Lauren Mantecon

Art Brokerage: Lauren Mantecon American Artist: Lauren Mantecón's most recent practice dictates a slightly different variation: the grain of wood; ink, gesso and paint are kept in their initial gestural stages. A deliberate style of mark making relishing a complete dialogue within the unfinished and ambiguous. Structured intention balance with spontaneous composition. She is following what the French poet Francis Ponge called 'the law of determining indeterminates. Lauren is a recipient of The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant (2015) and has been awarded numerous art residencies that include Djerassi, Woodside, CA; Santa Fe Art Institute; and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, NM. Lauren spent her childhood moving between the East and West Coasts, negotiating the terrain of identity and place in the middle. After settling in Southern California as a young adult, she earned her B.A. in conceptual photography from Cal State Fullerton, where she was deeply influenced by the work of Cindy Sherman and Lorna Simpson, who worked in self/cultural photo documentation. Listings wanted.