My body of work weaves together nostalgia and surrealism with a focus on personal identity. I draw inspiration from the mundane and childhood documents such as adoption papers and family photos. I mainly create hand drawn illustrations but personal text, printmaking and fibers are often incorporated or are separate works. Projections (2019) intersects memories and transitory interactions and expresses the nuances in adoption, family and race.
Lauren Mueller is a Chinese American artist currently residing in Philadelphia. In 2019 she graduated from Tyler School of Art with a BFA in Printmaking and a minor in Art History. Lauren worked as an intern for Brandywine Workshop & Archives and participated in a group printing project between Tyler School of Art and artist Edgar Heap of Birds. Lauren has displayed her work at the Stella Elkins Gallery, the Kitchen Table Gallery, Second State Press and Brandywine Gallery. She lives happily with her cat Lola.