies2017_Image-%C2%AEJerryBirchfield2017_01.jpg Photo-Based Works - Altered States, Installation view Retail Landscape, 2017 (left) Photograph printed on fabric with wood, paint and cinder blocks, 101" x 98" Trying to Understand a Shadow, 2017 (center) Photograph on aluminum, clay object, paint and thread on shelf, 15.5" x 24" x 6" Youngstown 4, 2016 (right) Deconstructed woven photograph, 56"x32"   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508524374303-AWKNUWEEL3SE1OYTQPIL/-%C2%AELaurenDavies2017_Image-%C2%AEJerryBirchfield2017_03.jpg Photo-Based Works - Retail Landscape, 2017 Photograph printed on fabric with wood and cinder blocks. 101" x 98" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1603989488825-PLF8RC4L1SH25J4V7BG3/image.jpg Photo-Based Works This photo-sculpture series began some years back during a residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. The residency spurred my interest in getting out of the studio and moving into the world with a better camera. During this time in New Mexico, I photographed a number of odd and unexplainable situations that appeared almost like works in progress that had been suddenly abandoned by an unknown maker with no clear intentions. I photographed a number of these peculiar scenarios and eventually printed the images in large scale on materials such as vinyl, fabric and fleecy blankets. My photo-sculpture combinations moved these documented scenarios into the realm of multi-dimensional visual mash-ups. The actual material is folded into a relationship with a photograph of the same material that had appeared in another situation. These photo-sculpture combinations result in something that is riffing on trompe-l’oeil tricksterism and garish advertising meshed with a slightly nonsensical collaboration with the anonymous efforts of an unknown participant. Landscape Management photo-sculpture installation at Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508524428611-6ZVY844AP7DJ1VIDJMBB/-%C2%AELaurenDavies2017_Image-%C2%AEJerryBirchfield2017_05.jpg Photo-Based Works - Trying to Understand a Shadow, 2017 Photograph on aluminum, clay object, paint and thread on shelf, 15.5" x 24" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1602097885305-LMA7ADWDLUGKC3C97WV2/Landscape+Management.jpg Photo-Based Works - Landscape Management This photo-sculpture series began some years back during a residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico. The residency spurred my interest in getting out of the studio coupled with the acquisition of a more serious camera. During this time, I came across a number of unexplainable situations that appeared almost like abandoned works in progress with unclear intentions. Equally odd were a variety of construction/demolition sites that involved peculiar arrangements of random materials. The rather stark and austere New Mexico environment further underscored the general oddity of these moments. I photographed a number of these odd scenarios and eventually printed the resulting images at large scale on slightly inappropriate materials such as vinyl and fleecy blankets. My photo-sculpture engagement moved these documented situations into mind-bending combinations of photography and materials with the actual material folded into a relationship with a photograph of the same material that had appeared in another setting. The resulting combinations result in something between trompe-l’oiel trickery and advertising imagery in an ironic mash-up that feels a bit like collaborations with some unknown, anonymous entity. Photo sculpture installation at Transformer Station, Cleveland, OH, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1480629229782-R2V2F5JPOZ3B7J7NO8K8/static1.squarespace.jpg Photo-Based Works - Construction, 2015 Photograph printed on fabric with OSB panel and polyvinyl tarp. 70" x 55" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1480629321511-LVB702PEYQ3TTUI7BW3C/static1.squarespace-1.jpg Photo-Based Works - The Painted Desert, 2015 Photograph printed on fabric with fabric border, wood, paint and cinder blocks. 74" x 55" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508526991112-23YPDH6K50SYJQ6W11F4/-%C2%AELaurenDavies2017_Image-%C2%AEJerryBirchfield2017_10.jpg Photo-Based Works - Stains, 2007 Photographs of stains printed on cotton 30" x 22", each https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388888855565-J5N5VANPG6BNKR75GNUT/Map3.jpg Photo-Based Works - Stain (3), 2007 Photograph of a stain printed on cotton. 30" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388888728347-HDOHD042YCMHLZDIW4DV/Map2.jpg Photo-Based Works - Stain (2), 2007 Photograph of a stain printed on cotton. 30" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1388887575442-C679S92H6XMJJ8WRIEVP/Map1.jpg Photo-Based Works - Stain (1), 2007 Photograph of a stain printed on cotton. 30" x 22" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1480629590650-FPL2JVF64GGZW5A4CPKQ/_O5Z7598.jpg Photo-Based Works - A Collection of Ashes, 2011 Installation view from Looking After at ampersand arts, San Francisco, CA Mixed media object, panels and pigment prints with ash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1480629661668-DQTX3LCCEILSA97U7VHR/_O5Z7617.jpg Photo-Based Works - A Collection of Ashes, 2011 Pigment print on panel with ash. 10" x 14" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508524327944-3LP5TCJ38D1PNJASX53S/-%C2%AELaurenDavies2017_Image-%C2%AEJerryBirchfield2017_01.jpg Photo-Based Works http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/work daily 0.75 2013-08-30 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/the-peoples-museum-of-revisionist-natural-itstory daily 0.75 2018-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452297663879-L0XLD69YI9C3BJQSCPA5/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - The People's Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory My work was included in a collaborative revisionist museum that humorously topples the dominant scientific and cultural narratives found in many natural history museums. This group exhibition was presented at SPACES in Cleveland from November 2015-January 2016. For the exhibition, I presented "Selections from the Museum of Canine Eugenics." Skilled artisans at a rural Victorian Era museum supposedly created this grouping of miniature models assembled from the fur of purebred canines. The mythical Museum of Canine Eugenics prides itself as the guardian of international pedigreed dog breeding standards. Museum authorities have repeatedly stated their views on the desired goal of eradicating all undesirable mixed breed specimens. Also included is the "Hall of Faux Moon Rocks," a work that investigates the history of the Goodwill Moon Rock scandal and the subsequent black market for counterfeit moon rocks. President Richard Nixon's ceremonial gifts of Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar samples were intended to portray the United States as the undisputed leader in global scientific achievements. While the NASA moon rocks are considered priceless pieces of human history, unfortunately 180 of the 270 gifted moon rocks were lost, misplaced or thrown away due to shoddy museum management and the bureaucracy of governmental paperwork. Counterfeit moon rocks soon began popping up everywhere.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452297663879-L0XLD69YI9C3BJQSCPA5/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - The People's Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory My work was included in a collaborative revisionist museum that humorously topples the dominant scientific and cultural narratives found in many natural history museums. This group exhibition was presented at SPACES in Cleveland from November 2015-January 2016. For the exhibition, I presented "Selections from the Museum of Canine Eugenics." Skilled artisans at a rural Victorian Era museum supposedly created this grouping of miniature models assembled from the fur of purebred canines. The mythical Museum of Canine Eugenics prides itself as the guardian of international pedigreed dog breeding standards. Museum authorities have repeatedly stated their views on the desired goal of eradicating all undesirable mixed breed specimens. Also included is the "Hall of Faux Moon Rocks," a work that investigates the history of the Goodwill Moon Rock scandal and the subsequent black market for counterfeit moon rocks. President Richard Nixon's ceremonial gifts of Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar samples were intended to portray the United States as the undisputed leader in global scientific achievements. While the NASA moon rocks are considered priceless pieces of human history, unfortunately 180 of the 270 gifted moon rocks were lost, misplaced or thrown away due to shoddy museum management and the bureaucracy of governmental paperwork. Counterfeit moon rocks soon began popping up everywhere.