BIO

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Lauren Mantecon holds an MFA in painting and a B.A in photography. She is an established artist and mentor dedicated to the integration of spirituality, the intelligence of beauty and the making of art.
Lauren’s teaching philosophy is in cultivating the individual to find their highest expression through personalized techniques and vision.

Lauren has taught in numerous settings and to diverse populations and was a former painting instructor at the University Of Portland, Portland State university, Oregon and Santa Fe Community College, New Mexico. She opened Mantecon Studio in Santa Fe in 2014 where she currently facilitates a variety of workshops that spark the soul, encourage our intuitions and provide a plethora of mixed media and painting techniques.

She has exhibited nationally and internationally and is the recipient of numerous fellowships that include Djerassi Art Fellowship, CA, The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of Taos, NM and Sitka Center For Art And Ecology, OR. Lauren is currently represent by Froelick Gallery in Portland, OR, Trove Gallery in Park City, UT and Muse Gallery in Astoria, OR.