LAUREN BOILINI
EDUCATION
2008 MFA Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2006 BFA, Painting & Art History, Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 Ouroboros, solo-exhibition, Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA
2021 Entangled: Lauren Boilini & Michelle Hagewood, Northwind Art Center, Port
Townsend, WA
2020 Bareback, solo-exhibition, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Underbelly: Lauren Boilini & Henry Cowdery, Oxbow, Seattle
2017 Bite Your Tongue, solo-exhibition, BallardWorks, Seattle
The Killing Floor, solo-exhibition, A-Gallery, Seattle
The Epic and the Puny: Lauren Boilini & Patty Haller, ArtsWest, Seattle
2016 One Love Stand, Spaceworks Project, Tacoma
2014 The Fugue, solo-exhibition, Metropolitan Gallery 250, Philadelphia
Sticky Fingers, solo-exhibition, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore
2013 Rabid Habits, solo-exhibition, Gibbs Street Gallery, Vis Arts, Rockville
Hurt So Good, solo-exhibition, Pinebox Art Center, Baltimore
2012 Legend: Lauren Boilini & James Williams, Hodson Gallery, Hood College, Frederick,
MD
2011 Battleship Connection: Lauren Boilini & Bobby English, Sub Basement Gallery,
Baltimore, MD
2010 Wolf Like Me, solo-exhibition, Metro Gallery, Baltimore
Blood Weather: Becky Alprin & Lauren Boilini, Creative Alliance, Baltimore
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 As Above, So Below, J. Rinehart Gallery. Seattle, WA
The Stories We Tell, Museo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2024 5 Year Anniversary Exhibition, J. Rinehart Gallery. Seattle, WA
Wild Life, Basecamp 2, Seattle
In-Habit, Zootown Arts Community Center, Missoula & Foreground Gallery, Butte,
MT
2023 BIMA Spotlight, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
2019 Water, Ballardworks, Seattle
2017 Out of Sight, Vital 5 Productions, Seattle
Yearbook, Metro Gallery, Baltimore
2016 Heptadecagon, Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
Giant Steps, King Street Station, Seattle
Resident Reunion Exhibition, Creative Alliance, Baltimore
2013 Studio Artist Biennial, curated by Shannon Egan, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2012 Stroke: Gesture, Mark, Muscle, curated by Rene Trevino
Baltimore-Washington International Airport, MD
Invited: The Anniversary Show, outdoor mural curated by Deanna Haggag,
Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Baltimore, MD
Faculty Show, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sondheim Semi-Finalists Exhibition, Fox Gallery, Baltimore
The Drawing Show, Community College of Baltimore County
2011 The Color Red, Temporary Space, Baltimore
Things Fall Apart, Community College of Baltimore County
Temporary, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Baltimore
Same River Twice, G-Spot Gallery, Baltimore
MICA Faculty Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore
extraOrdinary, Cre8 Space Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Up the Ante, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Baltimore
2009 Easter Rabbit, Hexagon Gallery, Baltimore
How We Dwell: Undwell, multi-media installation, 2625 St. Paul St., Baltimore
Annual Spring Faculty Show, Community College of Baltimore County
To the Teeth, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Baltimore
2008 Sanguine Dreams, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Baltimore
Convergence, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore
How We Dwell, multi-media installation, 2625 St. Paul St., Baltimore
Archimage, Gallery Four, Baltimore
Hello, Hello, MFA Thesis Exhibition, MICA
my _____ other, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Baltimore
2007 Noumenon, 500 Gallery, MICA
A Confluence of Raconteurs, Towson University, Baltimore
RESIDENCIES
2025 (Upcoming) Artist-in-Residence, Mountain Lake Biological Station
through University of Virginia
2024 Artist-in-Residence, Vashon Island Artist Residency, WA
2023 Artist-in-Residence, Missoula Butterfly Museum & Insectarium (through Open AIR Montana), MT
Artist-in-Residence, Amazon, South Lake Union Headquarters, Seattle
2020 Artist-in-Residence w/ Henry Cowdery, Oxbow, Seattle
Artist-in-Residence, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2019 Artist-in-Residence, The Studios at MASS MoCA
2014 Artist-in-Residence, The Studios Key West, Key West, FL
2013 Artist/Scholar Consortium Residency, Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
Artist-in-Residence, Soaring Gardens, Laceyville, PA
