Bio
Lauren Pizzi, (Massachusetts, b. 1993) received her B.F.A. in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, in Spring 2015. She began oil painting when she was eleven years old with artist, Sue Gilkey, a lifelong friend and mentor. Lauren’s work investigates the unseen aspects of chronic medical conditions and making them visible.
From a young age, she had a deep admiration for the Impressionists. She began painting landscapes and still lives. Later, she gravitated towards contemporary figurative realist artists and sought to add the narrative of sickness and health to the conversation. Following graduation, her experience in the interior design field fueled her inspiration towards environments and patterns.
Chronic illness often embodies a repetitive cycle that can feel like an unending pattern. Pizzi conveys the perpetual nature of illness with an envelopment of backgrounds/attire with her figures. This immersion communicates that no matter where one is or what one is wearing, the ailment exists and is part of one’s story. She designs original repeating patterns featuring anatomical motifs and florals that are then fabricated into textiles and wallpapers.
Pizzi has exhibited and sold her work in Stowe, VT, Savannah, GA as well as internationally in Lacoste, France. She lives and works in Massachusetts.
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EDUCATION
2024 E. C. Baugh, Painting Workshop, Red Hook, Brooklyn
2018 Lee Price, Painting Workshop, Beacon, NY
2015 Savannah College of Art and Design, (SCAD) Savannah, GA
BFA Painting
2013 Amy Lind, Workshop/Portrait Classes, Savannah, GA
2011 Rhode Island School on Design, (RISD) Figure Drawing, Providence, RI
2011 Sue Gilkey, Windy Corner Studios, Millis, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Boston Home Magazine, Artist Feature, September 2025.
2022 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Join the Tribe, December 2022.
2015 Savannah Magazine, JDRF: Savannah’s One Group, May 2015.
2013 Morrone-Sparling, Kerri, SixUntilMe, Lauren Pizzi: AWD (Artist With Diabetes), November, 2013.
Press, Zal, Patient Commando, Lauren Pizzi: AWD (Artist With Diabetes), December 2013.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 The Current Exhibitions Group Show, The Current, Stowe, VT
2024 Land & Light & Water & Air, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT
2023 Land & Light & Water & Air, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT
2017 On the Move, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2016 The Unveiling, The Whitefield Center, Savannah GA
Small Works Show, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2015 Landfall, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Coda in 4 Stages, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
B.F.A. Senior Show, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
deFINE Art Student Showcase, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
‘Hunny,’, Cabela Allure Salon, Savannah, GA
Project Liminal, Indigo Sky Gallery, Savannah, GA
2014 SCAD Open Studio, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
Lacoste Open Studio, Blue Gallery, Lacoste, France
Sketchbook Show, Sicky Nar Nar, Savannah, GA
Ephemera, Ashemore Gallery, Savannah, GA
2012 SCAD Foundation Honors Show, Wallin Hall, Savannah, GA
2011 SCAD 2-D Challenge, Atlanta, GA
AWARDS/HONORS
2015 Top 25 Professional in Savannah, Georgia to represent The Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation's (JDRF) The One Group, Savannah, GA
2011 Academic Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design
Artistic Honors Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD 2-D Challenge, Third Place Scholarship Winner
COLLECTORS
2025 Savannah College of Art and Design, Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA.
2024 Private Collection, Stowe, VT.
2016 Private Collection, Wayland, MA.
2015 Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois.
2015 Savannah College of Art and Design, Permanent Collection, Lacoste, France.
2015 Private Collection, Lacoste France.
Contact
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