C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Education:
| 2008 | B.A. Visual Arts, Art History Minor, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ |
Solo Exhibitions:
| 2012 | Order and Chaos, Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts, Blue Mountain, NY |
| Urban Planning, Spacecraft, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2011 | NYC: An Honest Lie, Salon Ciel, New York, NY |
Group Exhibitions:
| 2012 | Arc-Types and Well-Rounded Characters, Studio 371, Jersey City, NJ |
| Historic Burlington, Grellet Gallery, Burlington, NJ | |
| 2012 Juried Show, Medford Arts Center, Medford, NJ | |
| Tales of a City, Spacecraft, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Love and Lust, Spacecraft, CELLspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2011 | Letting Go, Rogue Video & Performance, Walsh Gallery, Newark, NJ |
| October Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY | |
| September Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY | |
| August Artists In Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY | |
| Distance, Curated by Radius Twelve, Grady Alexis Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Abandoned Landscape, 1 Op & Cwow, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ | |
| Eclipse, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ | |
| In-Between Places, 1 Op Collective, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ | |
| 2010 | All the Trimmings, LZ Project Space, New York, NY |
| ARTcamp 2010, New York Studio Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 33 Expo: 1op Collective, Newark Open Doors '10, Newark, NJ | |
| Wall To Wall, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ | |
| 1op Collective Small Works Show, Think Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Illustrious, The Straube Center Gallery, Pennington, NJ | |
| This is Where I Live, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Open Studio Day, The Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ | |
| 2009 | Home, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| die Zeit of Drawing, Climate/Gallery, Long Island City, NY | |
| Small Works Group Show, Rogue Space Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Me & You & Us, ArtHouse, Colab Arts, New Brunswick, NJ | |
| 2008 | The Journey: The Yellow Bra Event, 2008, The Frame Shop, Mahwah, NJ |
| Selah: Senior Exhibition, The Kresge/Pascal Galleries, Ramapo College of NJ | |
| 2007 | Staff Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY |
| Blanket Femininity, Mahwah Public Library, Mahwah, NJ | |
| 2006 | Feminist Art Show, J. Lee's Student Center, Ramapo College of NJ |
Residencies:
| 2012 | CELLspace, Project 2048, San Francisco, California (Jan-May) |
| 2011 | Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois |
| Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside, Troy, New York | |
| Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont | |
| 2010 | ARTCamp Studio Residency, NY Studio Gallery, New York, New York |
| 2009 | The Terry Family Foundation Resident Fellowship at Edenfred, Madison, Wisconsin |
Curatorial Experience:
| 2011 | Curator, October Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY |
| Curator, September Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY | |
| Curator, August Artists in Residence, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY | |
| Co-Curator, In-Between Places, Ramapo College of NJ, NJ | |
| Co-Curator, The Abandoned Landscape, Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ | |
| 2010 | Co-Curator, 33 Expo: 1 Op Collective, Newark Open Doors, Newark, NJ |
| Co-Curator, 1 Op Collective: 45/55, Think Gallery, New York, NY |
Related Experience:
| 2013 | Guest Speaker, Promote Your Art Online, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ |
| 2012 | Founder & Co-Director, 1 Op Collective, www.1opcollective.com (2010-Present) |
| Founder & Co-Director, 2 Op Collective, www.2opcollective.wordpress.com | |
| Guest Speaker, Promote Your Art Online, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ | |
| 2010 | Guest Speaker, Life After Ramapo, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ |
| 2008 | Student Event Manager, Joyce Kozloff Artist Talk, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ |
Work Experience:
| 2013 | Drafting Consultant, LionFish Design, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 | Artists Services Coordinator, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY |
| Artist's Fabrication Assistant, David Greg Harth, New York, NY | |
| Drafting Consultant, HMR Architects, Princeton, NJ | |
| 2010 | Drafting Consultant, Kaitsen Woo Architect, P.C., New York, NY (2007-2010) |
| Artist's Studio Assistant, Sonya Sklaroff, New York, NY (2008-2010) | |
| Artist's Studio Assistant, Mariah Fee, New York, NY | |
| 2008 | Tour Guide, The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison, NY (2006-2008) |
| 2007 | Collections Intern, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
| Registrar's Assistant, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Collections Intern, The Russel Wright Design Center, Garrison, NY | |
| Summer Intern, Berrie Center Art Galleries, Ramapo College of NJ |
S E L E C T E D T E X T
| 2012 | Lauren Smith, Sweet Station, Contemporary Art Blog, Apr. 11, 2012 |
| Lauren Smith, Cressida Anderson Contextual File, Contemporary Art Blog, March 29, 2012 | |
| Lauren Smith: Doubt and Confusion, Collab Cubed, Contemporary Art & Design Blog, Feb. 15, 2012 | |
| 2011 | Nicole Helen Brunner, An Interview with Lauren Smith, 1 Op Collective Art Zine, Volume I, Issue II, July 2011 |
| Jason Greendyk, NYC: An Honest Lie, http://www.zonisphere.com, February 10, 2011 | |
| Monthly Featured Artist: Lauren Smith, 1 Op Collective, Contemporary Art Blog, December 1, 2011 | |
| 2010 | Lauren Smith, Sonata Art Magazine: Second Issue, July 2010 |
| Featured Artist: Lauren Smith, Gallery Left, Internet Art Gallery, Summer 2010 |