"Lauren Cohen's work is about the absurdity of everyday life, specifically people's relationships toward each other, their environment, marketed desires and the conflicts that result from them all. She uses the language of painting and drawing to produce Bosch-esque landscapes populated by numb automatons who crowd a naive candy-coated utopia. Cohen is interested in people’s want for power and triumph but is also fascinated with the usual struggle or failure that coincides. In the “Collectors” series, the artist naively fantasizes about future success or recognition by painting herself riding horses and taking dips in hot tubs with famous figures in the contemporary art world. She uses popular reality television shows like "Flavor of Love" and "I Love New York" on MTV for source material, ultimately creating her own episodes and narratives."
-David Fraenkell, ArtForum

2008

Lighthouse Point, Marblehead Neck hosting at sundown. (Cosima Von Bonin, Ann Hatch, Damien Hirst, Robert Shimshak and me). Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24'' 2008

Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2008.

Shake Them Dice And Roll Them. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2008.

Souped Up Grill. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2008.

L.A. Battalion. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30'' 2008.

Said The Air Is Thick, The Smell Is Right So You Pass To The Left And You Sail To The Right. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60'' 2008.

Tanorexia. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30'' 2008.

Nurse Homestead. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30'' 2008.

Gimme A Ho! If Ya Got Your Funky Bus Fare Ho. Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 28'' 2008.

If You're On A Mission You've Got My Permission (Me and Charlie Saatch). Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40'' 2008.

Away From The Flock. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2007.

Breathe On Me, We Don't Need To Touch Just Breathe. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2007.

2007

The Twinkie Incident. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48'' 2007.

You Don't Want Your Hair? Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48'' 2007.

Nice Meats. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30'' 2007.

Half Dome. Acrylic, gouache, and glitter on canvas, 20 x 24'' 2007.

Cornbreast. Acrylic, ink and mixed media on canvas, 60 x 40'' 2007.

Green Machine. Acrylic and ink on wood panel, 23 x 48'' 2007.

Did You Feed The Cat? Acrylic and ink on canvas, 36 x 48'' 2007.

The Divine Gas. Latex paint on wall, 12 x 20 ft. 2007.

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Mountains. Blankets, socks and cement, 5 lbs each, dimensions vary. 2007.

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Ferndale California. Acrylic, ink, and gouache on paper, 18 x 24'' 2007.

Snow Maker. Acrylic, ink, mix media and gouache on paper, 8 1/2 x 11'' 2007.

Scotty Dogs. Acrylic and ink on glass cutting board, 8 1/2 x 11'' 2007

Global Warming. Ink and Acrylic on paper, 8 1/2 x 11'' 2007

Hebrew School Mornings. Ink and gouache on paper, 11 1/4 x 15'' 2007.

Napa California. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2007.

Outskirts Of Humboldt. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2007.

Silicon Valley. Acrylic and ink on canvas, 24 x 36'' 2007.

All Hallow's Eve In The City. Acrylic, ink, watercolor and gouache
diptych on paper, 22 x 60'' 2007

Downtown. acrylic, ink, charcoal, pastel and mix media on canvas, 60 1/2 x 46 1/2'' 2007

The Big Cheese. acrylic, gouache, charcoal ink and mix media on wooden panel, 48 x 24'' 2007.

Turtle Hill. Acrylic, gouache, ink, pastel and mix media on paper, 50 x 38 1/4'' 2007.

View Outside My Apartment Window. Acrylic, pastel, scotch tape and pencil on paper, 19 3/4 x 42'' 2007.

Strange Fruit. Acrylic and ink on paper, 39 1/2 x 41 3/4'' 2007.

Lobster Bisque At The Peak. Acrylic ink and charcoal on paper, 42 x 29 1/2'' 2007.

Hey Pig Pig. Acrylic and ink on paper. 29 1/2 x 41 3/4'' 2007.

The New Farm. Acrylic and ink on paper, 14 1/2 x 22 1/4'' 2007.

2006

Turtle Soup. Gouache and ink on paper, 18 x 24'' 2006.

The Battle. Gouache, acrylic and ink on paper, 30 x 22'' 2006.

Hiding Under The Desk. Oil pastel and ink on paper. 24 x 18'' 2006.

Cyclist. Gouache and ink on paper. 30 x 22'' 2006.

Innocence Is Bliss. Gouache and ink on paper. 12 x 16'' 2006.

Autumn Landscape.
watercolor pencil, watercolor and ink on paper, 12 x 16'' 2006.

Party Procession. Acrylic and ink on paper, 18 x 24'' 2006.

In The Trench. gouache and ink on paper, 11 x 17'' 2006.

Taking Out The Trash. Gouache and ink on paper, 10 1/4 x 10 1/4'' 2006.

Shells. gouache and ink on paper. 17 x 14'' 2006.

Golfcourse At Midnight. Gouache and ink on paper. 9 1/2 x 9 1/4'' 2006.

The Good Shepherd. Gouache and ink on paper. 11 x 8 1/4'' 2006.

Rebel Rat vs. Lobster Back. Acrylic and ink on paper. 9 x 11'' 2006.

Rebel Rat Chases Lobster Back. Ink on paper, 8 x 11'' 2006.

The Cat Lady. Pastel, ink and gouache on paper, 14 x 11'' 2006.

In The Corn Fields. Gouache and ink on paper. 15 1/4 x 12 1/4'' 2006.

Cow Jumped Over The Moon. Gouache and ink on paper. 15 x 11 1/4'' 2006.

New Lines For Roads. Gouache and ink on paper. 17 x 14'' 2006.

Berkeley Moms. Pastel, gouache and ink on paper. 20 x 14 3/4'' 2006.

Disguised As Bower Bird. Acrylic and ink on paper. 7 x 7 1/4'' 2006.

Branded Shell. Pastel, gouache and ink on paper. 8 1/4 x 10'' 2006

Branded Lamb. Acrylic and ink on paper. 11 x 14'' 2006

Branded Hip. Pastel, gouache and ink on paper. 12 x 9'' 2006

Branded Performer. Pastel, gouache and ink on paper. 11 x 8 3/4'' 2006

Stuck. Pastel, ink and gouache on paper. 14 x 11'' 2006

Last Stop. Acrylic, ink and charcoal on paper. 9 3/4 x 11'' 2006

Frenzy. Ink on paper. 11 x 14'' 2006

Nub Tailbone Rickity Shank. Acrylic and ink on paper. 9 1/2 x 3 1/4 2006

Angry Birds. Acrylic and ink on paper. 3 x 6'' 2006

Good Parenting. Gouache and ink on paper. 7 1/2 x 11'' 2006

Mayday Parade. Watercolor and ink on paper. 17 x 14'' 2006

Piedmont Study. Gouache, acrylic and ink on paper. 20 x 14 3/4'' 2006

On An Offstreet. Gouache and ink on paper. 6 3/4 x 11 1/4'' 2006

We Work With Our Mistakes. Acrylic and ink on paper. 20 x 14 3/4'' 2006

Bay Shrimp. Lithograph. 14 1/2 x 9 1/2. 2005.

Parachuters. Childhood drawing ink on paper. 11 x 8 1/2. 1991.

Childhood Wall Drawings. Tracings in pen of original pencil drawings from childhood bedroom walls. 8 1/2 x 11. 1989-1999.