Lauren Schiller , M.F.A.
Professor of Fine Arts
College of Human Development Culture and Media
(973) 761-9776
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Fahy Hall
Room B19
Lauren Schiller, M.F.A.
Professor of Fine Arts
College of Human Development Culture and Media
The imagery in my prints and paintings is drawn from food-related memories, associations and rituals. As in dreams, disparate locations, objects and figures are combined in images that are not illustrations, but rather are inspired by personal and cultural idiosyncrasies as they relate to food customs and practices. Themes include food and morality (gluttony vs. abstinence, denial and restriction) and food and identity (personal, cultural, familial). Recent paintings have also focused on the religious significance of food, inspired by stories of medieval women mystics and their relationship to fasting.
The classes that I teach consist of required courses for art and design majors that also include students from other disciplines who are taking painting or drawing for elective credit. Over the years, this has caused me to reflect on the importance of the arts as a component of a liberal arts education. While emphasizing basic skills, I also work to introduce the process of taking a creative approach to applying these skills. Each semester, I plan a trip to visit the galleries in Chelsea or the Frieze Art Fair. It is my hope that all students leave my classes with a deeper understanding of art making and the role of creativity in their lives.
Education
- M.F.A. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.F.A. East Carolina University
Accomplishments
- 2018 The International Painting Annual 8, Manifest Gallery Exhibition in Print
- 2017 Fight or Flight, The Painting Center, NY, NY
- 2017 9th National Juried Show, Prince Street Gallery, NY, NY
- 2017 Viewpoints 2017, Studio Montclair at Aljira, Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
- 2017 Feast Your Eyes Invitational Exhibition, Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC
- 2017 Create! Magazine, May’17 Issue
- 2017 Studio Visit Magazine, Winter Edition, Vol. 35
- 2016 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chautauqua, NY
- 2016 Harold K. Anderson Memorial Award, 59th Chautauqua Annual Exhibition
- 2016 Nexus Juried Exhibition, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
- 2013 Faculty and Friends, Rechnitz Hall, Monmouth University, NJ
- 2012 Feast for the Eyes, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
- 2012 Bowery Gallery Juried Exhibition, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
- 2012 Lauren Schiller: Prints & Paintings, Holy Family University, Philadelphia PA
- 2011 Memory, Myth and Meaning, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
- 2010 Lauren Schiller: Paintings, Balter Gallery, Garrison Art Center, NY
- 2010 Schiller/Baker: Prints & Paintings, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- 2009 Story Lines, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 From the Garden of Earthly Delights, The Arts Guild of Rahway, NJ
- 2008 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship Award in Painting
- 2008 New American Paintings, Mid-Atlantic Competition Vol. 75
- 2007 Talent 2007, Alan Stone Gallery, New York, NY