ARTIST BIO
Lauren Edmonds (b.1993) is a multidisciplinary artist based on Gubbi Gubbi land in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, having previously lived and worked on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.
Edmonds began receiving awards, and selling artwork at age 13. By age 18, they had held two solo exhibitions (2009, 2012), and work exhibited at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art as part of the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design (2012).
In 2015, Edmonds completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (First Class Honours) at Queensland College of Art. They have received multiple awards and finalist selections across drawing, animation, and new media installation; including finalist selection in the Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing (2014), and receiving two Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media Awards and finalist selections (2014, 2015). Their interactive work I dun good (2015) was selected for Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of New Media Art, touring nationally from 2018–2021.
After graduating, Edmonds developed a chronic illness that led to working in multimedia design and illustration for a number of years. In 2023, they returned with a year-long project animating three Pink Floyd songs from The Dark Side of the Moon for a global competition – becoming a finalist. One animation was selected to screen at Canada’s SPARK Animation Festival (2024). These works were adapted into an interactive video installation that won the Environmental Art Award at the 2024 Queensland Regional Art Awards, leading to a funded solo exhibition, Long Transient Feeling (Project Gallery 2025, The Hub Gallery 2026).
Since their return, Edmonds has also engaged in public art – showing animations on the facade of the Adelaide Festival Centre (2024), a projection on the Judith Wright Centre of Arts Centre (2024), and two public art commissions with City of Moreton Bay Council (2024, 2025/26).

ARTIST BIO
Lauren Edmonds (b.1993) is a multidisciplinary artist based on Gubbi Gubbi land in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, having previously lived and worked on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.
Edmonds began receiving awards, and selling artwork at age 13. By age 18, they had held two solo exhibitions (2009, 2012), and work exhibited at Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art as part of the Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art and Design (2012).
In 2015, Edmonds completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (First Class Honours) at Queensland College of Art. They have received multiple awards and finalist selections across drawing, animation, and new media installation; including finalist selection in the Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing (2014), and receiving two Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media Awards and finalist selections (2014, 2015). Their interactive work I dun good (2015) was selected for Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of New Media Art, touring nationally from 2018–2021.
After graduating, Edmonds developed a chronic illness that led to working in multimedia design and illustration for a number of years. In 2023, they returned with a year-long project animating three Pink Floyd songs from The Dark Side of the Moon for a global competition – becoming a finalist. One animation was selected to screen at Canada’s SPARK Animation Festival (2024). These works were adapted into an interactive video installation that won the Environmental Art Award at the 2024 Queensland Regional Art Awards, leading to a funded solo exhibition, Long Transient Feeling (Project Gallery 2025, The Hub Gallery 2026).
Since their return, Edmonds has also engaged in public art – showing animations on the facade of the Adelaide Festival Centre (2024), a projection on the Judith Wright Centre of Arts Centre (2024), and two public art commissions with City of Moreton Bay Council (2024, 2025/26).

Statement
I am a multidisciplinary artist based on Gubbi Gubbi land in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland Australia. I also have experience as a multimedia designer and illustrator, having previously lived and worked on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. My arts practice spans new media, painting, drawing, animation, installation, and object-making – often blending handmade elements with technology.
My practice is marked by a willingness to create across mediums, driven by experimentation and conceptual integrity. My work often explores socio-political themes through both commentary and quiet reflection, prompting conversation around media influence, activism, social agency, and other complexities of contemporary life. I have a strong use of visual metaphors and symbolism in my work and often use humour and/or interactivity as devices to critically engage audiences. There is also a strong consideration of materials within my work.
My most recent body of work and solo exhibition, Long Transient Feeling (2015, 2026) includes new media installations, animations, and 2D works that use the motif of a train as a visual metaphor for collective unease in a time of uncertainty and compounding crises. The works explore how this sense of forward motion, despite an unclear destination, intersects with issues like post-truth instability, climate inaction, and growing social divides. Partly drawing from the allegorical tradition of the Ship of Fools, I have reimagined the train as both a symbol of collective momentum and a liminal space for reflection. Melancholic, yet edged with glimmers of hope and resilience, the works consider the tension between passivity and agency – and what it means to persist in a moment of time that feels simultaneously fast-moving and fixed in the status quo.
