2024 FEATURED ARTIST

Lauryn Marshall's work was on exhibit at The Sanctuary until December 15, 2024.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF LAURYN MARSHALL

St. Louis bred, SF Bay Area based multimedia artist Lauryn Marshall (Art by Marshall) uses color,  figure and object composition, and fantastical elements as tools for storytelling to highlight the  lived experiences of those from the African diaspora. Marshall comes from a line of Bahamian and  Creole ancestry, peaking her interest in the many expressions of Blackness that exist in the world.  She dove into art at the early age of 2, coming from a long line of predecessors that were actively  engaged in community building throughout the South. Though influenced and inspired by many  role models within her family, Grandma Robbie was Marshall’s first art teacher and  entrepreneurship mentor. At “Robbie’s Custom Leadergoods”, Marshall was inspired by the  textiles her Grandmother created and it exposed her to different art mediums. 

She is interested in connecting to community through visual art, creating ceramic and painted  works to unearth the intersectionalities and subtleties of the Black experience. She encourages  her viewers to make connections between what is present in contemporary culture versus its past  representations in history. In 2017, she relocated to Oakland, CA to pursue higher education. She  received her BA in Studio Art and Psychology from Mills College in 2021 and presently works with  youth as an educator, mentor, near-peer and program coordinator. In addition to her personal  work, Marshall is a muralist and often collaborates with Civic Design Studio as a guest artist. She  has assisted in murals located in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco and has worked with  talented Bay Area artists such as Tarika Lewis, Twin Walls Mural Company, Aerosoul, and Cece  Carpio. 

"I create artwork that forms comparisons between contemporary Black culture and its ancestral past. In my portrayal of spirituality, fashion, and music trends, I question what narrative remains dominant between the old and the new. -Lauryn Marshall

Artist Talk w/ Lauryn Marshall @ The Sanctuary

Lauryn Marshall was interviewed by The Sanctuary Co-Founders, Mx. Stephanie Burrell & Mrs. Etecia Burrell about their inspiration behind this collection of work titled "Overjoyed: Reflections of Loved Ones"

Photos by @fine.art.fabi

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