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452300621723-QDA6UAKLV1DUMRFCTWGO/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Selections from the Museum of Canine Eugenics, 2015 From The People's Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. Models of dogs made from the fur of dogs, models range in scale from 4" in height to 12" in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452216651502-6NM5FCYYN4XD4T64956U/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Selections from the Museum of Canine Eugenics, 2015 Installation view of dog fur models, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. Models of dogs made from the fur of dogs, models range in scale from 4" in height to 12" in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452216835294-FWUAGIHGR5YM1PAKLP6N/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Selections from the Museum of Canine Eugenics, 2015 Audience engagement at SPACES, Cleveland, OH.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452298011180-T0DPVP7C8W96XRQY6EHD/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - The People's Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory, 2015 Installation view of Hall of Faux Moon Rocks, SPACES, Cleveland, OH.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452301370509-SCWFJZILH2PCVW4TGP21/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Hall of Faux Moon Rocks, 2015 Hall of Faux Moon Rocks, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. Installation view including faux Goodwill Moon Rocks with text labels presented in museum vitrine, 40" x 50" x 20"; NASA photograph of Neil Armstrong's footprint on the Moon, 8"x 10"; Crime Lab table and salesman's valise filled with confiscated counterfeit moon rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475600165559-T654T4ZIRMOUSZVH2BCI/Image%234.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - A Brief History of the Missing Goodwill Moon Rocks, 2015 Detail view of Goodwill Moon Rock of Holland (foreground), at SPACES, Cleveland, OH. Faux moon rocks made from plaster, sand, paint and graphite with text labels on velvet in museum vitrine. Complete vitrine is 40" x 50" x 20".     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452217295549-XC3VN53DT0FCQONYMNY2/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Proof, 2015 NASA's photographic proof that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon within installation at SPACES, Cleveland, OH. 8" x 10" photograph, framed.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452301783790-1JCVOWT1Z7E0E5U3WTYR/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - The Evidence Room: Captured Counterfeit Moon Rocks Crime Lab investigator examining counterfeit moon rocks at SPACES, Cleveland, OH.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452217933836-YY3TX6P4XQUJY8H5025D/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - The Evidence Room: Captured Counterfeit Moon Rocks, 2015 Crime Lab examination scene with tools of the trade at SPACES, Cleveland, OH. Fragments of counterfeit moon rocks made from plaster, sand, paint and graphite with cardboard and tools on metal lab table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1452218955329-R2V1FIZD0P0ZREZUOW0R/image-asset.jpeg The Peoples' Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory - Guaranteed Imitation Moon Rock at Museum Gift Shop, 2015 Like any reputable museum, The People's Museum of Revisionist Natural Itstory features a gift shop. Included is a limited edition of Guaranteed Imitation Moon Rocks, made in the USA, patent pending at SPACES, Cleveland, OH Box with moon rock, 5" x 5" x 5" http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/new-gallery-2 daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762893354394-RHZJXTZ2VJC3RZJRMR8M/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled My recent body of photo-based work titled Industry Unraveled draws attention to both current practices of online commerce and the history of manufacturing in the Rust Belt. The work intertwines images that represent regional history, architecture and location with processes derived from the affordable immediacy of Walmart and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio and other Rust Belt locations, are uploaded to various online websites and processed into digitally woven versions of my images. I selectively pull threads from the woven image combined with over-dying, bleaching and manual collage using a sewing machine. The combination of these hand-worked processes creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing, fading away, and unraveling into a pile of disconnected threads cascading towards the floor. Conversion, 2025 Deconstructed woven photograph, collaged and hand-dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762893354394-RHZJXTZ2VJC3RZJRMR8M/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled My recent body of photo-based work titled Industry Unraveled draws attention to both current practices of online commerce and the history of manufacturing in the Rust Belt. The work intertwines images that represent regional history, architecture and location with processes derived from the affordable immediacy of Walmart and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio and other Rust Belt locations, are uploaded to various online websites and processed into digitally woven versions of my images. I selectively pull threads from the woven image combined with over-dying, bleaching and manual collage using a sewing machine. The combination of these hand-worked processes creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing, fading away, and unraveling into a pile of disconnected threads cascading towards the floor. Conversion, 2025 Deconstructed woven photograph, collaged and hand-dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1552678067011-7H3IZ5FY08A96X331T7W/LD_Artworks-016-1923.jpg industry unraveled - Collapse, 2019 Deconstructed woven photograph, bleached and dyed. 74” x 51” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1664554976961-G901P55UL71YCDEUF3TK/image-asset.jpg industry unraveled My most recent body of photo-based work titled Industry Unraveled draws attention to both current practices of online commerce and the history of manufacturing in the Rust Belt. The work intertwines images that represent regional history, architecture and location with processes derived from the affordable immediacy of Walmart and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio and other Rust Belt locations, are uploaded to Walmart’s website and processed into digitally woven versions of my images. I selectively pull threads from the woven image combined with over-dying, bleaching and manual collage using a sewing machine. The combination of these hand-worked processes creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing, fading away, and unraveling into a pile of disconnected threads cascading towards the floor. Ark, 2019 Deconstructed woven photograph with collaged fabrics, 58”x60” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1583845321251-3EGVIOALI2NJYKPOFPB1/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled Black and Blue, 2020 Deconstructed, collaged and dyed woven photograph. 34” x 46” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1768923261822-VBFALDH65Q0ZGO99LLXZ/LaurenDavies_ARK_.jpg industry unraveled Ark, 2018 Deconstructed woven photographs with collaged fabrics 60”x58” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1629761686032-V1QA1E9GUC9P5MQ7568X/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled - Elyria Garden, 2021 Deconstructed woven photograph, collaged and dyed. 33” x 50” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762893625349-LSE5QKAAGT0PNCWNPTDA/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled Youngstown 5, 2017 (left), Youngstown 4, 2018 (right) and Brick by Brick, 2017 (foreground) Deconstructed woven photographs and photographic objects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1477920885174-UUBB1TEO8K9DN8DVYTWW/Youngstown5.jpg industry unraveled - Youngstown 5, 2016 Deconstructed woven photograph. 56" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1522934446743-PETCSX3LUI7TYRYPC9EJ/Art-%C2%AELaurenDavies2018_Image-%C2%AEFieldStudio2018_05.jpg industry unraveled - Youngstown 4, 2017 Deconstructed woven photograph, dyed. 28” x 34” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762896307135-1M5F8ZAKUAX9H2GZWU9K/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled Brick by Brick, 2017 Photographic textile sculpture installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762896234824-DJH8X1H8WSSN0ER5O6P7/image-asset.jpeg industry unraveled Foundation, 2017 Woven photographic sculpture, 17’x39”x19” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1762894846607-RM06SMGQW8OMHAMRISXL/Art-%C2%AELaurenDavies2018_Image-%C2%AEFieldStudio2018_07.jpg industry unraveled - Cascade, 2017 Deconstructed woven photograph, dyed. 98" x 92" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1522934836884-SW7TMEX3IGE3OQ1XE2IC/Art-%C2%AELaurenDavies2018_Image-%C2%AEFieldStudio2018_09.jpg industry unraveled - Blowout, 2018 Deconstructed woven photograph, bleached and dyed. 94" x 92" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1522452855706-E67ERFSORI0ZGBXQDEOU/WonderBread+.jpg industry unraveled - Buffalo, 2017 Deconstructed woven photograph, bleached and dyed. 101" x 52" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1535136748677-3EABWCZS70GOYFDZHKRX/LaurenDavies_2018_01.jpg industry unraveled My most recent body of photo-based work titled Industry Unraveled draws attention to both current practices of online commerce and the history of manufacturing in the Rust Belt. The work intertwines images that represent regional history, architecture and location with processes derived from the affordable immediacy of Walmart and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio and other Rust Belt locations, are uploaded to Walmart’s website and processed into digitally woven versions of my images. I selectively pull threads from the woven image combined with over-dying, bleaching and manual collage using a sewing machine. The combination of these hand-worked processes creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing, fading away, and unraveling into a pile of disconnected threads cascading towards the floor. Ark, 2018 Deconstructed woven photograph with collaged fabrics, 58”x60” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475596732312-LR870T9NLW1Z6IORL05C/Davies+Industry3.jpg industry unraveled - Youngstown 1, 2016 Deconstructed woven photograph. 64" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1556063568793-Y0H8EDX4JSBNN3ODILGP/LD_ART_RM_4880.jpg industry unraveled - Detroit House 4, 2019 Deconstructed woven photograph. 38”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1552678696103-M2LIQZ591FVDD41FNF84/LD_Artworks-025-1932.jpg industry unraveled - Detroit House 2, 2019 Deconstructed woven photograph. 40” x 24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1552678831284-S6YNR88LR9O08ME4CH21/LD_Artworks-028-1935.jpg industry unraveled - Detroit House 3, 2019 Deconstructed woven photograph. 22” x 25” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475596061531-1BH1U4B8DAC9IHH4MDF9/Davies+Industry6.jpg industry unraveled - Randall Park Mall, 2016 Deconstructed woven photograph. 98" x 107" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475596409611-ZTN8RBYNR7LK2VVX4K80/Davies+Industry+detail.jpg industry unraveled - Randall Park Mall (detail), 2016 Detail of deconstructed woven photograph. Detail of work, 98" x 107" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1477920800294-WTPGTPJ0GTY7RTMW6R7N/Youngstown3.jpg industry unraveled - Youngstown 3, 2016 Deconstructed woven photograph. 26" x 33" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475597139867-XF5OYXUO05J8GRK6V98A/Davies+Industry5.jpg industry unraveled - Tree, 2015 Deconstructed woven photograph. 72" x 56" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1522934081336-MP0DISG5DLH8AFR5SNFQ/Art-%C2%AELaurenDavies2018_Image-%C2%AEFieldStudio2018_03.jpg industry unraveled - Cleveland 2, 2018 Deconstructed woven photograph, bleached and dyed. 28" x 38" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1475598989487-3GKEI02LUOQX4UE1YNH8/Davies+Industry4.jpg industry unraveled - Cleveland, 2015 Deconstructed woven photograph. 101" x 56" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1535135276541-GTP364MNG64K6L4B8ZNU/LaurenDavies_2018_01.jpg industry unraveled - Ark, 2018 My most recent body of photo-based work titled "Industry Unraveled” draws attention to both current practices of online commerce and the history of manufacturing in the Rust Belt. The work intertwines images that represent regional history, architecture and location with processes derived from the affordable immediacy of Walmart and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio and other Rust Belt locations, are uploaded to Walmart’s website and processed into digitally woven versions of my images. I selectively pull threads from the woven image combined with over-dying, bleaching and manual collage using a sewing machine. The combination of these hand-worked processes creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing, fading away, and unraveling into a pile of disconnected threads cascading towards the floor. Ark, 2018 Deconstructed woven photograph with collaged fabrics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1535134751239-LBF00L5JBQHNVMNHC40L/LaurenDavies_2018_01.jpg industry unraveled - Ark, 2018 My most recent photo-based project, Industry Unraveled, explores the decline of industry in the Rust Belt and the subsequent dominance of Walmart culture and web-based commerce. The photographs that I’ve taken in Northeast Ohio are uploaded to Walmart’s website where my images are produced as digitally woven photographs. I subsequently deconstruct the photographic weavings by selectively pulling threads from the image. Removing threads from the photo-weaving creates a visual impression that the image is dematerializing and slipping away into a pile of disconnected threads that are cascading towards the floor. Ark, 2018 Deconstructed woven photograph with collaged fabrics. http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/projects-1 daily 0.75 2025-08-08 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/portraiture daily 0.75 2017-11-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/t/5a0f007b0d9297dc47a5890d/1510932597477/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/5a0f000ff9619ae289717253/5a0f0075e2c48384bd3d0640/1510932597477/ Home http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/test-gallery daily 0.75 2017-11-18 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2016-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cddecb2b8ddeef8fbf9088/1457024162806-XH03IVFMI26S05KB074J/31.jpg portfolio - Caravan In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Fusce eu erat tincidunt, dapibus sem scelerisque, dapibus nibh. Proin fringilla, est non fermentum cursus, elit nibh hendrerit velit, vitae congue neque augue sed odio. http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/home-page daily 1.0 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1753386029899-O08ETL9LTX99AAZJBV2W/LessThan_JFGallery.jpg Home Less Than, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1753386029899-O08ETL9LTX99AAZJBV2W/LessThan_JFGallery.jpg Home Less Than, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769119441072-IQ7J5IJOBY9IAG3XWUMY/Davies_Waterfall.jpg Home Waterfall, 2026 Woven textile photograph with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769119706179-TV8BFT378S8D4GGH5OVW/Davies_Flashback.jpg.webp Home Flashback, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph,, hand-dyed and collaged, 60”x89” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1753385576093-2BSKGD0AAM4M8BL6OKQ8/image-asset.jpeg Home Less Than, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1760376989072-X4A9R1FXQMCL1FVBMLAL/Full_Conversion.jpg Home Conversion, 2025 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed, bleached and collaged https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1753386349913-UUHCZ1MRIPM9G8SLD9O9/Davies_Mending.jpg Home Mending, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed, hand cut and mended, 58”x46” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1667661847633-Q5WQHJCAG51XVRK8KK7X/image-asset.jpeg Home - Incarceration Residency project, Studio view at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1667661260258-ISM9SE6EQF5GW0ZOR7AU/Davies_JMC.jpg Home - Incarceration, studio view, Joan Mitchell Center Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/incarceration-isolated-objects daily 0.75 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1750706288107-V5VNQJ7ZUVXFS99NEDUK/Davies_LessThan.jpg Isolated Objects Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 Incarceration: Isolated Objects My current work in process explores the history of The Ohio State Reformatory located in Mansfield, Ohio. Built with prison labor, the massive penitentiary opened in 1896 with a focus on rehabilitation, religion, and trade skills training programs. By 1960, policies had changed and the aging Gothic/Romanesque facility had become a densely populated maximum-security prison. Conditions had drastically deteriorated over the years and in 1980 inmates filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Ohio. In 1990, a federal court order permanently closed The Ohio State Reformatory