ABOUT
Lauren McDougall is a contemporary visual artist, currently based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work lies within feminist frameworks, often analysing relationships women obtain with themselves, non-human nature and social institutions. Through the use of collage, video art and mixed-media, Lauren
Through her surrealist depictions of women’s bodies, often reappropriated from archived art works, advertisements and pornography – she challenges the relentless western representation of women seen in historic and contemporary culture.
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EDUCATION:
2018 NPA Photography, Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh
2018-2021 BA (Hons) Photography - London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
EXHIBITIONS:
2019 End of Year Exhibition, London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London
2021 UAL Graduate Showcase, London College of Communication (online)
2021 Graduates Salon, Photo London, Somerset House, London
2022 Gallus Gallus, Open House Hackney, 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
MAGAZINE 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