Lauren is an award winning photographic artist, living in Bendigo, in Regional Victoria. Her art studio and gallery can be found at 18 View st.

Lauren Starr is a fine art photographer whose work explores the nature of our existence, through narrative and symbol-rich imagery. Heavily inspired by the Dutch Masters, and pre-Raphaelite artists, her photographs are described as having whimsical, ethereal and painterly qualities.
Many of Lauren's artworks are composite images. She intentionally photographs multiple scenes and masterfully blends them together in post production to create something altogether otherworldly.

Constantly inspired by the past, Lauren's Still life and Memento Mori series' bring the Dutch masters to life with a contemporary twist. Creating large flower arrangements in her studio, she then adds various ephemera and items that symbolise the passing of time, and urges the viewer to live more fully with their mortality in mind. Each artwork is richly layered with meaning, colour and intrigue. Her piece 'Flower Feast' from this series was the winner of the Bluethumb Photography Prize 2021.

Lauren's other body of work draws the viewer into a world of mythology, feminine beauty, nature and human journey, with a hint of hopeful and macabre elements entwined. The colour palette is pastel and haunting, connecting the audience with feminine essence and a longing for wholeness. In her most recent work, Midas' daughter, Lauren has returned to traditional photography methods and built the entire golden scene by hand. The artwork speaks to the legend of Midas and is a beautiful and painful cautionary tale of love and gold. This piece won the National Bluethumb Art Prize in 2022, as well as the photography category.

Lauren's pieces are available in very limited editions in a handful of sizes. Each artwork is printed by a master printer to the highest archival standards, and Lauren personally oversees the process. Every print comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Lauren's physical gallery and studio can be visited in Bendigo, regional Victoria, and she is more than happy to receive emails and/or messages through Bluethumb, her website or social media about her work.