LAUREN SEIDEN

Lives and works in New York City

Born 1981 in New York City

EDUCATION

2003 B.A. Painting and Drawing, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

Dewey Scholarship recipient

HONORS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2023 Pebeo Residency, Brussels, Belgium

2020 Foundation for Contemporary Art Grant
2016 FID Prize Finalist
2014 The Drawing Center, “Open Sessions” (2014-2016)
2010 AOL and Chuck Close, “25 for 25” Grant Award

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023 

Something Must Break, Gallery Nosco, Brussels, Belgium 

2021

NADA Foreland, New Release Gallery, NY

2019 

The Line In Between, Two person with Paula Cortazar, Gallery Nosco, Marseille, France

2016 

Yesterday So Fast, Denny Gallery, New York, NY

2014

UNTITLED. Two person with Amanda Valdez, Denny Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

Lauren Seiden, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT

Lauren Seiden: Querencia, Denny Gallery, New York, NY

2013

ArtRio, Two Person with Camilla Emson, Gallery Nosco, Rio, Brazil

Eigengrau, Two Person with Frank Webster Storefront Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

Hold My Hand in Yours, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (Upcoming) 

ZAF, FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY

Abstract Now, Curated Noa Wynn, Ezra Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

Connective Thread, Curated by Michelle Alexander, Ivory Gate Gallery, Chicago, IL

2024

Grace Under Fire, Library Street Collective, curated by Laura Dvorkin and Maynard Monrow of the The Beth Rudin Dewoody Collection, The Shepard, Detroit, MI

The Brooklyn Artist Exhibition (200 Year Anniversary), Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

The Selves, Curated by Safdie and Wynn, New York, NY

2023

The Invisible Malaise, Bahnhof Gallery, New York, NY

2022
Feminin, Gallery Nosco, Brussels, Belgium

2020

The Beginning of Everything: An Exhibition of Drawings, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, MN 

2019

Touch Knows You Before Language, Lyles and King, New York, NY 

Drawn Together Again, FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
One In a Million, Gallery Nosco, Marseille, France

2018

The World on Paper; The Deutsche Bank Collection, Museum PalaisPopulaire, Berlin, Germany
Pussy, King of the Pirates, Maccarone Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Spatial Flux: Contemporary Drawing from the JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey Collection, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado

Air Mattress Gallery, Curated by Mark DeMuro, NYC
unRaveling, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Metaxis Uber Pool, HILDE Gallery, Houston, TX

The New Minimalist, Curated by Sarah Burney, Abrons Art Center, NYC 

Active Beige, Curated by Lauren Seiden, Foley Gallery, NYC

2017

The Times, FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
Afraid of Acquaintances, Curated by Cuevas Tilleard, False Flag Gallery, LIC, NY Avant-Grave, Curated by William Crump, TSA, Brooklyn, NY
Post-Election, Curated by Kristen Dodge and Kate Gilmore, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
Nasty Woman, The Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2016
12 x 12, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Beholder's Share, 315 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Violet Burning Sunset, Curate by Todd Von Ammon, Usdan Gallery, Bennington, VT 

Cubit, New Release Gallery, New York, NY

Raylets, Radical Abacus, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2015

Artinternational Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Name It By Trying to Name It, The Drawing Center, New York, NY 

Colors, Louis B. James Gallery, New York, NY

Radiate, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin, Germany

SP-Arte, Gallery Nosco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Suspended Line, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2014

Select Cuts and Alterations, Foley Gallery, New York, NY

ArtRio 2014, Gallery Nosco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (catalog)

Dark Map, curated by Devin Powers, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY

DE-Pict, Frameless Gallery/Gallery Nosco, London, UK (catalog)

By Invitation Only 3, curated by Andrew Gori and Ambre Kelly, Kinz + Tillou Fine Art, New York, NY

Artsy + The Line, The Apartment, New York, NY

SP-Arte, Sao Paulo International Art Fair, Gallery Nosco, Brazil

The Last Brucennial, presented by Vito Schnabel & The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY

Open Sessions: ACTION + OBJECT + EXCHANGE, curated by Nova Benway and Lisa Sigal, The

Drawing Center, New York, NY

Art 14 London, Gallery Nosco, London, UK

2013

UNTITLED., Denny Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

Intimate, Gallery Nosco, London, UK

Imago Mundi ORGANIX: Contemporary Art From The USA, Curated by Diego Cortez, Luciano Benetton

Collection, Venice, Italy (catalog)

Works Off Canvas, Denny Gallery, New York, NY

On Drawing: Line, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX (catalog)

