Art that honors the weight of what we carry and invites something new to emerge.
Gallery wall featuring multiple mixed-media paintings by Lauren Cannon, including encaustic, resin, and oil works

Meet Lauren S. Cannon

Lauren Cannon is a multi-media artist whose work fuses technical mastery with playfulness and storytelling. She specializes in oil painting, encaustic techniques, resin, sculptural, and fiber arts, often experimenting with light and layered color. A passionate educator and advocate for arts accessibility, she leads community outreach efforts, including creating art kits for the homeless and therapeutic art programs for young girls. Lauren holds a BFA in painting from Southern Methodist University, and an MAT in art education and BFA in graphic design from the University of Memphis. She lives in Memphis with her husband and five children.

Artist Lauren Cannon posing with her fiber and resin artwork, showcasing her use of layered materials and storytelling through color and texture
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Black book titled 'CHICKENISMS The Art of the Pecking Order' by Lauren Cannon with pink illustration of chickens, placed on pastel pink, green, and peach background, with a white feather beside it.

Chickenisms: The Art of the Pecking Order

An imaginative look at life in the coop.

Chickenisms is a playful book of illustrations that explores identity, power dynamics, and the often hilarious ways we navigate the world – through the lens of chickens. Each illustration brings layered humor and visual storytelling to the concept of “the pecking order.”

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Step into a world of color, texture, and storytelling.
Encaustic painting with layered wax and pigment by Memphis artist Lauren Cannon
Colorful abstract painting with pink hills, blue sky, and drips of pink and blue paint, displayed on a dark wooden wall by artist Lauren Cannon.
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