due to dangerous overcrowding and inhumane conditions. Eventually the prison re-opened for public tours and the facility is now included on the National Register of Historic Places. My photographs center on the isolated objects that remain on-site. The photographed objects include a variety of damaged chairs; a school desk; a battered suitcase; a rusted metal locker in the infirmary; the mantle from warden’s parlor now outfitted with plastic flowers. Each mundane object possesses its own history that seems to bear witness to the life of an incarcerated individual while also reflecting on the larger history of incarceration in the United States. Utilizing a working process that is similar to previous projects, I translate photographs into large digitally woven images. I work with each image to create a stark composition that enhances the solitary nature of each individual object. I rework the photographic weavings via hand dyeing, sewing, cutting, collage and unravelling the threads that comprise the image. Less Than, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1750706288107-V5VNQJ7ZUVXFS99NEDUK/Davies_LessThan.jpg Isolated Objects Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 Incarceration: Isolated Objects My current work in process explores the history of The Ohio State Reformatory located in Mansfield, Ohio. Built with prison labor, the massive penitentiary opened in 1896 with a focus on rehabilitation, religion, and trade skills training programs. By 1960, policies had changed and the aging Gothic/Romanesque facility had become a densely populated maximum-security prison. Conditions had drastically deteriorated over the years and in 1980 inmates filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Ohio. In 1990, a federal court order permanently closed The Ohio State Reformatory due to dangerous overcrowding and inhumane conditions. Eventually the prison re-opened for public tours and the facility is now included on the National Register of Historic Places. My photographs center on the isolated objects that remain on-site. The photographed objects include a variety of damaged chairs; a school desk; a battered suitcase; a rusted metal locker in the infirmary; the mantle from warden’s parlor now outfitted with plastic flowers. Each mundane object possesses its own history that seems to bear witness to the life of an incarcerated individual while also reflecting on the larger history of incarceration in the United States. Utilizing a working process that is similar to previous projects, I translate photographs into large digitally woven images. I work with each image to create a stark composition that enhances the solitary nature of each individual object. I rework the photographic weavings via hand dyeing, sewing, cutting, collage and unravelling the threads that comprise the image. Less Than, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749317672044-3O38B8RUDFGVQ2U4IZAZ/Davies_Flashback.jpg Isolated Objects Flashback, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph,, hand-dyed and collaged, 60”x89” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1750706156337-V6WGFIRWP4JP9M287TOR/Davies_LessThan.jpg Isolated Objects Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 Incarceration: Isolated Objects My current work in process explores the history of The Ohio State Reformatory located in Mansfield, Ohio. Built with prison labor, the massive penitentiary opened in 1896 with a focus on rehabilitation, religion, and trade skills training programs. By 1960, policies had changed and the aging Gothic/Romanesque facility had become a densely populated maximum-security prison. Conditions had drastically deteriorated over the years and in 1980 inmates filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Ohio. In 1990, a federal court order permanently closed The Ohio State Reformatory due to dangerous overcrowding and inhumane conditions. Eventually the prison re-opened for public tours and the facility is now included on the National Register of Historic Places. My photographs center on the isolated objects that remain on-site. The photographed objects include a variety of damaged chairs; a school desk; a battered suitcase; a rusted metal locker in the infirmary; the mantle from warden’s parlor now outfitted with plastic flowers. Each mundane object possesses its own history that seems to bear witness to the life of an incarcerated individual while also reflecting on the larger history of incarceration in the United States. Utilizing a working process that is similar to previous projects, I translate photographs into large digitally woven images. I work with each image to create a stark composition that enhances the solitary nature of each individual object. I rework the photographic weavings via hand dyeing, sewing, cutting, collage and unravelling the threads that comprise the image. Sleep, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged, 48”x90” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749319787413-KLS2ST939UE4UVU70BIP/Davies_Sleep.jpg Isolated Objects Sleep, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph with object made from rags and string, weaving 47”x56” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1750345733983-80WK43WTQ8HIZ4W2ILMN/image-asset.jpeg Isolated Objects - Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center, New Orleans, 2022 Incarceration: Isolated Objects My current work in process explores the history of The Ohio State Reformatory located in Mansfield, Ohio. Built with prison labor, the massive penitentiary opened in 1896 with a focus on rehabilitation, religion, and trade skills training programs. By 1960, policies had changed and the aging Gothic/Romanesque facility had become a densely populated maximum-security prison. Conditions had drastically deteriorated over the years and in 1980 inmates filed a class action lawsuit against the State of Ohio. In 1990, a federal court order permanently closed The Ohio State Reformatory due to dangerous overcrowding and inhumane conditions. Eventually the prison re-opened for public tours and the facility is now included on the National Register of Historic Places. My photographs center on the isolated objects that remain on-site. The photographed objects include a variety of damaged chairs; a school desk; a battered suitcase; a rusted metal locker in the infirmary; the mantle from warden’s parlor now outfitted with plastic flowers. Each mundane object possesses its own history that seems to bear witness to the life of an incarcerated individual while also reflecting on the larger history of incarceration in the United States. Utilizing a working process that is similar to previous projects, I translate photographs into large digitally woven images. I work with each image to create a stark composition that enhances the solitary nature of each individual object. I rework the photographic weavings via hand dyeing, sewing, cutting, collage and unravelling the threads that comprise the image. Sleep, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph Untitled, 2022 Object made from rags and string on cinderblock Less Than, 2022 Woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749320137704-YTLUQAZL7Q5BLQK8M0QC/Davies_Sleep2.jpg Isolated Objects Sleep object, 2022 Object made from rags and string, 16” height https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749318425768-D12JU3U2GEAV7KSBW11J/Davies_Mending.jpg Isolated Objects Mending, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph, hand-dyed, hand cut and mended, 58”x46” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1680895433855-KPBNMIZDJ7JKBWYQGPCZ/image-asset.jpeg Isolated Objects - Archipelago, 2021 Deconstructed woven photograph, cut and dyed, 56”x48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1655496981747-O38UNMT8FJPYGR1PO8N2/Davies_EducateReform.jpg Isolated Objects Reform and Educate, 2021 Deconstructed woven photograph, 60” x 53” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1752760570432-7MYIV5AIBN1PDOUZO4ES/Davies_HistoryBook.jpg Isolated Objects Prison Library History Book, 2025 Photographic weaving, deconstructed, collaged, 44”x28.