2012 Artist-in-Residence, Burren College of Art, Ireland
Artist-in-Residence, Vermont Studio Center, VT
2011-14 Artist-in-Residence, School 33, Baltimore MD
2011 Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, Wyoming
2008-11 Artist-in-Residence, Creative Alliance at the Patterson, Baltimore MD
2008 Artist-in-Residence, Can Serrat, El Bruc, Spain
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2024-26 Public Art Roster, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, WA
2021-current Public Art Roster, Washington State Arts Commission (Arts WA)
2018-current Public Art Roster, Sound Transit, WA
2019-2024 Public Art Roster, Monroe County Art in Public Places Program, FL
2019 Commission, Ocean Fest, Foss Waterway Seaport Museum
2017 Public Art Commission, Greenville-Spartanburg Airport
2015 Finalist, Fort Lauderdale International Airport Terminal 1 Commission
2014 Public Art Commission, Maryland Department of Health via Maryland Economic
Development Corporation and Forest City Enterprises, Baltimore MD
2012 Mural Commission, Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Baltimore
2011 Mural Commission, Marquee Lounge via PI.KL Studios and Kroiz Architecture
AWARDS
2025 Art on Main, Auburn, WA
Finalist, Neddy Artist Award in Painting, Seattle, WA
2023 McMillen Foundation Fellowship, WA
2022 Shunpike Storefronts Project, Seattle, WA
2018 Art on Main, Auburn, WA
2016 Shunpike Storefronts Project, Seattle
2015 Grant for Artist Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2015-15 Artist Fellowship, Center for Emerging Visual Art (CFEVA), Philadelphia
2013 Brenner Faculty Development Grant, MICA
2012 Sondheim Semi-Finalist, Sondheim $25K Artscape Prize, Baltimore
Brenner Faculty Development Grant, MICA
Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, VT
2008 Artist-in-Residence Scholarship, Can Serrat, El Bruc, Spain
2006-08 Mount Royal Graduate Fellowship, MICA
COLLECTIONS
SeaTac Airport, Port of Seattle, WA
PNC Bank, Baltimore, MD
Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA
Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, WA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-current Adjunct Faculty, The Evergreen State College
2019-2021 Visiting Faculty (full-time), The Evergreen State College
2020-2022 Adjunct Faculty, Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
2016-2024 Adjunct Faculty, Cornish College of Art
2019 Adjunct Faculty, Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA
Foundations Vocational Speaker, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
2016 Visiting Faculty (full-time), The Evergreen State Colleg3
2009-2014 Adjunct Faculty, MICA
2013-2014 Adjunct Faculty, Towson University, Towson, MD
2014 Guest Lecturer, Howard County Community College, Columbia, MD
2014 & 2017 Guest Lecturer, Towson University, Towson, MD
2013 Guest Instructor, Smithsonian Institution: Luce Center, Washington, D.C.
2011-2013 Lecturer, University of Maryland, College Park
2010-2011 Full-time Faculty, Special Contract, MICA
2009-2010 Adjunct Faculty, Community College of Baltimore County
2009 Adjunct Faculty, Anne Arundel Community College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Senior Thesis Exhibition Curator, Seattle Pacific University
2021 College Art Association Exhibition Reviewer, Monet at Etretat: Seattle Art Museum
Capstone Exhibition Jurist, Pacific Lutheran University
2016-17 Guest Curator, BallardWorks, Seattle, WA
2014-2018 Studio Assistant, John Grade Studio, Tukwila, WAArtist Assistant,
2015-2016 Katy Stone Studio, Seattle
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Photography Fireside Podcast, The Artist Residency with Lauren Boilini
Saint Bryan, King 5 Evening News
2016 Brainard Carey, Yale University Radio, The Art World Demystified
Lisa Kinoshita, Spaceworks Tacoma, Lauren Boilini: Season of Excess
Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune, Review: Woolworths Windows Artscapes Go Big
2014 Robert Sparrow Jones, Michigan Quarterly Review,
Fearsome Beauty: The Art of Lauren Boilini
2013 Michael Sellmeyer, Washington Post, Editor’s Pick
2012 Betsy Boyd, Baltimore Fishbowl, Meet Supergirl of the Baltimore Art Scene
Cara Ober, Urbanite Magazine, Eye to Eye
Pamela Zappardino, Carroll County Times, Relearning a Lesson at the Sondheim Semi-Finalist Show
2009 Doreen Bolger, Director: Baltimore Museum of Art, Charm City Current
Naomi Gassel, Radar Redux
Erik Maza, Baltimore Sun, Marquee Lounge Lights Up the Creative Alliance