ABOUT

Lauren Kent is an artist based in Seattle, Washington. Originally from Santa Barbara, CA, she received her BA in Visual Art and History at Brown University and was awarded the Weston Fine Arts Award in 2011. She received her MAT in Art Education from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2012. 

Lauren lived and worked in Somerville, Massachusetts for eight years, where she exhibited her work in multiple businesses and community spaces including Inside-Out Gallery, Bow Market, Urban Hearth, Fenway Health Alliance, Somerville Media Center, and the Cambridge Innovation Center. In 2019 she was awarded an LCC Grant from the Somerville Arts Council and created a work of public art for the city. Her paintings are included in private collections around the country.

In Seattle, she continues to gain inspiration from long walks in the city and interior moments with family and friends. Her work has been highlighted by local galleries and art collectives, including Side Rail Collective, Gallery Baird, Seattle Artist League, and Crush/Repeat.

Lauren was the founder and painting instructor at Lauren Kent Painting School, where she taught drawing and oil painting classes to adult students. She has taught as an art educator for K-12 students in Revere Public Schools, The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, and RAW Art Works in Massachusetts. Most recently, she supported K-12 teachers and facilitated art education professional development as Assistant Manager of School Programs and Partnerships at the Seattle Art Museum.