The Color Grey, galleryHOMELAND, Portland, OR

What Have You Done For Me Lately, 109 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012

A Shadow in the Prism, 109 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

The Color Grey, galleryHOMELAND, Houston, TX

Black Lodge, Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY

Black Foliage, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD

Line and Plane, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY

Cannonball!, Curated by Vicki Sher, Frosch & Portman Gallery, New York, NY

Black Foliage, Curated by Matt Craven, New York, NY

Its Endless Undoing, Thierry-Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY

Cosmology, Storefront Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Itsa Small, Small World, Curated by Hennesy Youngman, Small Business Gallery, New York, NY

Dallas Art Fair, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX

Brucennial 2012, Curated by Vito Schnabel and the Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY

Decoding, Curated by THROAT, New York Public Library, New York, NY

2011

Looking Forward, Foley Gallery, New York, NY

Microwave Eight, Josee Bienvenu, New York, NY

Drawn, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY

Draw The Line, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY

2010

Pplaza, Curated by Grey Market, 2917 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL

Closed For Installation, 303 Gallery, New York, NY

Phantasmorganica, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY

Tools For Thought, Sotheby’s, New York, NY

2009

Imposters, Grey Market Gallery, New York, NY

No Box Assembly, Collective Hardware, New York, NY

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014 The Drawing Center, “Open Sessions” (2014-2016)

2010 AOL and Chuck Close, “25 for 25” Grant Award

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2015

“Drawing Without Fear: Lauren Seiden on Radically Reshaping the Work on Paper”, by Dylan Kerr, Artspace, 5/19/15

2014

“Paper Tiger: Lauren Seiden & The Art Of Crumbling”, Paddle8.com Interview, 9/2

Indrisek, Scott, “Afros, Abstraction, and Photographic Experimentation at Untitled,” Blouin Artinfo, December 3

“Artist of the Week: Lauren Seiden,” LVL3 Media Blog, June 16

Indrisek, Scott, “5 Must-See Gallery Shows: Lauren Seiden, Michael Berryhill, and More,” Blouin Artinfo, May 15

Tay, Michelle, “The Line Ventures into Art World with Artsy Collab,” Blouin Artinfo, April 23

Hyland, Veronique, “Vanessa Traina’s The Line is Now Selling Art,” New York Magazine: The Cut, April 17

“Art in Context: The Line + Artsy,” Artsy.com, April 17

Anderson, Kristin, “The Line Makes a Bid for the Art World,” Style.com, April 17

“Artsy.net $ale at The Line,” BlackBook, April 17

Pope, Nessia, “A Tour of Highlights From São Paulo’s 2014 SP-Arte Fair,” Artspace.com, April 8

2013

“The Top 5 Booths from ArtRio,” Artsy.net, September 10

“Works Off Canvas at Denny Gallery,” Art In America: The Lookout, September 5

“Art and Ageism: The Decisive Eye of Fellow Artists,” NY Arts Magazine, June 24

Insogna, Liz, “The Gray Ways,” The Huffington Post, May 2

“Eigengrau, Lauren Seiden and Frank Webster,” Time Out New York, April 17

2012

Colucci. Emily, “Visiting ‘The Black Lodge’ In Bushwick,” Societe Perrier, November 13

Panero, James, “An Improv of Color And Threads of Hope,” The Wall Street Journal, June 23

“We went to the LES Vol.2-Its Endless Undoing,” Artfagcity.com, June 21

“In the studio with Lauren Seiden,” episode 138, Artthisweek.com, June 21

2011

Valdez, Aldrin, “Re-Heating Tips,” Artslant.com, August 21

Christian, Ryan Travis, “7 Artists of the Week,” Chicagoartreview.com, July 7

Featured Artist, Assembly Journal, Annual Publication

2010

Shutler, Natalie, “A Look at the Winners of AOL’s ‘25 for 25’ Arts Grant Program,” ARTINFO.com, October 28

“AOL Announces Winners of 25 for 25,” FlashArtOnline.com, October 28

“AOL Artist,” AOLArtists.com, October 27

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025

“Female Trouble”, Chicago Reader, by Lori Waxman

2024

“Brooklyn Museum at 200 Celebrates Beauty and Art’s Hidden History”, The New York Times, by Holland Cotter

2021

The Journal: Edition 001 for Alexis Bittar | Inspiring Humans, Artist Lauren Seiden

2019
“Seeing Becomes Physical”, https://www.artofchoice.co/at-lyles-king-seeing-becomes- physical/, By Fiona Connely, 6/25/19
"Pencil Case: Interview", Luxe Magazine May/June Print Issue, Interview by Mikki Brammer 2018
https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/maco-material-art-fair-2018/3892 February, by Karen Moe
WarpedTV, http://warp.la/editoriales/warppresenta-entrevista-cyril-moumen

