artist statement

My process is focused on the layering of paint and linework, each layer responding intuitively to the last and with each other, creating expressive, movement driven works. I draw inspiration from nature, movement, and the fleeting beauty of florals. My most recent body of work seeks to converge my love for fluid transparent paint by letting those layers peek through heavier bodied paint applications. I am always mark making- obscuring and then refinding, pushing and pulling to create tension into and across the piece.

about

Lauren Bolshakov is a mixed media painter living and working in Charlotte, NC with her husband Andrei and studio pup, Mishka. When she’s not in the studio, she’s probably running, reading, or traveling. Lauren currently serves on the boards of The Foundation for Tomorrow and The McColl Center and is also involved with The Children’s Home Society of Charlotte, the Mint Museum Auxiliary and Arts for Life.

gallery representation & retail:

Art & Light Gallery, Greenville, SC

The Art Salon, Charlotte, NC

Isabellas, Charlotte, NC

Jenner McGinn Studio, Atlanta, GA