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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 






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