Doug Hill / For The TranscriptPhotographer Lauren Midgley works from a home studio with canines, felines and children underfoot. Her exhibition of surrealistic work is up now at The Depot through Feb. 14. — Doug Hill / For The Transcript
Photographer Lauren Midgley works from a home studio with canines, felines and children underfoot. Her exhibition of surrealistic work is up now at The Depot through Feb. 14.

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January 17, 2020

Norman photographer mounts exhibition of surrealist conceptual images

Lauren Midgley lives in a dream world. Although she’s very much down-to-earth as a wife, mother of three youngsters with dog and cat underfoot, a fantasy landscape is never far away.

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Lauren Midgley is a conceptual fine art photographer who shares stream-of-consciousness writings around topics of fine art photography, the convergence of art + faith, and cultivation of the creative process. She is a multifaceted artist, teacher, and mentor whose expertise speak to both the spiritual and human condition while broadening the practice of artistic expression. Her works have been shown in Galleries in Austin, New York City, Denver, North Carolina and Oklahoma CIty.

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Lauren Midgley offers us a surreal "Bumper Crop" of bare feet and legs rising from clouds in a field of roses in a pigment print.” —John Brandenburg Special to The Oklahoman

The Norman Transcript: Norman photographer mounts exhibition of surrealist conceptual images

Lauren Midgley lives in a dream world. Although she’s very much down-to-earth as a wife, mother of three youngsters with dog and cat underfoot, a fantasy landscape is never far away.

Art Review: Lauren Midgley's surrealist photos on display at Norman's Depot

“The Norman artist said the title refers to “the veil between this world and the eternal…said to be only three feet apart” in Celtic Tradition. Done mostly in muted color, the manipulated photos, all of Midgley, have a surreal yet mythic quality that draws us in, to ponder their meaning.”

The Depot: A Solo Exhibition

The Depot Gallery presents “A Thin Place,” an exhibition of conceptual fine art photography featuring surrealist self-portraiture by Lauren Midgley.

Makers & Mystics Podcast

In this episode, Stephen and Lauren discuss her aims and motivations as an artist as well as the inception behind several specific portraits.

IAO Gallery: Moving Forward with Christie Owen & Lauren Midgley

Join us for the opening reception of "Moving Forward" by artists Lauren Midgley and Christie Owen. Individual Artists of Oklahoma is thrilled to share this work with our community. Both artists explore their progress and forward momentum with vastly different approaches, but share a kindred sense of curiosity and wonder.