Lauren Bolshakov

STUDIO

Lauren works out of the Dilworth Artisan Station, an old mill which has been a hosiery and undergarment mill, a parachute manufacturer and even storage for soldiers' cars during World War II and now is home to 30ish artists.

MEDIUM

water-based paints, complemented by charcoal, pencils, and pastels

BIO

Lauren Bolshakov is a mixed media painter based in Charlotte, NC. Her art practice is centered on a dynamic process of layering paint and linework, with each layer intuitively responding to the previous, creating works filled with movement and expression. Drawing inspiration from nature, motion, and the transient beauty of florals, her most recent body of work explores the convergence of fluid, transparent paint with denser, heavier-bodied applications. Lauren’s art embodies a constant mark-making process— obscuring and rediscovering, pushing and pulling, to bring tension and harmony within each piece. Outside of the studio, Lauren is an active member of her community. She currently serves on the boards of The Foundation for Tomorrow and The McColl Center.