Lauren Powell (Detroit, MI, b. 1984) is a curator, art advisor, and contemporary art enthusiast who is deeply involved in both NYC and LA art communities. In an effort to make art more accessible to all humans Powell started the art blog www.artofthis.world in 2018, transitioning into weekly sales of emerging artists on laurenpowellart.com in 2020 during the pandemic. She has curated 9 IRL shows and 28 digital shows over the last two years. Lauren also empowers artists with disabilities through art experiences with Exceptional Artist Foundation - producing and executing 4 virtual art experiences over zoom to the DD community over the last 6 months, and is coordinating a private collection of works by contemporary queer artists with hopes of opening it to the public in the future. Lauren has curated shows at Postmasters Gallery, Eve Leibe Gallery, Spring/Break Art Shows, and Chelsea Market and her work has been covered in Artnet, Artsy, Hyperallergic, The Art Newspaper, & W Magazine. Powell lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Curator & Consultant