Lauren Howard
Foundation studies professor
Education
- M.F.A., art, University of South Florida
- B.F.A., art/drawing, University of Georgia
Credentials
Academic experience
- Professor of foundation studies, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Lecturer, 2017–23, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- Adjunct professor of art, 2013–16, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
- Adjunct professor of art, 2013–16, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
- Adjunct professor of art, 2009–10, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
- Instructor, 2006–09, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Professional experience
- Studio manager, 2023, Opelika Art Haus, Opelika, AL
- Assistant preparator, 2009–10, Contemporary Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
- Collaborative director, 2004–05, UpDown Gallery, Athens, GA
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Artist in Residence, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Mt. San Angelo, Amherst, VA
- Partial Fellowship for Artistic Merit, Vermont Studio Center
- Best of Show Award, Provider, "Works on Paper," Studio @ 620
- Full Tuition Waiver, University of South Florida
- USF College of The Arts Grant, University of South Florida
- William and Nancy Oliver General Award
- Las Damas de Arte Scholarship, Las Damas
- Jack Jeanne Winter Endowed Fellowship in Art, University of South Florida
- William and Nancy Oliver Scholarship, William and Nancy Oliver
- Art Department School Fund, University of South Florida
Organizations
- Art Haus, board of directors, Opelika, AL
- Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
- EyeSplice Artist Collective
- College Art Association
- The Florida Consortium of Arts Schools
- Art organization, University of Georgia, president
Publications and presentations
Solo exhibitions
- Untitled: New Work, Sager Reeves Gallery, Columbia, MO, 2022
- How Did I Not See This Coming, Fieldwork Projects, Auburn, AL, 2015
- Habitual Humility, Humidity, and Ghosts, 4-D Studios, Tampa, FL, 2014
- Works by Lauren Alyssa Howard, UpDown Gallery, Athens, GA, 2006
- Scenes from New York City, Cyber Café, Gainesville, GA, 2002
Selected group exhibitions
- Artfields National Exhibition, TRAX Gallery, Lake City, SC, 2023
- Neighbor Nature, Poole Gallery, The Center of the Arts, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL, 2022
- Artfields National Exhibition, The ROB, Lake City, SC, 2022
- Faculty Exhibition Seven, Jule Collins Smith Museum, Auburn, AL, 2022
- Figures in a New World: Re-appropriating Symbolism in Contemporary Art, Rainey Fine Arts Center, Anderson University, Anderson, SC & Greenville, NC, 2021
- While You Were Out, Redmill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2020
- Ransom 2, Wayfarer's Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, 2020
- Waterloo Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH, 2020
- Parsing, Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD, 38th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College Gallery, Columbia, MO, (Juror, Ben Cameron), 2017
- Untitled, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA, 2017
- Other Words for Nature: Aesthetics of Health Exhibition Series, The Cowell Family Cancer Center, Interlochen, MI, 2016
- Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2015
- Dirty South, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA Prepare Now, Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA FICSPLICE, Mom Gallery, Austin, TX, 2015
- Practical Feminism, Radiator Gallery, Long Island City, NY Spatial Disruption, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2014
- Traces, Here Arts, New York, NY, 2013
- The 17 Tips Project, Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV (Catalogue, Forward by William Powhida), 2012
- Aljira Fine Art Auction 2011, Aljira Fine Art, Newark, NJ, 2011
- ShowTel 2010, Biba Hotel, West Palm Beach, FL, 2010
- Beauty for Ashes: The Portrait Reconsidered, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2010
- Diigi A-Go-Go, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL, 2009
- Works on Paper, Studio @ 620, St. Petersburg, FL, 2009
- In White Space, 5[Art], West Tampa, FL, 2009
- FloCAS, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, (Juror: Libby Lumpkin) (Catalogue), 2009
- Closure: MFA Graduation Exhibition, Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL, 2009
- Anything but Safe: Sex, Sexuality, and Gender, Oval Theater, Tampa, FL 2008
- What You Get for the Money, Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL, 2008
- 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition, The Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL (Juror: Anne Pasternak) (Catalogue), 2008
- Pastel National 2008, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS (Juror: G. Daniel Massad) (Catalogue), 2008
- Informe, Flight 19, Tampa, FL (Jurors: Derek Murray, Gregory Green) (catalogue), 2007
- 31st Annual Juried Exhibition, The Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL (Juror: Edouard Duval-Carrié) (Catalogue)
- Poser, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH, 2007
Selected lectures
- Artist Talk, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
- A Little Art Talk, Jule Collins Smith Museum, Auburn, AL
- Artist talk, Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL
- Artist talk, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- Current work, Pecha Kucha, Tampa, FL Publications
- Artist Talk: Beauty for Ashes, presented at Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Selected publications
- Studio Visit Magazine, Volumes 51 & 52, Spring 2024
- Envision Art Magazine, Volume 9, January 4, 2023
- The Republic, Jordan Philson, "'How Did I Not See This Coming?" by Artist Lauren A. Howard: A Synopsis, Summer 2015
- Rebecca Brantley, "Art Review: A Down and Dirty South at Mammal Gallery," August 28, 2015
- Brett Levine, "Art Review: Lauren Alyssa Howard's Down-home Wasteland, at Fieldwork Projects," June 23, 2015
- Queen Mob's Teahouse, Lauren Alyssa Howard, March 10, 2015
- Lennie Bennet, "EyeSplice Collective" at Morean Features 12 Emerging Female Artists, September 22, 2014
- Splinter Generation, Lauren Alyssa Howard: Deconstructing the Poor-White-Trash Stereotype, April 2011
- TheArtList, Interview, November Artist of the Month, November 2010
- CQ 17, "Icon," Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art & Design, Vol. 17, Winter 2009