Lauren Phillips (she/they) is a queer, neurodivergent visual artist based in Kansas City. They frequently work with wood cutout acrylic paintings and have experience with other mediums like murals, mirrors, neon, mosaic tile, and digital illustration. Her work has been featured in solo and juried shows at 21c Museum Hotel, Crossroads Hotel, Plug Gallery, Weinberger Gallery, and Beco Gallery, among others. In 2022, they were awarded an Inspiration Grant from ArtsKC and, in 2020, a Crossroads Artboard from the Charlotte Street Foundation. Lauren’s work has been commissioned by International Planned Parenthood Federation, VMLY&R, and Ripple Glass. Her work has been published in Frankie Magazine, Create! Magazine, Curious Magazine, and on The Jealous Curator.

She incorporates her hyperfixation on pattern, color, and decoration in her highly detailed paintings which explore the complex and often intergenerational nature of trauma. Their work seeks to shed light on the deep wounds that can be passed on to us by others, and the fear, strength, and hypervigilance that is created in the mind and body from these experiences.

For freelance work, commissions, collaborations or inquiries, contact her.

Follow her on Instagram to see more of her work: @laurenphillips