deadbird

deadbird is the digital home of Lauren Cox's artistic practice. She can be reached at laurencoxart@gmail.com and found on Instagram over yonder.

Artist Biography
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Lauren Cox is a photographer and designer currently based outside of Buffalo, NY. Born in Southern California and raised in Western New York, Lauren’s experiences across the American landscape have informed her perspectives and her artistic practice. Influenced by her upbringing around industry and agriculture, Lauren’s work often explores social dichotomies in the rural context, including those of class, environment, gender, semiotics, and mortality.

Lauren graduated with her BFA in Graphic Design at SUNY Buffalo State College in May 2021. In her time as a student, Lauren has received honors including the Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award for Graphic Design and the Hyatt’s Award for Excellence, in addition to having her work shown at an Art and Design Department student exhibition as well as those put on by the college’s Visual Arts Board. She had her first solo exhibition, C'est la Mort, in November 2020.
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Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Summa cum laude
State University of New York Buffalo State College
Spring 2021
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New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition, and Culture
Hosted at the Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
2019, 2020

‍Honors
Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Best of Studio Award for Graphic Design – 2020
Hyatt’s Award for Excellence – 2018
Muriel A. Howard Honors Program – 2017-2021
Dean’s List – 2017-2021

‍Research
Art of the New Russia: Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg – 2019-2020

‍Relevant Experience
Video Tech, New York-St. Petersburg Institute - 2021, 2022
Vice President, Visual Arts Board Buffalo State - 2020-2021
Graphic Designer, Buffalo State College Creative Services, 2019-2020
Team Member (Web Design, Video Editing, Project Management), Russian-American Student Service Network, 2019-2021
Journalism Intern, Prospekt Magazine, St. Petersburg, Russia, Summer 2019

‍Exhibitions
2020 – C'est la Mort Post-Mortem Portraits, The Crucible Art Collective, Buffalo NY
2020 – Revision Scajaquada Creek and Expressway, Hoyt Lake, Buffalo NY
2020 – Visual Arts Board Virtual Gallery, loremdesigns.com/vabgallery
2019 – Visual Arts Board 3D Student Show, Bacon Gallery, Buffalo State College
2019 – Visual Arts Board 2D Student Show, Bacon Gallery, Buffalo State College
2018 – Art and Design Department Student Exhibition, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College