LAUREN BRUMBACH EBERSOLE

ABOUT ME

BIOGRAPHY

Lauren Brumbach knew at a very young age that her life would be one of wonder and imagination. She grew up in a sleepy little farm town where the endearing simplicity and beauty found in its humble nooks, moves her to create.

While earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Art History, Lauren studied in Perugia, Italy. Her focus was on traditional painting techniques and the impact Art had on history. 

She then moved to Philadelphia where she completed her Master’s Degree in Museum Exhibition Planning + Design. Lauren studied under influential instructors whose ability to look at the world upside down and marvel at its possibility evolved her own perspective and transformed her art practice. 

Through all creative avenues along which Lauren has served, it remains a goal in her career to share the positive impact Art has on the human spirit. 

Lauren’s work has been awarded and exhibited in public and private galleries across the U.S. She has also been featured in national and global magazines such as AllSHEMakes Magazine and Art and Color 365. Her work can be found year-round at CalvART Gallery in Prince Frederick, MD and St. Mary’s County Art Council’s Gallery in Leonardtown, MD. Lauren also served as the lead publication designer for the women’s art directory, AllSHEMakes for 3 years.

Lauren lives and works in Maryland as a full-time painter.

EDUCATION

2016-2018
MFA Museum Exhibition Planning + Design | University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2015
MFA Credits Visual Development | Academy of Art University,
San Francisco, CA

2011-2014
BFA Art and Art History | Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

2013
BFA (Study abroad) | Umbra Institute, Perugia , Italy

ARTIST STATEMENT

My choice to work in oil paint stems from an innate desire to honor and preserve the movement, sound, color and life around me. Oil paint not only yields rich and dynamic color but the nature of its slow drying time and thick application elevate the overarching story of my abstract and realistic work — to pay attention and be present in still moments. I find that the moments that make a season feel multitudinous are actually quite small; moments that if you’re not paying attention, you could miss. This is reflected in the drifting gold pieces found throughout my expressionist paintings. When I visit the old farms of my past, their creeks, hills and valleys, I’m reminded of true Grace. Overwhelmed in this comforting beauty, I am inspired to create similar spaces through my paintings reflecting poetry, song, prayer and vista, so that others may also feel safe and filled with incredible wonder.

EXHIBITIONS

2024

  • Greenbelt Courthouse Gallery Exhibition | Group Show | Greenbelt, MD

  • Alexandria Commission for the Arts 40th Anniversary Exhibition | Hilton Alexandria | Group Exhibition |Alexandria, VA

  • Solo Show | Commissioner’s Gallery | St. Charles Arts Council,
    La Plata, MD

  • Leonardtown Art Walk | St. Mary’s Arts Council, Leonardtown, MD
    1st Place

  • ArtsFest Juried Art Festival| AnnMarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, Solomons, MD

  • Solo Show | Annapolis Family Acupuncture, Annapolis, MD

  • Solo Show | Port of Leonardtown Winery, Leonardtown, MD

  • “Flourish” | d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA

  • Celebrate Creative Women’s Day | Museum of Fine Art,
    Washington County, MD

  • “New Horizons: Landscapes 2024” | 3 Square Art Gallery,
    Fort Collins, CO

2023

  • “Under $500” | Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

  • “Around the Valley 2023” | Gallery840, Allentown, PA
    Community Choice Award

  • “Abstracts and Semi-Abstracts” Art Competition | Art and Color 365,
    Colorado Springs, CO |     Special Merit Award

  • “American Landscapes 2023” | Maryland Federation of Art,
    Annapolis, MD

  • ”Wild Muse: Animals in Art” | AnnMarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center

  • Women United Art Magazine Issue 3 | The Curator’s Pick

  • AllSHEMakes Magazine Issue VI | Featured Directory Artist

  • Solo Exhibition: “Seen and Felt” | Arts in Color, Wash. DC

2022

  • In-house display | Arts in Color, Washington DC

  • August LeSalon Exhibition | Tag/The Artists Gallery, Frederick, MD

  • “Something Blue” | Gallery840, Allentown,PA

  • ”Coming Alive”| Gallery840, Allentown, PA

  • “Flora & Fauna” | StudioB Gallery, Boyertown, PA

2021

  • St. Clair Art Fair |St. Clair, MI | Honorable Mention

  • Old Town ARTFEAST | Lansing, MI

  • East Lansing Art Festival | East Lansing, MI