Artist Lauren Edmonds in front of their video installation Dark Forebodings (2024)
BIO
Lauren Edmonds (b.1993) is a multimedia artist living and working in the Moreton Bay region, Queensland Australia. They completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Class I Honours at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University in 2015.
Edmonds’ work is often created as socio-political commentary – encouraging conversation and contemplation regarding everyday experience. They work in a variety of media including: drawing, animation, installation and object making. As their art practice has developed, Edmonds fosters a growing interest in creating interactive artworks and mixing technology with the handmade.
Edmonds’ artwork I dun good (2015) was selected to exhibit in Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of New Media Art in 2017. This exhibition toured Australia, from 2018-2021.
In 2015, Edmonds was awarded two awards in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media category for 2014 and again a finalist for the 2015 prize, opened to artists nationally. In 2014 they were a finalist in the Marie Ellis Prize for Drawing. Edmonds has held two solo exhibitions, one in 2009-10 and one in 2012.
BIO
Lauren Edmonds (b.1993) is a multimedia artist living and working in the Moreton Bay region, Queensland Australia. They completed a Bachelor of Fine Art with Class I Honours at the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University in 2015.
Edmonds’ work is often created as socio-political commentary – encouraging conversation and contemplation regarding everyday experience. They work in a variety of media including: drawing, animation, installation and object making. As their art practice has developed, Edmonds fosters a growing interest in creating interactive artworks and mixing technology with the handmade.
Edmonds’ artwork I dun good (2015) was selected to exhibit in Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of New Media Art in 2017. This exhibition toured Australia, from 2018-2021.
In 2015, Edmonds was awarded two awards in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media category for 2014 and again a finalist for the 2015 prize, opened to artists nationally. In 2014 they were a finalist in the Marie Ellis Prize for Drawing. Edmonds has held two solo exhibitions, one in 2009-10 and one in 2012.
Statement
I create work across a diverse range of media, constantly exploring new methods and developing visual languages to offer socio-political commentary through my art. My work aims to encourage contemplation and conversations on the everyday realities of contemporary life. My practice spans drawing, new media, animation, installation, ceramics, and object-making.
I have developed particular interests in integrating interactive components into my work, fusing technology with handmade elements to explore the intersection of the digital and the material.
Recurring themes in my work include the influence of mass and social media, activism and social agency, the challenges of living in a time of compounding crises, climate disaster and an appreciation of the natural environment.
