A R T I S T  S T A T E M E N T 

 

Nature,  steady and tenacious; it is also an emblem of growth and renewal. I consider my Botanicals to be portraits and my  figurative  work to be a part of nature.  We are a part of nature.

 

The character portraits that I paint are a closeup,  personal depiction of the inner essence of the subject. I am reaching for the nucleus of the subject, giving permission to be intrusive and inquisitive. Dismissing all of the inconsequential details, I am attempting to extricate the unexposed.

 

My art is a benevolent invasion of the aspect of the personality that tries to remain hidden… not quite ready to be revealed, judged or dissected. My paintings are sizable, adding to the paintings’ uncompromising and unapologetic objective.

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B I O

Lauren Rosenblum is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intimate interplay between nature and human identity. Whether through botanical studies, culinary still lifes, or evocative character portraits, Lauren’s paintings reflect her deep reverence for the natural world and the psychological layers within her subjects. Her portraits, often large in scale, are bold yet tender investigations into the hidden and unspoken aspects of personality—works she calls a “benevolent invasion” of the inner self.

 

Introduced to the arts at an early age, Lauren grew up immersed in creative influences—listening to her mother play classical piano while her father painted and sculpted. As a teenager, she pursued life drawing at the Art Students League and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, commuting from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Her classical training deepened later in her career under the mentorship of a master painter, through whom she studied Old Masters techniques. That mentorship not only refined her technical skill, but also ignited her passion for teaching, which she continues today.

 

Lauren has taught classical art techniques at institutions including the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Watkins College of Art, Hunterdon Museum, and Middlesex College. Her professional background also includes work as a textile designer, fiber artist, and owner of a high-end decorative arts studio. This breadth of experience allows her to fluidly move between media, driven by a restless and experimental creative spirit.

 

Her work has been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, American Art Collector, Artist Talk Magazine, and Artists Network, where she was awarded First Prize in the Still Life/Interior category in 2022. She was a semi-finalist in the ARC Salon 17 and has exhibited nationally in prestigious venues such as the Salmagundi Club,  Sugarman Peterson Gallery, and NOAPS exhibitions. Her art quilts have been exhibited in Quilt National and other juried fiber art shows.

 

Lauren is represented by Eisele Gallery (Cincinnati, OH) and Gallery Piquel (New Hope, PA & Lambertville, NJ). She lives and works in New Jersey, where she continues to paint, teach, and seek the essential truths behind what is seen and what is sensed.

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E X P E R I E N C E

 

FINE ARTIST

Oil paintings on wooden panel  ~ Botanicals / Culinary / Figurative / Character Portraits

 

ART INSTRUCTOR  2008-present

Teaching classical art techniques to students of all ages and levels ; fundamentals, life drawing, master copy, painting and drawing.

Private lessons and classes:

• Long Island Academy of Fine Art — Assistant to the Director

• Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN — Instructor

• Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ — Art Instructor

• Marlboro Montessori Academy — Art Instructor

• Middlesex College, NJ Teens Program — Instructor

• Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, NJ — Instructor

• AOY Art Center,  Yardsley ,PA — Art Instructor

 

OWNER 2003-2018

Lauren Rosenblum Decorative Designs

Designed high-end decorative finishes for interior designers, architects and residential clients.

 

TEXTILE DESIGNER/ STYLIST/ ARTIST

Design and color development for apparel and home furnishings market: 

 

 

E D U C A T I O N

 

Long Island Academy of Fine Art / 2008

Stevenson Academy of Art / 2004-2005

Fashion Institute of Technology / 1982

Brooklyn Museum of Art

Art Students League

 

 

SELECT EXHIBITIONS Group or Solo

 

2025

• ERA Contemporary Gallery, Online Exhibit

2024

• Hunterdon Museum, Member Show

• NOAPS Small Works, Sugarman Peterson Gallery, NM

• ARC Salon 17, Semi-Finalist

• Aperto Fine Art Gallery, Bridgton, ME

• Group Exhibit, Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ

• Group Exhibit, Emerge Gallery, Artsy Online

2023

• Ocean City Arts Center, Solo Show

• The Salmagundi Club, 42nd Annual Exhibition

• American Artists Professional League, 95th Grand National

• American Artists Professional League, Spring Online Show

 

 

• NOAPS Best of America, Small Works Intl. Exhibition

• American Artists Professional League, Associate Members Online Show

2022

• NOAPS Fall International Online Exhibition

• American Artists Professional League, 94th Grand National

• NOAPS Best of America National Exhibition, Wilcox Gallery, Jackson WY

2018

• Wayne Art Center, PA, Quilt Elements

2017

• Whistler House Museum of Art, Contemporary Quilts

• Professional Art Quilters Alliance South, Respite

• Quilt Surface Design Symposium, With These Hands

• Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY, Two-Person Exhibit

2015

• Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY, Solo Exhibit

2012

• Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY, Solo Exhibit

 

ART QUILT EXHIBITIONS

 

2018

• Quilt Elements, Wayne Art Center, PA

2017

• Contemporary Quilts, Whistler House Museum of Art

• Art Quilts: Respite, Professional Art Quilters Alliance South

• With These Hands, Quilt Surface Design Symposium

• Two-Person Exhibit, Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY

2015

• Solo Exhibit, Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY

2012

• Solo Exhibit, Hersh Fine Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY

2001

• Quilt National

1999 & 1998

• American Quilters Society

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

• Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Portrait & Figurative Edition, Nov/Dec 2024

• American Art Collector, Nov 2023

• Artist Talk Magazine (UK), Issue #30

• Artists Network, First Prize – Still Life/Interior, 2022

• Featured in Jersey City Times

 

AWARDS & HONORS

• ARC Salon 17, Semi-Finalist, 2024

• Artists Network, First Prize, Still Life/Interior, 2022

• NOAPS Best of America, Wilcox Gallery, WY, 2022

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

• Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati , OH

• Gallery Piquel,  New Hope, PA & Lambertville, NJ