"Women Who Create, Forming a graphite world", Material Magazine, autumn/winter issue, Interview by Katja Horvat
2017

"Disappearing, Inc.", The Brooklyn Rail: July/August Issue, http://

brooklynrail.org/2017/07/artseen/Disappearing-Inc by Tom McGlynn

"When The New York Times Becomes Art", https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial- artists-reclaiming-new-york-times, By Margaret Carrigan, 6/5/17
"Meet Lauren", http://about.zealous.co/articles/meet-lauren/ Zealous, by Lauren Aguilera Brown

2016

"See this one thing at 315 Gallery: Lauren Seiden's Reflections in a Void", by Rachel Miller, Brooklyn Magazine, 12/6 http://www.bkmag.com/2016/12/06/one-thing- beholders-share-315-gallery/
The Conversation: Art Podcast, Ep.#154: Lauren Seiden interview “Lauren Seiden”, ArtForum Magazine, May Issue, Review by Tine Rivers

"5 Must See Art Exhibitions", by Meg Busacca, The Fashion Times 3/11
"Beyond the Fair: 9 things to see this Armory Week", by Kate Messinger, Paper Magazine, 3/2
"Precarious Weigh: A graphite-obsessed artist chases a new thread", Interview by Scott Idrisek, Modern Painters Magazine, February Issue
2015
"6 Contemporary Female Sculptors to Know", Kate Messinger http:// www.manrepeller.com/best_of_internet/6-contemporary-female-sculptors-to-know.html Showing: Radiate by Balasz Takac, http://www.widewalls.ch/circle-culture-gallery- showing-radiate/
“Drawing Without Fear: Lauren Seiden on Radically Reshaping the Work on Paper”, Interview by Dylan Kerr, Artspace, 5/19
2014

Indrisek, Scott, “Afros, Abstraction, and Photographic Experimentation at Untitled,” Blouin Artinfo, December 3
“Artist of the Week: Lauren Seiden,” LVL3 Media Blog, June 16
“5 Must-See Gallery Shows: Lauren Seiden, Michael Berryhill, and More,” by Indrisek, Scott, Blouin Artinfo, May 15
“The Line Ventures into Art World with Artsy Collab,” by Tay, Michelle, Blouin Artinfo, April 23
“Vanessa Traina’s The Line is Now Selling Art,” by Hyland, Veronique, New York Magazine: The Cut, April 17
“Art in Context: The Line + Artsy,” Artsy.com, April 17
“The Line Makes a Bid for the Art World,” by Anderson, Kristin, Style.com, April 17 

“Artsy.net $ale at The Line,” BlackBook, April 17
Pope, Nessia, “A Tour of Highlights From São Paulo’s 2014 SP-Arte Fair,” Artspace.com, April 8
2013
“The Top 5 Booths from ArtRio,” Artsy.net, September 10
“Works Off Canvas at Denny Gallery,” Art In America: The Lookout, September 5
“Art and Ageism: The Decisive Eye of Fellow Artists,” NY Arts Magazine, June 24

Insogna, Liz, “The Gray Ways,” The Huffington Post, May 2
“Eigengrau, Lauren Seiden and Frank Webster,” Time Out New York, April 17
2012
Colucci. Emily, “Visiting ‘The Black Lodge’ In Bushwick,” Societe Perrier, November 13 Panero, James, “An Improv of Color And Threads of Hope,” The Wall Street Journal, June 23
“We went to the LES Vol.2-Its Endless Undoing,” Artfagcity.com, June 21
“In the studio with Lauren Seiden,” episode 138, Artthisweek.com, June 21
2011

Valdez, Aldrin, “Re-Heating Tips,” Artslant.com, August 21
Christian, Ryan Travis, “7 Artists of the Week,” Chicagoartreview.com, July 7
Featured Artist, Assembly Journal, Annual Publication
2010
Shutler, Natalie, “A Look at the Winners of AOL’s ‘25 for 25’ Arts Grant Program,” ARTINFO.com, October 28
“AOL Announces Winners of 25 for 25,” FlashArtOnline.com, October 28
“AOL Artist,” AOLArtists.com, October 27

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Deutsche Bank Collection

Minneapolis Institute of Art
Edward Albee Foundation

The Francis J. Greenburger Collection
J. Crew Collection
JoAnn Gonzalez Hickey Collection

Luciano Benetton Collection 

And numerous private collections both domestic and international