Lauren Shantall currently works in acrylics on canvas. The subject of her paintings oscillates between an examination of the minutiae of domestic life and her engagement with the external, natural landscape beyond her home.
Born in Durban, South Africa in 1973, Lauren currently resides permanently in Cape Town, South Africa and has done so since completing her postgraduate studies in English at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1995. At present, she has a demanding career in communications and is the founder and director of a multiple award-winning agency Scout PR & Social Media (named best agency in South Africa at the 2020 Media Innovator Awards). She devotes time to furthering her painting practice amongst her various work commitments to her clients and staff, and her family commitments to her husband and their son.
Lauren took art as a main subject in high school, where she was jointly awarded the Carmel College Art Prize in her final year. Upon matriculation, a scholarship to study English Literature directed her career path into media and communications. Not wanting to relinquish her passion for fine art, she pursued her art studies outside of tertiary institutions. Over the years, she has taken live drawing classes with Clare Menck, painting classes with Diana Page, and joined a regular painting group with friends. Since September 2018, she has been taking weekly creativity classes with artist and curator, Sue Kaplan.
Exhibitions:
- In A Frame. Spin St Gallery. May 2019.
- Eat, Sleep, (I can’t) Breathe. vacantmuseum.com. July 2020.
- www.vacantmuseum.com. September 2020.
- Colectiva. Galeria Azur Madrid. October 2020.
Lauren Shantall currently works in acrylics on canvas. The subject of her paintings oscillates between an examination of the minutiae of domestic life and her engagement with the external, natural landscape beyond her home.
Born in Durban, South Africa in 1973, Lauren currently resides permanently in Cape Town, South Africa and has done so since completing her postgraduate studies in English at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1995. At present, she has a demanding career in communications and is the founder and director of a multiple award-winning agency Scout PR & Social Media (named best agency in South Africa at the 2020 Media Innovator Awards). She devotes time to furthering her painting practice amongst her various work commitments to her clients and staff, and her family commitments to her husband and their son.
Lauren took art as a main subject in high school, where she was jointly awarded the Carmel College Art Prize in her final year. Upon matriculation, a scholarship to study English Literature directed her career path into media and communications. Not wanting to relinquish her passion for fine art, she pursued her art studies outside of tertiary institutions. Over the years, she has taken live drawing classes with Clare Menck, painting classes with Diana Page, and joined a regular painting group with friends. Since September 2018, she has been taking weekly creativity classes with artist and curator, Sue Kaplan.
Exhibitions:
- In A Frame. Spin St Gallery. May 2019.
- Eat, Sleep, (I can’t) Breathe. vacantmuseum.com. July 2020.
- www.vacantmuseum.com. September 2020.
- Colectiva. Galeria Azur Madrid. October 2020.