In the last few years I have also begun engaging in public art – showing animations on the facade of buildings and designing vinyl work for footpaths.

Statement
I am a multidisciplinary artist based on Gubbi Gubbi land in City of Moreton Bay, Queensland Australia. I also have experience as a multimedia designer and illustrator, having previously lived and worked on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. My arts practice spans new media, painting, drawing, animation, installation, and object-making – often blending handmade elements with technology.
My practice is marked by a willingness to create across mediums, driven by experimentation and conceptual integrity. My work often explores socio-political themes through both commentary and quiet reflection, prompting conversation around media influence, activism, social agency, and other complexities of contemporary life. I have a strong use of visual metaphors and symbolism in my work and often use humour and/or interactivity as devices to critically engage audiences. There is also a strong consideration of materials within my work.
My most recent body of work and solo exhibition, Long Transient Feeling (2015, 2026) includes new media installations, animations, and 2D works that use the motif of a train as a visual metaphor for collective unease in a time of uncertainty and compounding crises. The works explore how this sense of forward motion, despite an unclear destination, intersects with issues like post-truth instability, climate inaction, and growing social divides. Partly drawing from the allegorical tradition of the Ship of Fools, I have reimagined the train as both a symbol of collective momentum and a liminal space for reflection. Melancholic, yet edged with glimmers of hope and resilience, the works consider the tension between passivity and agency – and what it means to persist in a moment of time that feels simultaneously fast-moving and fixed in the status quo.
In the last few years I have also begun engaging in public art – showing animations on the facade of buildings and designing vinyl work for footpaths.

CV
Lauren Edmonds (b.1993 Brisbane)
lauren.m.edmonds@live.com.au | https://laurenedmonds.com.au/
PDF version here: ArtistCVLaurenEdmonds
Education
2012-15
Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours (Class I), Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026
Long Transient Feeling, Hub Gallery, Caboolture
2025
Long Transient Feeling, Project Gallery, QCAD Galleries South Bank, 12 -23 Aug
2012
Spyglass, Tree Frog Gallery, Maleny, 2 -13 Aug
2009-10
Illusions – Beyond the Barbed Wire, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy, 6 Nov 2009 – 30 Jan 2010
Public Art & Commissions
Upcoming (2026)
Outdoor Gallery - City of Moreton Bay Public art commission
2024
Adelaide Festival Centre - Moving Image Program
3:25min animation displayed on large video screens on building facade, Oct - Nov
2024
Art at Large - Play Footpaths
Vinyl footpath Art commission for the City of Moreton Bay Council. Located at Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine. Mentorship with artist Emily Devers.
2024
Flying Arts - FLYING ARTistry
Workshop & mentorship with artist Kellie O’Dempsey, Aug - Oct
Art projected on JWAC building, Oct
2024
Moreton Bay Art Prize Outdoor Gallery
Printed art on vinyl banners located at Redcliffe & Lawnton, Jun - Jul
2015
Student Gallery, Vibrant Laneways program, Brisbane City Council, Outdoor gallery of 6 selected works by QCA graduates of 2014 on light boxes in King George Square Car Park, March
Grants & Bursaries
2025
RADF Continue Creating Grant, Concept Development: New Work for Solo Exhibition, QLD Government & City of Moreton Bay
2024
RADF Continue Creating Grant Professional Documentation of Milestone Artworks & Digital Portfolio Development
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and City of Moreton Bay to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
2011
Fr Francis Hefferan Memorial Bursary, Bursary in recognition of outstanding arts achievement
2008
