JOSLYN LAWRENCE

b. 1970, Madison, Wisconsin

Currently lives and works in California

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 Object As Relic, Redmetal Barn, Cloverdale, CA
2024 Song of Absolution, ME Moore Gallery, Geyserville, CA
2016 A Prayer for Women, OED Gallery, Kochi, India
2013 Proof of Heaven, Lincoln Theater, Yountville, CA
2012 Into the Fray, Studio 101 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 Song of Absolution, Studio 101 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Song of Absolution, Edwardsville Cultural Center, Edwardsville, IL
2008 Song of Absolution, Studio 101 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Going, August, Oakland, CA
2005 Like a Bird, Dish, San Francisco, CA
2004 Like a Bird, Edo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 On a Wire, Erika Tanov, Berkeley, CA
2002 On a Wire, Utopia Planitia, San Francisco, CA
2001 New Works, Zeremy Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Explorations, DJR Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
*Song of Absolution is an ongoing collaborative project with artist Brian Kuhlmann

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023–2025 Annual November Exhibitions, Porchlight Studios, California
2015 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Photo Independent, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Tiburon Art Festival, Tiburon, CA
2009 Re-Opening, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, St. Louis, MO
2009 Everything is Accessible, Studio 101 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 24 Hours with the Lumix, Studio 101 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 Order/Chaos, BPC, San Francisco, CA
2003 New Work, Limn Gallery, San Rafael, CA
1997 New Work, OK Hotel, Seattle, WA
1994 One for the Road, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1992 Foundations, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

SELECTED PLACEMENTS

Ongoing Nickey Kehoe, Los Angeles, CA — Song of Absolution
Ongoing Domecil, Santa Barbara, CA — Song of Absolution
Ongoing Noted, Ojai, CA — Song of Absolution

COMMISSIONED INSTALLATIONS

2020 Woodcat, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Gallette 88, San Francisco, CA
2011 August, Mill Valley, CA
2010 Yield, San Francisco, CA

PUBLICATIONS

2012 Art Takes Miami, Selected Works

RESIDENCIES

2024 & 2026 Oak & Stone Residency, Healdsburg, CA
2023 Creekside Arts Residency, Eureka, CA
2016 OED Artist Residency, Kochi, India

EDUCATION

Academy of Art University / Painting & Photography
Kansas City Art Institute / Foundations
California School of Fabric Design

ADDITIONAL STUDY

USM / Spiritual Psychology Master’s Program
Sacred Crossings / Death Midwife Training
Yoga Philosophy / 500+ Hours