Lauren Tucci
Born in Pittsburgh, PA
Lives & works in Cedar Rapids, IA
Lauren Tucci’s works illustrate the artist’s captivation with hypnopompic hallucinations (semiconscious imagery immediately preceding waking up). Human, animal, and non-living objects become symbols in investigations about the self and microsociology. She is most interested in how individuals derive meaning from these amalgamations and what might be gathered from the collective unconscious.
Her works have been featured in various publications including Ceramics Monthly and have been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is the Gallery Director at Gilded Pear Gallery and her studio is located at the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio in the historic Cherry Building, where she previously attended as a resident artist. She received her Associates Degree in Art at the Community College of Allegheny County and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA
Lives & works in Cedar Rapids, IA
Lauren Tucci’s works illustrate the artist’s captivation with hypnopompic hallucinations (semiconscious imagery immediately preceding waking up). Human, animal, and non-living objects become symbols in investigations about the self and microsociology. She is most interested in how individuals derive meaning from these amalgamations and what might be gathered from the collective unconscious.
Her works have been featured in various publications including Ceramics Monthly and have been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is the Gallery Director at Gilded Pear Gallery and her studio is located at the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio in the historic Cherry Building, where she previously attended as a resident artist. She received her Associates Degree in Art at the Community College of Allegheny County and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Inspired by artists of the Surrealist and Symbolist movements, my art originates from personal experience in connection to fictional universes. It stems from perceived realities in relation to how we derive meaning through everyday interpreted symbolism and subconscious thoughts rooted as deeply as one’s dream state. This body of work objectifies personal emotions and conditions in the form of recognizable imagery, sometimes disjunctive or mise en scène. Framed instances in installations become linked chaos, much like dreams in a non-linear narrative.
I create human and non-human segments in delicate and callous themes to converse with our psyche, a reflection to conflict and relationships. Social status and contemporary themes of power and insecurities are illustrated without a demographic definition. I seek to remove conventional understandings of one’s self and explore a discussion about personality purely through the imagery we define as a community.
I create human and non-human segments in delicate and callous themes to converse with our psyche, a reflection to conflict and relationships. Social status and contemporary themes of power and insecurities are illustrated without a demographic definition. I seek to remove conventional understandings of one’s self and explore a discussion about personality purely through the imagery we define as a community.
Education
2011-13 BFA, Studio Arts-Ceramics Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
-Cum laude | Minor in Psychology and Art History
2009-11 AS, Art Community College of Allegheny County, Monroeville, PA
Ongoing Professional Development; Kirkwood Community College | Intro to Interior Design, Discover Sign Language
Professional Experience
2019-Present--Gallery Director Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2016-2018 --Gallery Committee Chair Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015-2018 --Gallery Assistant and Inventory Manager Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014-2015 --Resident Artist and Instructor The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Residencies
2019--Summer Resident Artist (printmaking) Public Space One, IowaCity, IA
2014-15--Long-term Resident Artist (ceramics) The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Exhibitions
Solo
2017--Objects for Cinema: Act I Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014--Untitled in Haste CSPS Hall, Club Room Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Two & Three Person
2021--The Gilded Girls Gilded Pear Gallery (with Suzy McGrane-Hop and Linda Ge) Cedar Rapids, IA
2019--Print Exhibit Janalyn Hanson White Gallery (with Emily Jalinsky and Mackie Garrett) Mount Mercy University. Cedar Rapids, IA
2019--Reconstitute Peter Paul Luce Gallery (with Gratia Brown and Wendy Thoreson) Cornell College. Mount Vernon, IA
2018--GuILT Gilded Pear Gallery (with Suzy McGrane-Hop) Cedar Rapids, IA
2015--In Situ The Ceramic Center Gallery (with Pip Lucas), Cedar Rapids, IA
2014--Sandoozles and Ocelots Ceramic Center Gallery (with Will Rimel), Cedar Rapids, IA
2013--Hypnopompic Bates Gallery (with Kristina Kaiser and Rebecca Polk), Edinboro University, PA
Group
2020
FOR/BY. Stanley Museum benefit for the acquisition of American Women Artists. Coralville, IA
