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Lauren YS
Lauren YS is a contemporary artist based in the city of Los Angeles. Focused on art installations and murals Lauren YS has created a plethora of large-scale art. Their inspiration has been cited as being Chinese folk art, Korean horror films, the U.S. history of Chinatowns, and debunking the symbolism in my nightmares. Though the influence and common themes found on their artwork would dreams, mythology, death, comics, love, sex, psychedelia, animation and their Asian-American heritage.Though it should be noted that Lauren YS is also an activist through their art advocating for intersectional communities such as queer BIPOC, Asian-American communities, and also the environmentalist through their art pieces. Many common art styles include abstract shapes and lines, psychadelic and vivid colors, repeated patterns, and mythological animals.

Lauren YS has had their art featured in a variety of exhibits including solo exhibits in the Rabbit Eye Movement Art Space in Vienna, Austria and the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Though they have stated that they wish to further their artistic outreach into making their own clothing line, publication, novels, or even movies.

Life and Education
Lauren YS who uses they/them pronouns was born on March 1st, 1991 in Colorado.They both attended and graduated from Stanford University from 2009-2013 with a Bachelors in English and Art Practice. They have stated in past interviews that their father was a pilot and their mother was a flight attendant and they were both lawyers. This meant that as a child their family would travel around the world all the time. Traveling in Asia and Europe specifically Greece was a memorable country as Lauren YS remembers "seeing all of these dead octopi hanging on clothing lines everywhere" that have been added to their art. Lauren YS also has a twin.

Work
Lauren YS has had their art featured in a variety of exhibits. This includes solo exhibits in the Rabbit Eye Movement Art Space in Vienna, Austria and Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Though they have stated they wish to further their artistic outreach into making their own clothing line, publication, novels, or even movies. Lauren YS has also participated in festivals which include Art Basel Miami, Pow!Wow! Hawaii, PangeaSeed SeaWalls (New Zealand), Pow!Wow! Long Beach, Wallskar Festival China. They have shown work in galleries nationwide and in international cities including Vienna, New York, London, Tokyo and Melbourne.

2019

 * ‘ Xenophilia’ Hashimoto Contemporary / New York NY
 * ‘ Miscreants’ Corey Helford Gallery / Los Angeles CA

2018

 * ‘ Corpus Flux’ Juddy Roller Gallery / Melbourne, AUS

2017

 * ' Brujeria' Guru Gallery / Mexico City, Mexico

2016

 * ' MoonBurn' Superchief Gallery / Brooklyn NY

2015

 * ' Devil's Jelly' Cotton Candy Machine / Brooklyn NY

2014

 * ' Kraken' / Rabbit Eye Movement Art Space / Vienna Austria
 * ' Behind You' / Public / San Francisco CA

2013

 * ' Out of Body' / Thomas Welton Subgallery / Stanford CA