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749322031525-74Y66J5GWE456JV941MG/Davies_Ledger.jpg Isolated Objects Ledger, 2025 Photographic weaving, hand-dyed with embroidered text, 27.5”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1749322548638-2EQI3XYKRC8JBGZRWTO4/Davies_WardensFlowers.jpg Isolated Objects Warden’s Flowers, 2023 Deconstructed woven photograph with stitched diagram, 19”x34” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1655495987318-VA6LZ9NCVU1F9JV4S6O9/Davies_RiffeGallery.jpeg Isolated Objects Ohio Arts Council, Riffe Gallery, 2021 Installation view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1655495455296-BJLWGZU32QRZP7H64JIG/Davies_Archipelago.jpg Isolated Objects Archipelago, 2021 Deconstructed woven photograph, cut and dyed. 56” x 48” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1668273049269-M8PVZP6LPFX0UNJOE24E/Davies_JMC.jpg Isolated Objects - Residency project at Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, 2022 Sleep, 2022 Deconstructed woven photograph Untitled, 2022 Object made from rags on cinderblock Less Than, 2022 Woven photograph, hand-dyed and collaged http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/new-gallery-4 daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1774535780767-AAQPG5K3ZHIQS9YRPBA3/Davies_Waterfall.jpg Past Mending - New Project Past Mending is a new project that incorporates photo-based textile imagery derived from vintage needlepoint works to explore shifting values around labor, the value of time and consumption. The title is a deliberate play on words suggesting two possible readings: whether these works represent something so damaged or neglected that it is long past the possibility of mending, or whether it’s an attempt to repair or mend the past itself. I recently began photographing needlepoints that depict idealized imagery of landscapes and lavish floral still-life works that are typical of handicraft kits. Over time, a highly skilled artisan tradition that originated in the 17th century evolved into a mid-20th-century hobby craft, closer in spirit to paint-by-number kits of the 1950’s. My project merges multiple craft processes by photographing the original needlepoint works, translating the images into digitally woven textiles then transforming the imagery into more abstract compositions through amplified color and patterning or alternatively dismantled into fragile, shroud-like objects. In other works, idealized landscapes featuring waterfalls are unraveled, with threads cascading beyond the image to create a collapsing illusion of material excess that offers a meditation on America’s history of abundance and loss via domestic symbols and crafts. Waterfall, 2026 Woven textile photograph with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1773341704680-GXDLUA6VIM6N5BFM6RKN/Waterfall.jpg Past Mending - New Project Past Mending is a new project that incorporates photo-based textile imagery derived from vintage needlepoint works as a means to explore shifting values around labor, time and consumption. The title is a deliberate play on words suggesting two possible readings: whether these works represent something so damaged or neglected that it is long past the possibility of mending, or whether it’s an attempt to repair or mend the past itself. I recently began photographing needlepoints that depict idealized imagery of landscapes and lavish floral still-life works that are typical of handicraft kits. Over time, a highly skilled artisan tradition that originated in the 17th century evolved into a mid-20th-century hobby craft, closer in spirit to paint-by-number kits of the 1950’s. My project merges multiple craft processes by photographing the original needlepoint works, translating the images into digitally woven textiles then transforming the imagery into more abstract compositions through amplified color and patterning or alternatively dismantled into fragile, shroud-like objects. In other works, idealized landscapes featuring waterfalls are unraveled, with threads cascading beyond the image to create a collapsing illusion of material excess that offers a meditation on America’s history of abundance and loss via domestic symbols and crafts. Waterfall, 2026 Woven textile photograph with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1774535780767-AAQPG5K3ZHIQS9YRPBA3/Davies_Waterfall.jpg Past Mending - New Project Past Mending is a new project that incorporates photo-based textile imagery derived from vintage needlepoint works to explore shifting values around labor, the value of time and consumption. The title is a deliberate play on words suggesting two possible readings: whether these works represent something so damaged or neglected that it is long past the possibility of mending, or whether it’s an attempt to repair or mend the past itself. I recently began photographing needlepoints that depict idealized imagery of landscapes and lavish floral still-life works that are typical of handicraft kits. Over time, a highly skilled artisan tradition that originated in the 17th century evolved into a mid-20th-century hobby craft, closer in spirit to paint-by-number kits of the 1950’s. My project merges multiple craft processes by photographing the original needlepoint works, translating the images into digitally woven textiles then transforming the imagery into more abstract compositions through amplified color and patterning or alternatively dismantled into fragile, shroud-like objects. In other works, idealized landscapes featuring waterfalls are unraveled, with threads cascading beyond the image to create a collapsing illusion of material excess that offers a meditation on America’s history of abundance and loss via domestic symbols and crafts. Waterfall, 2026 Woven textile photograph with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1774473771473-1AJ1YN6F20OGTM48ELJP/OldCountry.jpg Past Mending - New Project The Old Country, 2025 Woven photograph with fabric collage with embroidery and yarn mounted on panel, 36”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769104403311-RGHLD5U73SLZUUN4SHE5/Overflow.jpg Past Mending - New Project Overflow, 2026 Woven textile photograph deconstructed with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1774472201529-NGNSNXZTJFOR2A9SM29G/Crimson2.jpg Past Mending - New Project Crimson 2, 2026 Woven textile photograph hand-dyed with embroidery mounted on panel, 30”x24” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769095104005-6X7E5BALG29Q2FPIIAR4/Davies_Waterfall.jpg Past Mending - New Project “Past Mending” is a new project that incorporates photo-based textile imagery derived from vintage needlepoints depicting idealized landscapes, portraits and still life works. The title is a deliberate play on words that suggests two possible readings: whether these works represent something so damaged or neglected that it is long past the possibility of mending, or whether the works suggest an attempt to repair or mend the past itself. I began collecting and photographing vintage needlepoint works several years ago and translate the images into digitally woven textiles. These textiles then become the foundation for new works incorporating collage, embroidery, hand dyeing, and material deconstruction. In the still life works, modest imagery is transformed into more dramatic compositions through amplified color and patterning or alternatively dismantled into fragile rag-like forms. In other works, idealized needlepoint landscapes often featuring waterfalls are unraveled with threads cascading beyond the image creating a collapsing illusion of material excess that suggests both abundance and loss. The resulting works also function as a collaborative exchange between an unknown woman’s needlepoint from an earlier era and a contemporary female artist investigating the legacy of domestic handicrafts, authorship, and anonymous labor. Waterfall, 2026 Woven textile photograph with embroidery mounted on panel, 20”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769110553303-19DSDK6FRNJ3QMC2PQ19/Still_Life.jpg Past Mending - New Project Still Life, 2025 Woven textile photograph, hand-dyed, collaged with fabrics, 27”x21” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769119240623-IQTYRZN61KFBDMBLS0UD/StillLife2.jpg Past Mending - New Project Still Life 2, 2025 Woven textile photograph, hand dyed, embroidered and fabric collage, 32”x22” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769095284581-YZGNZWX6IQB2LMS94WMN/CrimsonStillLife.jpg Past Mending - New Project Crimson, 2026 Woven textile photograph, hand-dyed, deconstructed with embroidery, 21”x21” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1769095183389-NL5791QB81RXGSZDCOFB/image-asset.jpg Past Mending - New Project “Past Mending” is a new project that incorporates photo-based textile imagery derived from vintage needlepoints depicting idealized landscapes, portraits and still life works. The title is a deliberate play on words that suggests two possible readings: whether these works represent something so damaged or neglected that it is long past the possibility of mending, or whether the works suggest an attempt to repair or mend the past itself. I began collecting and photographing vintage needlepoint works several years ago and translate the images into digitally woven textiles. These textiles then become the foundation for new works incorporating collage, embroidery, hand dyeing, and material deconstruction. In the still life works, modest imagery is transformed into more dramatic compositions through amplified