Fr Francis Hefferan Memorial Bursary: Award for the arts, In recognition of outstanding Artistic achievement
Selected Awards
2024
Environmental Art Award, Queensland Regional Art Awards 2024 (QRAA), Flying Arts Alliance, QLD
2024
People's Choice Award, Petrie Pot Off 2024, North Pine Potters, Petrie QLD
2013
2nd in open Drawing and Print Media, Immanuel Arts Festival
2013
Finalist, SCAP T3 2013, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy
2012
Finalist, SCAP T3 2012, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy
2011
2nd in Open Student, 2nd in open drawing and Print Media, Immanuel Arts Festival
2010
1st in Open Student, 2nd in open Drawing and Print Media, Immanuel Arts Festival
2009
1st in Open Student, Immanuel Arts Festival
2008
1st in wildest imagination, ABC Roller Mache Animation Competition, (Broadcast on National TV)
2007
Overall Winner, Young@Art “Inspired By Music”, Buderium Ginger Factory Award for an Emerging Artist, Buderim Ginger Factory QLD
Residencies
2026
Caboolture Hub - Creative Studios, Cultural Activation - City of Moreton Bay Council, Jan - Jun 2026
2025
Caboolture Hub - Creative Studios, Cultural Activation - City of Moreton Bay Council, Jan - Dec 2025
2011
Creative Generation Excellence Award in Visual Art and Design
a week-long residency in Brisbane with workshops by professional artists & tours of Queensland College of Art Griffith University and QUT campuses
Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Du Rietz 2026 Finalst Exhibition,, Gympie Regional Gallery, QLD, 2 Sep - 9 Oct
2026
UniSQ Biennial Art Award Finalists Exhibition,, UniSQ Art Gallery, Toowoomba QLD, 1 Sep - 2 Oct
2026
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2026, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine QLD, 30 May - 18 Jul
2026
40 Under 40 Exhibition & Art Prize Finalist Exhibition, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, QLD 5 Feb - 15 Mar
2025
Resolution, annual Queensland Regional Art Awards touring exhibition, Flying Arts Alliance,
5 QLD galleries, Mar - Nov
2025
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2025, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine QLD, 24 May - 19 Jul
2024
Resolution, 33 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City, Flying Arts Alliance, 17 Dec - 29 Jan 2025
2024
SPARK Animation Festival 2024, Vancity Theatre, Vancouver Canada, 2 Nov
2024
Re[collect], Project Gallery, QCAD Griffith University South Bank QLD, 13 - 24 Aug
2024
Moreton Bay Art Prize 2024, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine QLD, 22 Jun - 3 Aug
2024
Moreton Bay Art Prize Outdoor Gallery, two vinyl banners displaying artwork displayed on community banner poles, Redcliffe & Lawnton, 3 Jun - 7 July
2018-20
Experimenta Make Sense, national tour to different venues around Australia, 2 Feb 2018 – June 2020The Lock-Up (NSW), Plimsoll Gallery (TAS), Tweed Regional Gallery (NSW) and Rockhampton Art Gallery (QLD), Latrobe Regional Gallery (VIC), University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery (QLD), New England Regional Art Gallery, Armidale (NSW), Benalla Art Gallery (VIC), LibraryMuseum Albury (NSW)
2017
Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of Media Art, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, 2 Oct – 11 Nov
2016
Smoke Filled Room, exhibition of zine, illustration, animation, interaction, commentary, conversation and dialogue, The Laundry Artspace, East Brisbane, 10 Jun
2015
EXIT, QCA Honours graduate exhibition, Pop Gallery, Woolloongabba, 24 Nov – 6 Dec
2015
QCA Showcase 2015, Graduate exhibition, Griffith university, South Bank, 26-30 Nov
2015
The DIY Festival, The Stan Dup Ensemble, Cupo, Fortitude Valley Brisbane, 26-29 Nov
2015
Gas Leak, QCA Graduate Art Show, The Laundry Artspace, East Brisbane, 27 Nov
2015
2015 Sunshine Coast Art Prize: New Media Award , Maroochy Bushland Botanic Gardens Art & Ecology Centre, 10 Oct – 1 Nov
2015
Everything is Connected, exhibition of works by current QCA Honours students, The Hold Art Space, West End Brisbane, 20-23 May
2015