Bluestockings: 2020 Member Showcase. Sinclair Galleries; Coe College. Cedar Rapids, IA
2019
Resident Exhibition. Public Space One. IowaCity, IA
Into the Blue (Juried regional). Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids, IA
Part & Parcel (International). Northrup King Building; Studio 394 Gallery. NCECA Concurrent Exhibit. Minneapolis, MN
Women's March (Juried regional). University of Iowa Stanley Museum. Film Scene. Iowa City, IA
2018-2019
Terra Nova: Ten Years (Acquisition). Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids, IA
2018
A Formed Community: Current Works of Past Residents. Iowa Ceramics Center Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
River 2 River; Iowa Clay Conference 2018 (Juried regional). Coe College Sinclair Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Workhouse Clay International (Juried international) Workhouse Arts Center. Lorton, VA
A Bridge to be Crossed (Invitational) Community College of Allegheny County. NCECA Concurrent Exhibit. Pittsburgh, PA
2017
Women's Work (Invitational) The Yards, Rochester NY
2016
Yunomi (Invitational) AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Divided|Attraction (Juried national) Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015
River 2 River; Iowa Clay Conference 2015 (Juried regional) Coe College Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Sculpture Show Cherry Building Commons Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014
Bizen-American Cultural Exchange Exhibition Bizenware Traditional Industry Hall Gallery, Bizen, Japan
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition (Juried international) Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2013
Chimera XI Student Juried Exhibition (Juried) Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
39th Annual October Evenings (Juried regional) Meadville Council on the Arts-Heeschen Gallery, Meadville, PA
2012
Annual Juried Cup Show (Juried national) Clarion University, Clarion, PA
Potterfest (Juried) Baron-Forness Library, Edinboro, PA
Transitions Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Honors / Awards/ Commissions
2019
Honorarium Reconstitute. Cornell College.The Peter Paul Luce Gallery. Mount Vernon, IA
2017
Honorarium Juried Student Exhibition. Northern State University. Aberdeen, SD
2014
Studio Potter Merit Award NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
2012
First Place, NonFunctional Award Annual Juried Cup Show, Clarion, PA
First Place Potterfest, Edinboro, PA
Representation
Gilded Pear Gallery, 808 Third Ave SE | Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, 319-366-0205, gildedpeargallery.com
Membership
Bluestockings Art Collective
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Curatorial
2019
Juror High School Art Show. Mount Mercy University. Presented cash awards and associating scholarships. Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror Marion Arts Festival . Marion, IA
Curator Reconstitute. Cornell College. Peter Paul Luce Gallery. Mount Vernon, IA
Organizer Part & Parcel. Northrup King Building. Minneapolis, MN
2018
Juror A Formed Community: Current Works of Past Residents. Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror 2018 Student Art Show. Presented cash awards. Mount Mercy University. Cedar Rapids, IA
Curator Crash Currents. Gilded Pear Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
2017
Juror Juried Student Exhibition. Presented cash awards. Northern State University. Aberdeen, SD
2014
Juror Playdate National Juried Exhibit. The Ceramic Center Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Teaching / Workshops & Lectures
2019
Professional Development Presentation Bluestockings Art Collective. Iowa City, IA
Featured Artist Talk Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Art Bites. Cedar Rapids, IA
Artist Talk Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Kids Camp. Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror Gallery Talk Mount Mercy University. Janalyn Hanson White Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Curator Gallery Talk Cornell College. The Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA
2017
Presenting Artist Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Visiting Artist Lecturer Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Visiting Lecturer (Arts Management) Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2015
Demonstrating Artist and Lecturer Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Resident Artist (Welcome) Slide Lecture The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014-15
Instructor The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Collections
Notable Private: Portland, OR--Conway, AK--Iowa City, IA--Cedar Rapids, IA--St.Louis, MO
Corporate: Skogman Companies, Cedar Rapids, IA
Teaching: Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Public: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Public: The iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Bibliography/Press
-Culture Crawl #641 The Gilded Girls. KCCK, 88.3 FM Radio. June 30, 2021.