color and patterning or alternatively dismantled into fragile rag-like forms. In other works, idealized needlepoint landscapes often featuring waterfalls are unraveled with threads cascading beyond the image creating a collapsing illusion of material excess that suggests both abundance and loss. The resulting works also function as a collaborative exchange between an unknown woman’s needlepoint from an earlier era and a contemporary female artist investigating the legacy of domestic handicrafts, authorship, and anonymous labor. The Old Country, 2026 Woven photograph with collaged materials mounted on panel, 36”x24” http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/resume daily 0.75 2026-03-25 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/selected-press daily 0.75 2024-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1681a1b2-6bec-4750-aa92-3cb7fe4eec22/Davies_Cascade.jpg Selected Press The New Geologic Epoch, published by ecoartspace, 2024 Lauren Davies, Central Lowland, Interior Plains (OH, USA) My work Cascade utilizes photographs that I have taken in nearby Youngstown, Ohio. Located in the Mahoning Valley, Youngstown is one of several regional towns long known for industrial production involving iron, steel, and car manufacturing. The Mahoning River became the conduit for industrial transportation of goods and for manufacturing processes that involved the cooling of equipment and use as a dumping site for scalding water that included industrial waste and chemicals. By the 1960’s many Rust Belt industries had faltered, leaving communities like Youngstown economically devastated and the land and river contaminated with heavy metals, oils, cyanide, ammonia, various toxins, and other pollutants. The Mahoning River flows into the Ohio River, then into the Mississippi River and then into the Gulf of Mexico. What happens in Youngstown, doesn’t simply stay in Youngstown. Online exhibition and publication available here through ecoartspace https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1601585168502-GWTQD22RKRH8MFCLV7IO/CPD.jpg Selected Press Transformer Station explores “unique objects” made from photographs and lush nocturnal landscapes of Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 27, 2020 By Steve Litt Davies is represented in the show by “Landscape Management,” a 2020 work that combines wood constructions, slices of artificial turf, and cut-up photographs of the artificial turf printed on advertising banners. The resulting installation, a three-dimensional, artificial landscape, is a mental switcheroo. It combines a sense of shameless hucksterism, with the crestfallen disappointment of experiencing a product, in this case a "landscape,'' that can never live up to its billing because it’s inherently and flamboyantly phony. Complete article here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1560953102914-4G13M4GQP9FAYKI1I6L6/LD_ART_RM_4880-1.jpg Selected Press UNRAVEL: LAUREN DAVIES AND KIRSTEN STOLLE AT JACK FISCHER GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO Photograph, June 2019 By Roula Seikaly For Industry Unraveled (2018), on view at Jack Fischer Gallery through June 29, Davies photographs decrepit factories, shopping malls, and homes in Rust Belt cities including Detroit, Youngstown, and Cleveland. She then loads the digital files to Walmart’s website, utilizing a service in which customers create machine-crafted fleece or woven blankets that feature their own images. Once received, Davies manipulates the objects through over-dying, bleaching, and additional sewing to produce the mournful constructions that slouch from the wall toward the gallery floor. Like the sites they convey, Davies’s misshapen constructions present a powerful metaphor for the economic maw that slowly consumes the American middle class. In using a Walmart service that produces, en mass, items that were once handmade, Davies captures the shift from brick and mortar to automated or tech-heavy economic modes and the consequences of that shift more effectively than any economist’s explanation could. Complete article from Photograph Magazine, June 2019 available here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1521554487235-OPPFTIAJJ50Y1LJ7221X/IMG_3926SMALL.jpg Selected Press Joan Mitchell Foundation Emerging Artist Grants Catalog, 2016-2017 Lauren Davies works with material relationships that reference the perilous foundations of our current social instability. Assembled in various states of unfurling are textures of industry and domestic interiors: tapestries, plywood, concrete, plastic. A trained sculptor working with photography and installation, Davies's work deconstructs "the global economy, obsolete American manufacturing, and life in the Rust Belt." By the end of the Reagan years, the Rust Belt had declined into what the Dust Bowl had been decades earlier - a geographical area struggling with devastation and economic abjection. "The Rust Belt's industrial demise feels very apparent when driving around in this region - so many visual moments underscore the area's economic change, and in many cases, collapse and abandonment. Much of this feels linked to Trump's quickly unraveling campaign promises of bringing jobs back to the region and bolstering the lives of those in Coal Country." The historical narrative of decline, disconnection, and undoing is embedded in Davies's material choices, and the manner in which these works remain arranged and layered. By working with cheap and available materials, Davies continues an art historical tradition delineated by Marcel Duchamp, and culminated in the early 1960's paintings by Richard Artschwager, in which consumer-grade construction materials challenged the role and purity of the canvas. When Davies installs a photographic tapestry showing a decrepit factory printed by the nearest Walmart, not only is the barrier between what is shown and what is the material erased, it is also a self-contained criticism of the current global market. - Patricia Silva, 2018 Download of complete catalog available here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1521555876479-3PYY3J92RS7YQ6AO9LBQ/Unknown.jpeg Selected Press Lauren Davies at Ampersand Art in America, June 2007 Lauren Davies' recent exhibition, titled "Dominion," consisted of eight three-dimensional works and a pair of large, unframed digital prints on canvas replicating antique French maps of Africa. Petting Zoo/Pongo (2005) and Ivory Products (2006), the two largest works, are homemade display cases with contents that look as if they are awaiting completion as natural-history museum dioramas by momentarily absent makers. The objects within are of an enigmatic character, a quality enhanced by their juxtaposition to each other; among them are grapefruit-sized stones partially covered with spray-foam snow, animal tusks carved from bars of soap and work gloves presented in a state of transformation into unconvincing gorilla paws. There are also cryptic written annotations, some typographically formal and others scrawled on notepaper in a way that suggests a secret instruction to whoever might be tasked with finishing the tableaux. Of course, in grand Duchampian fashion, it was the viewer who was called upon to complete the story implied by this reliquary display of semi-related clues. Complicating matters was the fact that another six objects were placed around the gallery as if to suggest that the whole exhibition should be read as a diorama--a much larger one containing both the disquieting objects and the viewer. All seemed to await, and resist, translation into a codified narrative. Like those inside the cases, the other objects were presented as if they were unfinished. A toy-sized wood carving of a giraffe, for example, titled Whittled Away (2006), was surrounded by shavings, as if left over from its incomplete manufacture. The digital prints, titled Dominion: Africa Maps (2006), contributed to an interpretation of the exhibition. Presented in a tattered condition, the classroom-style maps seemed the remnants of a vanished geography of colonialism, conjuring the troubled sleep of a guilty history. They recast the other objects as the components of a failed attempt to rationalize the fantasy of what was once called the "Dark Continent." What we are left with are residual fragments of the border zone between fact and willful misrecognition, a frozen moment in the slow dissolution of a childhood memory of something that never was. - Mark Van Proyen, 2007 http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/still daily 0.75 2014-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1377894573315-FOPQPITDXIDF2IF2RZ1L/8a4fa8d0cd03d28ed9b12f611ab8d4ac.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222471922-JWMS6C3OBHY98AVW8TR2/still3.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222479119-VF5H9O5730YXWNXB9893/still5.