Lauren Satlowski (b. 1984 in Detroit, MI) paints cinematic imagery that utilize elements of familiarity to critique a viewer’s expectations of body, subject, and intamacy. The semiotics of these works convey an anxiety tied to occupying female bodies matched with the urgency of realizing their power. The subjects are not idealized, but their bodies are still objectified on glossy oil painted surfaces, a medium that calls for a reconciliation with a history that struggles through anxieties of power, possession and objectification.

Lauren Satlowski lives and works in Los Angeles. She received an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art (2013) and a BFA from Wayne State University (2009). Her work has been exhibited internationally throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. Satlowski has held solo exhibitions at Micki Meng, Bel Ami, DM Office, Paris, ODD ARK and Embassy in Los Angeles, as well as Wasserman Projects in Detroit. Recent group exhibitions include Mad Monk at Micki Meng, New York; Present 23 at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; When The Sun Loses Its Light at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles; and My Secret Garden at Asia Art Center, Taipei. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ICA Miami, the Columbus Museum of Art and X Museum, Beijing.