EDUCATION
MFA, Interdisciplinary Studio Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
MA, Contemporary Art, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY, 2011
BFA, Communication Design, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY, 2010
AWARDS
Emerging Woman Artist Award: Arts to Hearts Project Art Prize, 2023
National Organization for Arts and Health Scholarship, 2020
TikTok Creators Grant, 2020
Tangi by Google Creators Grant, 2020
Pittman Family Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2018
The PennDesign South Asia Center Research Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2017
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency Merit Scholarship, 2015
RESIDENCIES
Chennai Artist Residency, Chennai, India, 2017
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI, 2015
Node Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin, Germany, 2011
INSTALLATIONS and EXHIBITIONS
A Defining Moment, solo show, curated by Indira Cesarine, The Untitled Space, New York, NY, 2024
Desert Garden, an upcycled art installation made in collaboration with Coca-Cola at Sonic Desert for Coachella, CA, 2024
Desert Garden Coachella installation exhibited at TheArt-Dept. Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2024
The Art of Wellness, group show produced by The Art-Dept. Gallery for Miami Art Week, the Surfcomber Hotel, Miami, FL, 2023
We Love Our Teaching Artists, group show organized by Northwind Art, Gover Gallery, Port Townsend, WA, 2023
Community painting activation, House of Yes Block Party, Brooklyn, NY, 2022
DISARM, group show curated by Renee Valenti, New York, NY, 2019
Parentheses, curated by David Hartt and Sharon Hayes, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY, 2018
BILD/BUILD, curated by Alex Klein, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Loose Ends, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2017
FRAMEwork, Grimm Museum, Berlin, DE, 2012
PERFORMANCES and SCREENINGS
Shadow Selves, immersive experience and art installation, Rubulad, Brooklyn, NY, 2022
Shadow Selves mask painting experience and art installation, Primal Awakening Women’s Retreat organized by Christina Almeida, ChoZen Eco-Sanctuary, Sebastian, FL, 2022
Every Morning a New Arrival, screening curated by Dustin Dill, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, MX, 2022
Every Morning a New Arrival performance at Art She Says Salon, New York, NY, 2021
There, Between, screening and talk organized by Dustin Dill, Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatán, Mérida, MX, 2019
ART FAIRS
Superfine! Art Fair, Miami, FL, 2018
SELECTED ART PRESS
Page Six, 2024, “Inside Coachella 2024’s star-studded parties: Megan Fox, Paris Hilton, and more”
OK! Magazine, 2024, “HOT PICS! Tiffany Haddish performs at Friendly House 3rd Annual Comedy Fundraiser in LA,Rihanna & A$AP Rocky get cozy at PizzaSlime for Coachella”
In Touch Weekly, “Hot Pics! See What Your Favorite Stars and Celebrities Are Up to This Week”
E! News, 2024, “Coachella 2024: Celebrity Fashion Sightings”
Extra!, 2024, “Stars at Coachella 2024”
Entertainment Tonight, “2024 Coachella Celebrity Sightings and Performances”
Magnetic Magazine, “Coachella Weekend One 2024 Party Recap”
Loop Mag, 2024, “Inside The Sonic Desert Party With BPM Music”
Medium, 2024, “Multidisciplinary Artist Lauren Altman Debuted “Desert Garden” Presented by Coca-Cola Spiced During Coachella”
Canvas Rebel, 2024, “Meet Lauren Altman”
BPM Music Blog, 2024, “BPM Music Throws Sonic Desert Party with Austin Millz, Topo Chico & Coca-Cola”
Miami Wire, 2023, “Lauren Altman Showcases Her Intricate Mixed Media Pieces at Art Basel 2023”
Miami Weekly, 2023, “The Art Lounge Hosted A Curation of Live and Interactive Experiences at Art Basel 2023, Curated by theART-Dept. And NRVLD”
Miami New Times, 2023, “NRVLD and theART-Dept. Hosted The Art Lounge to Art Basel at The Iconic Surfcomber Hotel”
Yahoo Finance, 2023, “NRVLD and theART-Dept. Host the Art Lounge During Art Basel 2023 Offering Interactive and Live Experiences”
Create Magazine, 2023, “25 Artists From Our Community Exploring Magic”
Peninsula Daily News, 2023, “Teaching Artists Exhibit Opens at Grover Gallery”
Goss Magazine, 2022, “Women in Art Series: 101 Women Artists”
Solace, 2022, “Artist Finds Healing, Thread by Thread”
Time Out New York, 2022, “Coloring Club: Creativity as Self-Care”
Create! Magazine, 2022, “Studio Sundays Artist Feature”
Peninsula Daily News, 2022, “Being One’s Own Art Therapist”
International Mental Health Association, 2022, “Artist Feature: Lauren Altman”
Studio Visit Magazine, 2019, “Volume 44”
Penn Arts & Sciences South Asia Center, 2017, “"In Good Hands": MFA Lauren Altman Discusses the Chennai Artist Residency”
SELECTED FASHION PRESS
BUST Magazine, 2024, “The Intersection of Fashion, Art, and Feminism with Lauren Altman”
Irk Magazine, 2024, “Discover Lauren Altman’s Unique World Where Fashion Meets Artistry”
Fashion Week Daily, 2024, “Lauren Altman Studio”
Photobook Magazine, 2023, “Multimedia Artist Lauren Altman, Who Skillfully Upcycled Clothing into Wearable Pieces of Art”
Fashion Week Online, 2023, “Lauren Altman Studio: Where Fashion Meets Artistry”
Grazia Magazine, 2023, “Exclusive Interview: Annabelle Kajbaf, Fashion Time Machine”
Irk Magazine, 2023, “The Drama of Fate”
Medium, 2023, “Must Have Fashion and Lifestyle Accessories in Summer/Fall 2023”