"Lauren Bryden�s work is an intimate reflection of life as a (m)other and the process of matrescence.

Bryden�s works explore the beauty and loss of growing and how the figure of the Mother shifts through time and generations. Her work invites the viewer into familiar settings and contends that even when the Mother is not present, her gaze still silently defines the scene.

Bryden�s practice incorporates observational drawing with details from family photographs, holding a tenderness towards the subject with a symbolic and bold use of colour. She utilises printmaking techniques which breathe life into the subject through chance textures, mark-making and depth, yet these gestures also accentuate the fractured, ephemeral memories and a sense of �searching for lost time�.

Bryden graduated from The Glasgow School of Art with a BA(Hons) in 2010.

Her works are represented by Broth Art gallery and most recent series of monotypes �Overwintering� is represented by Iota Edit."