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Lauren Bryden

Lauren Bryden (b. 1987) is a Glasgow-based artist. She graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2010 with a BA (Hons) in Textile Design.

Working across painting, printmaking and textiles, Bryden's stylised compositions denote the beauty, growth, loss and natural changes that occur in both matrescence and nature. By drawing these parallels, she highlights the metamorphic qualities of becoming a (m)other and the multiple shifts that follow. 

She is also interested in the mysticism and folklore surrouding plants, and their association with women healers in 16th century Britain, a time when midwives and folk healers were being falsely accused of witchcraft. This entanglement of women's rights and social injustice in both history and the modern day are thematic throughout Bryden's work. 



Lauren Bryden's 'The Dreamers' is a monotype on calico, depicting two figures holding hands at the centre of a red and purple butterfly wing.

The Dreamers by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Motherwork' is a monotype on calico. The stylised composition is of a woman surrounded by trees and arable land.

Motherwork by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Queeny Lime' is a stylised depiction of a 'queeny lime' zinnia flower.

Queeny Lime by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Submerged' is a stylised composition of miscellaneous flora in sunlight. On fabriano paper, the surface has been crumpled to give added texture and depth.

Submerged by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Bromeliad' is a stylised composition of miscellaneous fauna. It is a mixed-media artwork on calico (a type of textile fabric). In the photograph, the edges are visible which are partially frayed.

Bromeliad by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Lemon Geranium' is a stylised composition of flowers. It is a mixed-media artwork on calico (a type of textile). In this photograph, the edges of the calico are visible which are uneven and partially frayed.

Lemon Geranium by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Poppy Field' is a monotype on paper of several blue flowers. In the photograph, he paper edges are visible together with the signature and edition number.

Poppy Field by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Blue Dancers' is a monotype of two blue flowers

Blue Dancers by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Cafe'. A monotype on cotton rag, depicting a child in a seat with checkered flooring. Colours include blue, lilac and neutral tones.

Cafe by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Maternal Sailings'. A monotype on cotton rag. Colours include red, blue, green and neutral tones.

Maternal Sailings by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Mamie and Dog'. A monotype on cotton rag. Colours include blue and neutral tones.

Mamie and Dog by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's '(M)other Shroud'. A monotype on cotton rag. Colours include red, blue and neutral tones

(M)other Shroud by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Saint Brittas'. A monotype on cotton rag, depicting child on parent's shoulders. Palette is neutral with earthy tones.

Saint Brittas by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden's 'Anna's Chair'. A monotype on cotton rag, depicting a seated woman. Palette is natural and neutral.

Anna's Chair by Lauren Bryden
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Lauren Bryden's 'Running Down the Hill' a painting on raw canvas, depicting a childlike figure with a dog, running down a hill. Colours include blues, umbers and ochres.

Running Down the Hill by Lauren Bryden
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Lauren Bryden 'Under the Oak Tree' a painting on raw canvas, depicting a figure under the trees. Colours include umbers, siennas, greens and blues.

Under the Oak Trees by Lauren Bryden
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Lauren Bryden 'In the Quarry' a painting on raw canvas, depicting too childlike figures. Colours include umbers, blues, reds and ochres.

In The Quarry by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden 'March', a painting on raw canvas, depicting a mother and child. Colours include umbers, siennas, blues, reds and greys.

March by Lauren Bryden
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Lauren Bryden 'Peebles II', a painting on raw canvas, depicting a child-like figure sat in an armchair. Colours include umber, siennas and ochres.

Peebles II by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden 'Dot on the Couch', a painting on cotton panama, depicting a female figure and child sat down. Colours include muted tones, blues, umbers, pinks and yellows

Dot on the Couch by Lauren Bryden
Lauren Bryden 'In the Clyde' a painting on calico, containing muted colours, umbers and ochres.

In The Clyde by Lauren Bryden
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Lauren Bryden's 'By the Fireplace', a painting on calico, containing the colours green, maroon, brown, grey and beige.

By The Fireplace by Lauren Bryden