Wunderkammer, exhibition of prints from the QCA print media graduates’ folio box for 2014, The Hub Gallery, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, 14 April – 9 May
2015
Student Gallery, Vibrant Laneways program, Brisbane City Council, Outdoor gallery of 6 selected works by QCA graduates of 2014 on light boxes in King George Square Car Park, March
2015
Digital Disruption, Exhibition of finalists in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize New Media Category, Caloundra Regional Gallery, 11 Feb -22 Mar
2014
QCA Showcase 2014, Graduate exhibition, Queensland College of Art, Griffth University, South Bank campus, Brisbane, 27-30 Nov
2014
Do Not Consume, Final works by QCA print major graduates, The Hold Artspace, West End, Brisbane, 19 – 22 Nov
2014
Colossal, Impress Printmakers Gallery, Wooloowin, Brisbane, 28 Aug – 7 Sep
2014
First Impressions, An exhibition by the Griffith University Print-makers Club, Project Gallery, Queensland College of art, Brisbane, 25 Mar – 5 Apr
2013
How I look at it, Photographic Exhibition International Exchange project with Wurzburg University Griffith White Box Gallery, 23 Aug
2013
DEMO, An exhibition by the Griffith University Print-makers Club, POP Art Factory Gallery, South Brisbane, 9 – 21 Dec
Workshops
2026
City of Moreton Bay Outdoor Gallery Artist Community Workshops
as part of a large commissioned project by City of Moreton Bay Council - all 18 artists facilitated two workshops each to engage the community, Jan 14 & Feb 12
2014
Body art workshop - St John’s College Nambour
Presented a presentation and workshop around body painting for Year 11 students, 24 Feb
Collections
2013
Immanuel Lutheran College Art Collection, 1 Large drawing
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Resolution: QRAA exhibition catalogue (Dec, 2024) https://flyingarts.org.au/events/resolution-qraa-exhibition/
The Mix (27 Oct, 2017) ABC, http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/mix/NU1702H039S00, first 6 min covering Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of media art
Experimenta Make Sense: International Triennial of media art (2017) Experimenta Media Arts, p.40-41, 66, 73
Experimenta, Lauren Edmonds: I Dun Good, 2015 at https://experimenta.org/artworks/i-dun-good/
Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2015 Exhibition Catalogue (2015), Sunshine Coast Council, p. 24, covers
Emlyn-Jones, L 2015, Show Stopping News, Salt Magazine, Winter 15, pg.106-109
Hoffie, P 2015, Everything is Connected, Exhibition Catalogue, The Hold Art Space at PDF Preview
Harvey, D 2015, In the Spotlight: Lauren Edmonds, Engage Arts, Mar 11, 2015 at http://engagearts.com.au/2015/03/11/in-the-spotlight-lauren-edmonds/
Marino, L 2015, Young artist success in new media art prize, Griffith News, Feb 12, 2015 at https://news.griffith.edu.au/2015/02/12/young-artist-success-in-new-media-art-prize/
QCA Prints Archive, Wunderkammer 2014, at https://qcaprints.omeka.net/items/show/356
Queensland College of Art – Fine Art Graduate Catalogue 2014 (2014) Queensland College of Art Griffith University, p.28
Creative Generation Excellence in visual art and design 2012-2013 Touring Exhibition, Exhibition catalogue (2012) Department of Education and Training, Queensland Government and QAGOMA P. 11
Berry, M 2012, ‘Rising new artist with an eye for the past’, Hinterland Times, Jul, p. 11
Warren, B 2011, ‘Astonishing talent in our midst: Meaning matters in acclaimed art’, The Range News, November 3
‘Commendations for artist Lauren’ 2011, Nambour Weekly, Jun 1
Dalla, H 2010, ‘Illusions; Beyond the Barbed Wire’, Hinterland Times, Jan
‘Solo at 15’ 2009, Encompass Council Magazine, Nov issue, p.23
Purdon, F 2009, ‘In the footsteps of Pablo’, Queensland Courier Mail, Dec 10
Mackander, M 2009, ‘Peering into the soul’, Sunshine Coast Daily, Nov 15
‘Creative teen exhibits her art’ 2009, Nambour weekly, Nov 11
Long, E 2008, ‘Lauren puts her art where her heart is’, Sunshine Coast Daily, Sep 30, p. 8
I acknowledge the Gubbi Gubbi people as the Traditional Custodians of the land in which I live & work and pay my deepest respects to their Elders past and present.