-Current Obsession Magazine. Polyphonous 2021-Mimetic Lives II. March 31, 2021, pg 57-58
-Minneapolis Exhibition Highlight: Part & Parcel. NCECA blog. February 1, 2019. Cindy Bracker, Communications Director
- Workhouse Clay International 2018 Exhibit Catalog. January 30th, 2019. pg 57
-The Gazette. My Biz: Gilded Pear Gallery keeps its artists roster full. March 14th, 2018, pg 10A.
-Culture Crawl #328 Featuring...US. KCCK, 88.3 FM Radio. March 1st, 2018.
-Daily Palette. University of Iowa online publication, February 26th, 2018. Wendy Parker- Curator
-RSK Evening news, FM Okyama, Japan, October 3, 2014
-Ceramics Monthly, September 2014 Issue. 2014 ‘National Student Juried Exhibition’, pg 56
-Daily Palette Double feature. University of Iowa online publication, August 27th and 28th, 2014. Emily Kerrigan- Curator
-NCECA Student Juried Exhibition Journal 2014
-Chimera XI, Jan Northey, Chimera Journal 2014
2011-13 BFA, Studio Arts-Ceramics Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
-Cum laude | Minor in Psychology and Art History
2009-11 AS, Art Community College of Allegheny County, Monroeville, PA
Ongoing Professional Development; Kirkwood Community College | Intro to Interior Design, Discover Sign Language
Professional Experience
2019-Present--Gallery Director Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2016-2018 --Gallery Committee Chair Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015-2018 --Gallery Assistant and Inventory Manager Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014-2015 --Resident Artist and Instructor The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Residencies
2019--Summer Resident Artist (printmaking) Public Space One, IowaCity, IA
2014-15--Long-term Resident Artist (ceramics) The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Exhibitions
Solo
2017--Objects for Cinema: Act I Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014--Untitled in Haste CSPS Hall, Club Room Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Two & Three Person
2021--The Gilded Girls Gilded Pear Gallery (with Suzy McGrane-Hop and Linda Ge) Cedar Rapids, IA
2019--Print Exhibit Janalyn Hanson White Gallery (with Emily Jalinsky and Mackie Garrett) Mount Mercy University. Cedar Rapids, IA
2019--Reconstitute Peter Paul Luce Gallery (with Gratia Brown and Wendy Thoreson) Cornell College. Mount Vernon, IA
2018--GuILT Gilded Pear Gallery (with Suzy McGrane-Hop) Cedar Rapids, IA
2015--In Situ The Ceramic Center Gallery (with Pip Lucas), Cedar Rapids, IA
2014--Sandoozles and Ocelots Ceramic Center Gallery (with Will Rimel), Cedar Rapids, IA
2013--Hypnopompic Bates Gallery (with Kristina Kaiser and Rebecca Polk), Edinboro University, PA
Group
2020
FOR/BY. Stanley Museum benefit for the acquisition of American Women Artists. Coralville, IA
Bluestockings: 2020 Member Showcase. Sinclair Galleries; Coe College. Cedar Rapids, IA
2019
Resident Exhibition. Public Space One. IowaCity, IA
Into the Blue (Juried regional). Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids, IA
Part & Parcel (International). Northrup King Building; Studio 394 Gallery. NCECA Concurrent Exhibit. Minneapolis, MN
Women's March (Juried regional). University of Iowa Stanley Museum. Film Scene. Iowa City, IA
2018-2019
Terra Nova: Ten Years (Acquisition). Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Cedar Rapids, IA
2018
A Formed Community: Current Works of Past Residents. Iowa Ceramics Center Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
River 2 River; Iowa Clay Conference 2018 (Juried regional). Coe College Sinclair Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Workhouse Clay International (Juried international) Workhouse Arts Center. Lorton, VA
A Bridge to be Crossed (Invitational) Community College of Allegheny County. NCECA Concurrent Exhibit. Pittsburgh, PA
2017
Women's Work (Invitational) The Yards, Rochester NY
2016
Yunomi (Invitational) AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Divided|Attraction (Juried national) Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015
River 2 River; Iowa Clay Conference 2015 (Juried regional) Coe College Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Sculpture Show Cherry Building Commons Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014
Bizen-American Cultural Exchange Exhibition Bizenware Traditional Industry Hall Gallery, Bizen, Japan
NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition (Juried international) Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2013
