“I create visual stories that reside at the juncture of myth and social realism. Through my personal language of symbols, my paintings explore both female identity and comment on our shifting political and cultural landscape.”
~ LAUREN BERGMAN
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Lauren Bergman Artist’s CV
Project Grants
2018 – 2021 Dr. David M. Milch Foundation “Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated”
In collaboration with composer Ella Milch-Sheriff, a collection of twenty paintings were created each with a unique musical composition. Two interactive exhibitions have been produced, with more forthcoming.
Selected Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2024 Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville, Florida
Multidisciplinary exhibition of “Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated”
2023 Brandeis University, Hadassah Brandeis Institute
Exhibition of the “Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated” series
2019 Museum Ginzach Kiddush Hashem exhibition at The Pierre Hotel, NYC, NY
“Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated”
2012 TriaGallery NYC,NY
2010 TriaGallery,NYC,NY
“The Ameritopia Series”
2009 Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA
“CalHalla: Dreams of Future Passed”
2006 O.K. Harris, NYC, NY
“Everything’s Under Control”
2004 O.K. Harris, NYC, NY
“American Pastoral”
2003 Makor Gallery, NYC, NY
“Neo Nostalgia”
2002 O.K. Harris, NYC, NY
“American Dream”
1993 Capricorn Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Jane Street Gallery, Saugerties, NY
“Welcome Home” and “A Chorus of Angels”
2024 Annual Online Juried Show
American Women Artists
2023 Jane Street Gallery, Saugerties, NY
“Go Figure”
2022 Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
“Exit 20” and “Petit”
2019 Ille Arts, Amagansett, NY
“Artists Go to the Movies”
2018 33 Contemporary Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
“Chronicles of a Future Foretold”
Mayson Gallery NYC, NY
“Fragments of Self”
Poets and Artists publication
“Painting The Figure Now”
2012 Tria Gallery, NYC, NY
"C'est Quoi la Femme?"
Exhibit A Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Obey Your Master - Metallica Art Show"
Claire Oliver Gallery, NYC, NY
"All That Glitters"
2011 View Art Gallery, Bristol, England
"Modern Fabulists"
2009 Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC, NY
“True Self”
Exhibit A Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“The Detournements of Wynn Miller”
2008 Tria Gallery, NYC,NY
“State of theUnion”
Definition Gallery, Baltimore, MD
“A Dozen Echoes”
2007 Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Literartistry Show"
Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
"Homage to Domestic Familiarity"
Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Charity By Numbers"
2006 Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"All About Women"
Saatchi and Saatchi, Harlem Art Project Benefit Auction, hosted by Phillips de Pury NYC,NY
2005 The Times Square Gallery, NYC, NY
"Curator and Artist"
The Times Square Gallery, NYC, NY
"Shadow and Light"
2003 M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
“American Realism VI”
2002 The Times Square Gallery, NYC, NY
“My Summer Vacation”
The Times Square Gallery, NYC, NY
“The Love Show”
2001 Port Authority Gallery NYC, NY
Nexus Gallery NYC, NY
2000 Knickerbocker Gallery, NYC, NY
“Winter Show” and “Summer Show”
1999 Art Students League NYC, NY Blue Dot Student Exhibition
1997 Audart Gallery NYC, NY
1991-1994 Capricorn Gallery, Washington, D.C
Seasonal Group Shows
Education
Art Students League, New York, New York continuing education
Parson's School of Design, New York, New York continuing education
Smith College, Northampton, MA, M.Ed.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, BA art and education, summa cum laude
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Lauren Bergman | My Current Thoughts
Throughout my career my paintings have been explorations of societal issues as told through the female lens. Images of the idealized woman confronted the conflicting expectations of contemporary culture and the intricately complex ways in which we, as women, form our identities.
In the past five years my work has taken a significant turn. As we witness the normalization of extremist rhetoric, the rise of authoritarian movements worldwide, and the loss of individual rights and freedoms right here at home, I aim to create work that serves as both memorial and warning; to remind that the Holocaust didn’t begin with camps - it began with words, with the dehumanization of “others”, with society’s silence in the face of growing hatred and intolerance.
Biography
Beginning as a high school student, Lauren Bergman was involved in art classes at the Corcoran School of Art. Her talents and mature narratives quickly landed her gallery exhibitions in Washington, D.C. at Capricorn Gallery, exhibiting among renowned American realists, including Burton Silverman and Sondra Freckelton.
Bergman’s work has been featured in publications ranging from The New York Times to Juxtapoz Magazine. She has had three solo exhibitions at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York, which represented her for a decade. Other solo and two-person exhibitions include the Makor Gallery and Tria Gallery in New York and the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. Her many group shows include Plus One Gallery in London, Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, and Jonathan Levine Gallery and Claire Oliver Fine Art in New York.
Bergman grew up in the Washington metro area, where she studied at the Corcoran School of Art. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts and education from the Univeristy of Massachusets at Amherst, graduating summa cum laude, and her master’s degree at Smith College before relocating to Manhattan to study painting and design at FIT and The Art Students League. Bergman now lives in a converted pickled herring factory in the West Village and has a studio at Mana Contemporary.