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Lauren McDougall is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work navigates the intricate depths of feminist theory, exploring the evolving relationships between women, selfhood, nature, and societal constructs.
At the core of her practice is a surreal reinvention of the female form, drawn from the archives of art history, advertising, and pornography. Through recontextualisation, she interrogates Western representations of femininity, deconstructing both historical and contemporary portrayals to expose and rewrite the narratives embedded in social consciousness.
Lauren’s work exists at the intersection of the organic and the digital, blending analogue processes with technological interventions. She embraces the digital era not only as a tool but as a conceptual framework—examining how technology mediates identity, sexuality, and power. Her practice is a constant negotiation between past and future, material and virtual, dismantling binaries to create the uncanny
Additionally, Lauren is also a freelance photographer, specialising in art exhibition and event coverage.
At the core of her practice is a surreal reinvention of the female form, drawn from the archives of art history, advertising, and pornography. Through recontextualisation, she interrogates Western representations of femininity, deconstructing both historical and contemporary portrayals to expose and rewrite the narratives embedded in social consciousness.
Lauren’s work exists at the intersection of the organic and the digital, blending analogue processes with technological interventions. She embraces the digital era not only as a tool but as a conceptual framework—examining how technology mediates identity, sexuality, and power. Her practice is a constant negotiation between past and future, material and virtual, dismantling binaries to create the uncanny
Additionally, Lauren is also a freelance photographer, specialising in art exhibition and event coverage.
EDUCATION:
2018-2021 BA (Hons) Photography - London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
2018 NPA Photography, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh
EXHIBITIONS:
2024 The New Artist, Boomer Gallery, London
2024 Public, Shapes and Things, London (online)
2024 Fallacious Memory, Fringe Arts Bath, Bath
2024 Burn It, Venue MOT, London
2022 Gallus Gallus, Open House Hackney, London
2021 Graduates Salon, Photo London, Somerset House, London
2021 UAL Graduate Showcase, London College of Communication (online)
2019 End of Year Exhibition, London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London
PUBLICATIONS:
2021 “Carnepolitics: The Meatification of women and animals” published in Emergencies: Notes for the Future Monument
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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
2021 Nomination for the Aesthetica Magazine art prize
2021 Photo London Graduate Prize
2021 Metro Imaging Mentorship Award
FEATURES:
2022 ‘Additions’ in 17:23 MAGAZINE ISSUE 33 VOL.2 2022
2022 Focus Magazine Summer 2022, DGUnlimited
2022 ‘Additions’ in MOB Magazine VOL 25 ISSUE 14
2018-2021 BA (Hons) Photography - London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
2018 NPA Photography, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh
EXHIBITIONS:
2024 The New Artist, Boomer Gallery, London
2024 Public, Shapes and Things, London (online)
2024 Fallacious Memory, Fringe Arts Bath, Bath
2024 Burn It, Venue MOT, London
2022 Gallus Gallus, Open House Hackney, London
2021 Graduates Salon, Photo London, Somerset House, London
2021 UAL Graduate Showcase, London College of Communication (online)
2019 End of Year Exhibition, London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London
PUBLICATIONS:
2021 “Carnepolitics: The Meatification of women and animals” published in Emergencies: Notes for the Future Monument
read text here
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
2021 Nomination for the Aesthetica Magazine art prize
2021 Photo London Graduate Prize
2021 Metro Imaging Mentorship Award
FEATURES:
2022 ‘Additions’ in 17:23 MAGAZINE ISSUE 33 VOL.2 2022
2022 Focus Magazine Summer 2022, DGUnlimited
2022 ‘Additions’ in MOB Magazine VOL 25 ISSUE 14