Chimera XI Student Juried Exhibition (Juried) Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
39th Annual October Evenings (Juried regional) Meadville Council on the Arts-Heeschen Gallery, Meadville, PA
2012
Annual Juried Cup Show (Juried national) Clarion University, Clarion, PA
Potterfest (Juried) Baron-Forness Library, Edinboro, PA
Transitions Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA
Honors / Awards/ Commissions
2019
Honorarium Reconstitute. Cornell College.The Peter Paul Luce Gallery. Mount Vernon, IA
2017
Honorarium Juried Student Exhibition. Northern State University. Aberdeen, SD
2014
Studio Potter Merit Award NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
2012
First Place, NonFunctional Award Annual Juried Cup Show, Clarion, PA
First Place Potterfest, Edinboro, PA
Representation
Gilded Pear Gallery, 808 Third Ave SE | Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, 319-366-0205, gildedpeargallery.com
Membership
Bluestockings Art Collective
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts
Curatorial
2019
Juror High School Art Show. Mount Mercy University. Presented cash awards and associating scholarships. Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror Marion Arts Festival . Marion, IA
Curator Reconstitute. Cornell College. Peter Paul Luce Gallery. Mount Vernon, IA
Organizer Part & Parcel. Northrup King Building. Minneapolis, MN
2018
Juror A Formed Community: Current Works of Past Residents. Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror 2018 Student Art Show. Presented cash awards. Mount Mercy University. Cedar Rapids, IA
Curator Crash Currents. Gilded Pear Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
2017
Juror Juried Student Exhibition. Presented cash awards. Northern State University. Aberdeen, SD
2014
Juror Playdate National Juried Exhibit. The Ceramic Center Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Teaching / Workshops & Lectures
2019
Professional Development Presentation Bluestockings Art Collective. Iowa City, IA
Featured Artist Talk Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Art Bites. Cedar Rapids, IA
Artist Talk Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Kids Camp. Cedar Rapids, IA
Juror Gallery Talk Mount Mercy University. Janalyn Hanson White Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA
Curator Gallery Talk Cornell College. The Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA
2017
Presenting Artist Iowa Ceramic Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Visiting Artist Lecturer Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Visiting Lecturer (Arts Management) Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2015
Demonstrating Artist and Lecturer Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Resident Artist (Welcome) Slide Lecture The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014-15
Instructor The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Collections
Notable Private: Portland, OR--Conway, AK--Iowa City, IA--Cedar Rapids, IA--St.Louis, MO
Corporate: Skogman Companies, Cedar Rapids, IA
Teaching: Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
Public: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Public: The iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Bibliography/Press
-Culture Crawl #641 The Gilded Girls. KCCK, 88.3 FM Radio. June 30, 2021.
-Current Obsession Magazine. Polyphonous 2021-Mimetic Lives II. March 31, 2021, pg 57-58
-Minneapolis Exhibition Highlight: Part & Parcel. NCECA blog. February 1, 2019. Cindy Bracker, Communications Director
- Workhouse Clay International 2018 Exhibit Catalog. January 30th, 2019. pg 57
-The Gazette. My Biz: Gilded Pear Gallery keeps its artists roster full. March 14th, 2018, pg 10A.
-Culture Crawl #328 Featuring...US. KCCK, 88.3 FM Radio. March 1st, 2018.
-Daily Palette. University of Iowa online publication, February 26th, 2018. Wendy Parker- Curator
-RSK Evening news, FM Okyama, Japan, October 3, 2014
-Ceramics Monthly, September 2014 Issue. 2014 ‘National Student Juried Exhibition’, pg 56
-Daily Palette Double feature. University of Iowa online publication, August 27th and 28th, 2014. Emily Kerrigan- Curator
-NCECA Student Juried Exhibition Journal 2014
-Chimera XI, Jan Northey, Chimera Journal 2014
Gilded Pear Gallery
808 Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
gildedpeargallery.com
lauren@gildedpeargallery.com
808 Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
gildedpeargallery.com
lauren@gildedpeargallery.com