ARTIST STATEMENT:
Influenced by her love of music, the camera became Lauren’s instrument. She began shooting Philadelphia musicians with wide-eyed enthusiasm but with the discipline of a veteran. She has since obtained such clients as Interscope Records, PETA, HBO and Philadelphia Magazine. Lauren is also a voting member and active supporter of The Grammy’s.
Born to an ex-hippie and police sergeant, one might guess why Lauren grew up to be an artist. She moved to Philadelphia from a small southern town just below the Mason-Dixon line. Conflicted by her country turned city roots, you can see a blended mesh of yee-ha and rock ‘n roll in her bodies of work. Her work is full of heart stopping poignancy, sensuality and grit and provides you with just enough information to wet the palette. No matter what the image, it comes from an honest and real place.
But perhaps writer, Sal Emma, described Lauren the best when he wrote: “She has crafted a portfolio that channels the raw energy of her creativity without boundary. For Lyons, it’s not about pretty pictures. It’s about images that go straight to your gut before wrapping themselves around your brain. Like their creator, they never fail to get a reaction. She knows what she’s doing.”

EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Private Arts Salon: “Sparkle,” 4 person exhibition, Park Avenue, New York, NY Curator: Lis Kalogris
- Quogue Art Show, Group Exhibiton, Quogue, NY- The Hamptons Curator: Sally Booth Cole
- Projects Gallery: “Perception: Reality” 3 person show, Philadelphia, PA
- Liberties Walk Photography Show, Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA Curator: Jennifer Bang,Two One Five Magazine
- Perkins Center for the Arts: “Photography 27,” Annual Juried Show, Group Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ Juror: Michael Mazzeo
2007 - Silicon Gallery: “Art for the Holidays,” Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA Juror: Sabrina DeTurk
- Silicon Gallery: “Lauren Lyons and Nadine Rovner Photographs,” 2 person show, Philadelphia, PA Curator: Sabrina DeTurk
- Silicon Gallery: “Fabulous Fashion Exhibit,” Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA Curator: Sabrina DeTurk
2006 - City Hall: “Philadelphia Stories Through the Ages,” Group Exhibition, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Curator: Dan Schimmel
2000 - Perkins Center for the Arts: “Photography 19,” Annual Juried Show, Group Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ Juror: Katherine Ware
1999 - Perkins Center for the Arts: “Photography 18,” Annual Juried Show, Group Exhibition, Moorestown, NJ Juror: Vik Muniz

BENEFITS
2009 - “Wild Night for Wildlife,” Group Exhibition and Silent Auction, Quogue, NY- The Hamptons, Juror: Jeanette Obser
2008 - In Liquid Benefit v.8.0: “Unzipped,” Group Exhibition and Silent Auction, Philadelphia, PA  Juror: Rachel Zimmerman
- “Wild Night for Wildlife,” Group Exhibition and Silent Auction, Quogue, NY- The Hamptons, Juror: Jeanette Obser

PUBLICATIONS
2009 - Summer Issue: Envision Magazine