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222482772-VGH6ZXUW9KXT2MSCPU6F/still6.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222499011-4S76T0HFM3K2Q6L3I7D5/still1.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222479223-UDYD4L7BMHBS6ZMYNILA/still4.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222480715-R6AC639GH5J7E8XFKEZ6/still7.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222481106-4XIK37ERWRJVUZN2I9L2/still8.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222481424-YNBXPWBLQYGN8BUE46E1/still9.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222481750-3UNYQE2BF68UCYTJCSCL/still11.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222482199-SB6B89T3W1A1J4EBOWLS/still12.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222482939-TU1YG9Y1PMM0O4USVNM7/still13.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222483091-K8V95TH2RDGEQOGGOB4F/still14.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222483209-E7E7N1C1RLADYXYDTL6S/still15.jpg Resume https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/4fd1028ee4b02be53c65dfb3/1378222483601-G5GFITRPXQ1G9UVEF0KF/stll2.jpg Resume http://www.laurendaviesprojects.com/news daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1411863919156-T98EG5DHX8769RYNHGMT/1376498_1379923882244110_652170756_n.jpg News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/f74892f2-8786-4b54-903a-78c5405f2b37/Screenshot+2026-02-27+at+3.57.07%E2%80%AFPM.png News - Make it stand out Kala Art Institute Digital Embroidery project, Artist-in-Residence, February 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/07561196-7083-4ade-8502-e0f30e693497/Screenshot+2026-01-13+at+1.58.30%E2%80%AFPM.png News - Make it stand out The Spirit World Exhibition catalog from create! 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What a Shit Show Touring multiple locations in Germany, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/f46829ff-a775-4979-8a6e-e914a0d23f8d/YSU1.png News - Make it stand out Industry Unraveled Solo exhibition at Youngstown State University, October/November 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/2f660208-f9e9-4d11-87ed-5bfe56b301c5/Yaddo+1.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1aa5c4ac-b0f8-4289-a5ca-1f5b427e2e86/Screenshot+2025-07-14+at+10.01.40%E2%80%AFAM.png News - Make it stand out Though We May Roam - on view July 12-September 13, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/d61ff8b8-212c-4b1e-a68e-412bc833b428/IMG_4857.jpg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/9076ffe2-fb91-4161-b6fc-f8e82b8fdb77/Screenshot+2025-05-29+at+9.06.05%E2%80%AFAM.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/34e2d22c-c255-4846-8a5b-210f99f2d278/Screen+Shot+2025-01-11+at+3.54.51+PM.png News - Make it stand out Yaddo residency, November/December 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/396b5c56-5bb5-47df-8b3d-6874b0e9c750/Siege.jpg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/27b2ca8a-45e6-421f-9850-772ac65f87b0/SiegeBack.jpg News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/f5ab82bf-80f3-4581-87c6-5e8deb87f26b/Davies_Cascade.jpg News - Make it stand out The New Geologic Epoch, published by ecoartspace, 2024 Cascade, my photo/textile work is included in The New Geologic Epoch that presents a curated selection of artists’ response to the Anthropocene. Publication is available here through ecoartspace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/98f29d45-66bb-433b-8bff-d4463da0b347/Screen+Shot+2023-10-03+at+9.06.44+AM.png News - Make it stand out Lauren's newest project, Isolated Objects, explores the history of The Ohio State Reformatory located in Mansfield, Ohio. Built with prison labor, the massive penitentiary opened in 1896 with a focus on rehabilitation, religion, and trade skills training programs. Over the years conditions dramatically deteriorated and in 1990 The Ohio State Reformatory was permanently closed due to dangerous overcrowding and inhumane conditions. Lauren’s photographs center on the isolated objects that remain on-site such as a variety of damaged chairs; broken bunk beds held together with rags; and the warden’s parlor outfitted with plastic flowers. The images are translated into digitally woven photographic textile works that are reworked via hand dyeing, sewing, cutting, collage processes and unravelling the threads that comprise the image. Lauren would like to thank both the Joan Mitchell Center and the Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico for their support via artist residencies where the work was created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/7534bac3-3ed2-404c-ada5-9d66a5542ace/Davies_2GhostRanch.jpg News - Make it stand out Ghost Ranch 2, print on aluminum, 16”x20” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/b9c46866-3ffa-4e5c-8711-77dba445b2f2/Art-%C2%AELaurenDavies2018_Image-%C2%AEFieldStudio2018_07.jpg News - Make it stand out Lauren Davies, "Cascade" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/0add3665-c70d-4864-9207-5779a8b20a08/Wurlitzer.jpg News - Make it stand out Summer residency at the Helen Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/9408a9e2-fcce-42b1-a586-35f563005943/Screen+Shot+2022-09-12+at+9.22.11+AM.png News - Make it stand out On exhibition from September 17, 2022 - January 8, 2023 at the Wayne Museum of Art. Happy to be included in this national survey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/e1950e80-abee-4ac1-9b68-cb084e325013/Screen+Shot+2022-05-07+at+2.42.50+PM.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1634835429511-GJ07JTOU6HPANADCXZS3/unnamed.jpg News - Make it stand out Hand Eye Coordination Fuller Craft Museum, October 26-December 5 The next stop for Boston’s Photography Resource Center/PRC “On The Road” is at the Fuller Craft Museum's Community Gallery with an exhibition featuring artists who combine photography and textile design into a single discipline. Hand Eye Coordination includes contemporary photographers embroidering, weaving, and applying other traditional textile design techniques to both original and historical photographs. Join us for an online reception with the artists on November 18th at 7pm. Click HERE to register for this free event, and view the show in-person during regular museum hours. Lauren Davies, Youngstown 4, 2016, deconstructed woven photograph, 56" x 32" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/0b4bff35-8156-43a9-88ab-219dd9ae27e3/Screen+Shot+2021-11-17+at+4.29.48+PM.png News - Make it stand out Hand Eye Coordination at Fuller Craft Museum. Online reception, conversation and artist talks. Join the event here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1630164966301-ITT6MR9HH67XZ5AXO1X8/Davies+Dispatch.jpg News - Make it stand out Reform and Educate, 2021 at Riffe Gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1627492986922-TJW4BA83FRIXKYT0ZQ4B/Screen+Shot+2021-07-28+at+1.22.27+PM.png News - Make it stand out SHIFT at the Riffe Gallery/Ohio Arts Council from July 31 - October 9, 2021. An online live-streamed Artist’s Talk on August 18th, from Noon-1:00 pm. Recorded Artist Talk can be viewed here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1621458545726-RETVXWIIOSSHLH57I742/LaurenDaviesStudio.jpg News - Make it stand out Spring 2021, new studio with financial support from the Ohio Arts Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1611515643974-E0FB0V8D4XZPD3666DLB/Ohio+Arts+Council.png News Delighted to receive a 2021 Individual Excellence Award and funding from the Ohio Arts Council. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1608398363325-41HZR61TZ4JCIJH7M12I/Interview_2.png News Interview at Transformer Station in conjunction with One: Unique Photo-Based Images https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1598478996807-7RB6LHGB2IL57PPQ110A/Screen+Shot+2020-08-26+at+5.53.13+PM.png News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1601646370405-7LYBZI6ELNFG9UKICU3S/CPD.jpg News Transformer Station explores “unique objects” made from photographs and lush nocturnal landscapes of Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 27, 2020, By Steve Litt Davies is represented in the show by “Landscape Management,” a 2020 work that combines wood constructions, slices of artificial turf, and cut-up photographs of the artificial turf printed on advertising banners. The resulting installation, a three-dimensional, artificial landscape, is a mental switcheroo. It combines a sense of shameless hucksterism, with the crestfallen disappointment of experiencing a product, in this case a "landscape,'' that can never live up to its billing because it’s inherently and flamboyantly phony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1580339340584-IL7F66B47UWWZOBX5LN5/Screen+Shot+2020-01-29+at+6.06.02+PM.png News Announcing 2020 Joan Mitchell Center Artists-in-Residence: Lauren Davies, Fall/Winter 2020 The artists were selected through a multi-tiered process that includes a review by a five-person panel of established artists, curators, and arts professionals. Participants are chosen with an eye toward: the potential career impact of a residency, as indicated by each artist; a demonstrated commitment to studio practice; and a cohesive body of work that speaks to creative vision and innovation. “The 2020 artists’ work represents an incredible spectrum of formal and conceptual approaches, and an engagement with place, culture, identity, and the importance of the creative process in ways that feel timely and deeply meaningful,” said Toccarra A. H. Thomas, Director of the Joan Mitchell Center. “The residency program provides a platform for participants to continue to develop their work, share ideas and innovations, and to be inspired in new ways through dialogue with other artists, arts professionals, and the local community as well as by the unique history and culture of New Orleans. I look forward to welcoming the 2020 artists to the Center and to the energy and passion that we know they will bring to the experience.” Joan Mitchell Foundation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1596637855383-IVG6JKCN70HEQ7KQCPMZ/LooseThreads.png News Loose Thread, Blank Space Gallery, NY Viewing Room Exhibition Image: Lauren Davies, Portrait of a Brick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1587065874887-LDGQDVXR8IF04B8GPV8O/LD_Artworks-025-1932.jpg News April 2020 interview with photo-eye Gallery in Santa Fe, NM for “Fractured” exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1580572292866-I0MABSDGBJV5SAIN08OY/Screen+Shot+2020-02-01+at+10.49.15+AM.png News Fractured: Group exhibition at photo-eye Gallery in Santa Fe, NM on view from February 28 - May 23, 2020. More about Fractured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1586354197301-SYLVGES74MERFUP9I70K/LaurenDavies.png News New York Center for Photographic Arts Grand Prize competition winner for Decay, Rust, Corrosion, juried by Darren Ching of KlompChing Gallery in NY., March 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1585149587027-LL2L7CJ26K460SQITAOG/Fiberfulimage.jpg News Fiberful: Group exhibition of artists working in textiles at NIAD in Richmond, CA. December 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1561037889991-EK1IM5OVIDKWNRUPHYA7/Screen+Shot+2019-06-20+at+9.35.43+AM.png News MASS MoCA: Terrific residency experience at the MASS MoCA studios. September 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1573060885044-UQK4936NBSRNETNRN5BU/Screen+Shot+2019-11-06+at+12.06.46+PM.png News Palace of Illusion: Curated two person photography exhibition at Foothill Galleries featuring works from Stephen Tomasko and Arnold Tunstall. Dioramas, social constructs, avatars and outlandishly ironic everyday life. Fall 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1571321751193-5HHMDAXCHVFZJD6J5BDX/_Y2K8864CROPSm.jpg News Happy to be included in the curated selections for the Rust Belt Biennial at Sordoni Gallery, Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The first photo biennial featuried works from throughout the Rust Belt. August 27 - October 5, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1560952385328-YHHFA4MOAZV8YD3F60JP/Screen+Shot+2019-06-19+at+9.43.30+AM.png News Unravel paired photo-based work by Lauren Davies and Kirsten Stolle. Contextualized by our precarious political circumstances, the installation is a grim but engrossing account of American economic decline and reckless industrial arrogance. Photograph Mag full article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1553535451844-IT2GVYM0RT3ZVFW74VI0/Card.jpg News Unravel: Lauren Davies & Kirsten Stolle Jack Fischer Gallery in San Francisco from May 18 - June 29, 2019. Reception May 18, 4:00-6:00 pm. Delighted to be back in San Francisco and showing with Kirsten Stolle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1560202219642-FMQ4J3J3UNW0QGD7KNDL/image-asset.jpg News A New Photographic Biennial Looks to America’s Rust Belt Humble Arts Foundation interviews Rust Belt Biennial curators, June 10, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1539790040671-5I30XVWHPIQMOQGM84KU/TPC_OrangeLogo-website.jpg News 93rd International Print Competition Semifinalist with online exhibition. Click here for online exhibition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1538138358400-3XEOAO19OY7EB7G9TD7U/SarahKabot_open-closed-both-700x450.jpg News Open Space is SFMOMA's online & live interdisciplinary commissioning platform. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1530888228528-RX0PJ8THINC8MZMN0VDR/Foothill.jpg News Artist's Talk at Foothill Galleries on Thursday, July 12, 6:00-7:00 pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1523719480320-REY3ZZ4LKHUCM30VMFS0/unnamed.jpg News On view this Summer at Foothill Galleries in Cleveland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1521139476194-PZGDOJXIQUY7WRI0R1GV/Davies_2%2Bsq.jpg News Pleased to be featured in Peripheral Visions' upcoming Issue 8. This will be Peripheral Visions's first hard-copy print version and will also be available on-line. Look for this to appear in May/June 2018. Click here for my artist's profile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1520611561754-UDARNN4CDIHCIPC00XOR/IMG_3926.JPG News Delighted that the Joan Mitchell Foundation's catalog for the 2016-2017 Emerging Artist Grants has arrived. Download of complete catalog is available here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1518973224452-DS5H2MOA3RPDA5ANRAOD/IMG_3709.JPG News Featured in "Cleveland in Newark" presented by Denison University with an opening on February 17, 2018. Click here for details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1515952529581-1UQCV16GKVOGQNR5TE0Q/unnamed-1.jpg News Featured in Worthington Yards permanent collection and new Yards Project Space opening on January 18, 2018. Click here for details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1511453306668-FDLQ8SKJ1ULGP86QMY7P/PV8%2Bannouncement%2Bkincaid.jpg News Peripheral Visions Fellowship for upcoming Issue 8 that focuses on new work with a critical approach to craft, textiles, materiality and sculpture. Peripheral Visions first hard copy print version is due out in May 2018. Click here for details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508019440430-10VRQ0DBM4QMNRIMED6J/59d7d134e2e35.jpg News Art Review: Current events reflected in works at Emily Davis Gallery Click here for Anderson Turner's Beacon Journal review of Altered States at Emily Davis Gallery at University of Akron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1508019607146-OTF50799H9AHO3HX19QW/59cee27043f0e.jpg News Art Review: Fiber artists take on tough subjects from the news Click here for Anderson Turner's Beacon Journal review of fiber arts exhibition at The Sculpture Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1507062460923-ZHC213A5TBZUSXITVCWC/c3c3aa_d506397b321746079973962f558c4646%7Emv2_d_2862_2863_s_4_2.jpg News Materialism Curated by Lauren Davies at H Space with work by Eli Gfell, Elizabeth Emery, Aaron Koehn and Ella Medicus. Opening reception on October 27 at 7:00pm, Artists' Talk on October 28 at 2:00 pm. H Space is located at 10237 Berea Road, Unit H, Cleveland, OH 44012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1507061683089-2K2IJIMHQYLWDS0O12UG/img-6619smjpg-031819ed8a48c8d8.jpg News University of Akron Myers School of Art presents "Heatsink" and "Altered States" exhibitions. Click here for Cleveland.com article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1506204947448-YMB1G6ZC7TDUIRX75VJP/21688381_1139503916183664_2830874726503523208_o.jpg News "Altered States: Works by Christi Birchfield & Lauren Davies" an exhibition by two Cleveland based mixed-media artists. Join the University of Akron in greeting and meeting the artists in the two concurrent exhibitions at the Emily Davis Gallery with a reception on October 4. On view from September 28 - October 20, 2017 University of Akron, 150 E Exchange St, Akron, OH 44325 https://www.uakron.edu/art/galleries/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1506205347391-85I6YKBOHFD7VMY4QWM8/IMG_2169.JPG News MOCA Cleveland's Visiting Curator Award Program September 2017 awarded MOCA studio visit with Jose Carlos Diaz, Chief Curator at The Andy Warhol Museum and MOCA Curator, Will Brown. https://www.mocacleveland.org/programs/visiting-curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bf66cae4b0171d9d786f3b/1506204490634-JZH46D8QAS9D6I0DC5R9/letter_banner.png News Objections and Connections: Fiber Artists Talk Back William Marcellus Armstrong, Lauren Davies, Trey D. Gehring, Penny Mateer, and Kathryn Shinko. 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