Lauren YS: Fluid Identity, Ancestry, and Public Murals
Lauren YS, also known as Lauren YoungSmith, is a Los Angeles-based artist recognized for their diverse practice encompassing murals, fine art, illustration, animation, and installation. Since beginning their mural work in 2014, YS has infused their art with themes of activism and identity shaped by their queer, mixed Chinese-American, and gender-fluid experiences. Notable works include the mural "Finding Home" at the Asian American Cultural Center at Yale University and the installation "Ancestral Crypt" at Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return. YS has also completed a residency with Nychos in Vienna and participated in several prestigious events worldwide, including Art Basel Miami and Pow!Wow! Hawaii.
Key facts
- Lauren YS is also known as Lauren YoungSmith and is based in Los Angeles.
- Their practice spans murals, fine art, illustration, animation, and installation.
- They began painting murals around 2014.
- Their work is shaped by being queer, mixed Chinese-American, and gender-fluid.
- The mural "Finding Home" at the Asian American Cultural Center at Yale University explores activism and diasporic connection.
- They completed a residency at Nychos' Rabbit Eye Movement in Vienna.
- They participated in Art Basel Miami, Pow!Wow! Hawaii, PangeaSeed SeaWalls in New Zealand, Pow!Wow! Long Beach, and Wallskar Festival China.
- Their installation "Ancestral Crypt" was at Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return.
Entities
Artists
- Lauren YS
- Lauren YoungSmith
- Nychos
Institutions
- Asian American Cultural Center at Yale University
- Yale University
- Rabbit Eye Movement
- Art Basel Miami
- Pow!Wow! Hawaii
- PangeaSeed SeaWalls
- Pow!Wow! Long Beach
- Wallskar Festival China
- Long Beach Museum of Art
- World Trade Center
- Meow Wolf
- House of Eternal Return
Locations
- Los Angeles
- USA
- Vienna
- Austria
- Miami
- Hawaii
- New Zealand
- Long Beach
- China
- New York
- London
- UK
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Melbourne
- Australia
Sources
- AATONAU —