ABOUT LAUREN

Lauren Matsumoto is a painter exploring how we relate to nature. She is known for her use of a hybrid form of painting and collage creating an innovative dialogue between the two mediums. Her Scandinavian and Northern European roots inform her light, sophisticated color palette and modernist aesthetic. Matsumoto has an international collector base, with works held in collections across Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and North America. Her work has been presented in solo shows at galleries in the US and Hong Kong, as well as in notable group shows at venues in New York City, Vancouver, Tokyo, and at the United States Embassy in Oman. She has also exhibited her work across the United States in over 70 group exhibitions. Honors include a 2021 grant by the New York Foundation of the Arts City Artist Corps and in 2019, she was an artist in residence at the prestigious MASS MoCA museum studio program in North Adams, MA. She holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and BA in Painting from Yale University. Her unique perspective on Ornithology was inspired by growing up around birds owned by her grandfather, a professional bird breeder. She lives and works in the lower Hudson River Valley region of New York.