Lauren Grossman makes sculpture employing a variety of materials, including porcelain, steel, rubber, glass, cast iron, and insect-encrusted fiberglass. She often salvages materials for their well-worn qualities and incorporates repurposed mechanisms into interactive works. Ranging in scale from intimate objects to sited installations, her provocative work wrestles with the ever-shifting meanings of Judeo/Christian imagery in contemporary culture.
Originally from Tucson, Lauren graduated from the University of Washington ceramics program in 1983 and remained in Seattle to establish her broad-ranging studio practice. Since then, she has created more than 25 solo shows in commercial and academic gallery spaces. Lauren’s work has also traveled to numerous regional and national group exhibitions.
Her honors include a Flintridge Foundation Award, two Groot Foundation awards, a Seattle Artists Award, and a SOLA Award. She has also done artist residencies at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Pilchuck Glass School, and twice in the Kohler Arts/Industry program.
Reviews of Lauren’s shows have appeared in Art In America, Sculpture, American Ceramics, Artweek, and other periodicals, books, and blogs. Lauren’s work is included in the collections of Microsoft, the Tacoma Art Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, University of Washington Special Collections, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Arizona State University Matthews Collection, the City of Seattle, and many private collections.
Along with her studio work, Lauren has taught at the University of Washington, including leading the School of Art Rome Program. In her community, she has worked with students ranging from elementary school kids to incarcerated people.
Selected works
“She-ass,” 2024, ceramic, glaze, steel, paint, artificial sinew, ink, 39 × 31 × 13 in. Photo credit: Masao Everett.
“Demand With Tuffet,” 2025, ceramic, cast iron, steel, glaze, sand, leather, 31 × 11 × 11 in. Photo credit: Masao Everett.
“Maid,” 2025, ceramic, glaze, 24 × 17 × 13 in. Photo credit: Masao Everett.
“Murmur,” 2025, steel, cast iron, aluminum, paint, lead, zipties, found plastic lettering, 132 × 60 × 42 in. Photo credit: Masao Everett.
“Two Nations,” 2025, ceramic, glaze, cast iron, steel, paint, rubber, cotton, 41 × 16 × 16 in. Photo credit: Masao Everett.
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