Artist.Curator. Art Consultant.
Lauren Siry is an artist, curator and art advisor based in London, San Diego, and Dubai. She is the founding director of 1805 Gallery in San Diego, where she has curated exhibitions, residencies and lectures featuring local and international artists. She advises organizations on art programs that encourage community engagement and strengthen brand identity. Her clients have included Porto Vista Hotel, HG Fenton Company and Simon Property Group.
She previously worked on the curatorial team at Lux Art Institute. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, and a BFA from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has served as a juror for exhibitions at San Diego International Airport and has taught workshops at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library. Her curatorial work has been featured in Arts and Culture (KPBS), Voice of San Diego, Pacific Magazine and Alpha-Kilo Creative.
The human form has always been the central focus of my art practice. I am fascinated by the connections that human beings establish with each other and how these connections go beyond the physical boundaries of the body. We are more permeable than we realize.
The body is limitless in its physical and emotional expressions. It silently communicates as we interact with others and the world around us. I strive to capture an unrestrained authentic energy that emphasizes trust in the body's intuitive movements finding familiar shapes: bodily forms colliding, expanding, and merging.
To gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of relationships and identity, I draw inspiration from concepts in neuroscience, physics, and sociology. My work is about our experience within our bodies and the interactions with others that shape our sense of self. I see an intricate web of relationships that mold our identities. Rather than existing as isolated individuals, we leave a trace of ourselves with everyone we encounter. Perhaps if we recognized others as an integral part of our own selves, we could live in greater harmony.
Artist Statement
Areas of Expertise
Studio art
Curating
Writing
Art Program Development
Recent Projects
Essay on Brazilian Artist Duo Cesar and Lois published in HereIn Journal.
Exhibiting with Meyer Fine Art San Diego, California