🪻Lauren Donnison🪻

I am a final year Fine Art student at Sheffield Hallam University, based in South Yorkshire.  I am a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, painting, and drawing, creating work that walks the tightrope between tenderness and turmoil. Drawing from lived experiences of trauma, mental health, grief, and survival, my practice transforms chaos into quiet visual language - each piece a negotiation between vulnerability and endurance. Whether working in graphite or through the lens of a camera, my work invites viewers to confront the parts of themselves they've tucked away, encouraging discomfort, reflection, and ultimately, connection. My pieces are spaces to sit with things unspoken.

Outside of my creative work when I'm not elbow deep in acrylic paint, I have a deep appreciation for metal and rock music, alternative fashion and the evolving intersections between art and technology. I'm passionate about language learning (Currently Polish and Ukrainian), fascinated by emerging tech, and always curious about the world - whether through road trips, exploring car culture, or getting lost in a good video game. I spend too much time on social media, never say no to ice cream, and am constantly seeking new ways to connect, express, and create. 

If my updating schedule is non-existent, that's because I've probably convinced myself that spending days on end exploring the city for inspiration is self-care, not escapism (it's both).