Lauren Cook

About the Artist

Lauren Cook's artwork is informed by her rural heritage, her appreciation of nature, her curiosity about human cultures both ancient and contemporary, and how these interests converge as the world deals with its own environmental and civil sustainability. Her creative life is also strongly influenced by her work as an art educator and the exchanges of teaching and learning that take place with her students and colleagues.  Her art has been exhibited in group and solo shows and through the Art in Embassies program of the U.S. Department of State. Cook heads the visual arts department and teaches Advanced Placement Studio Art at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland.  She offers private art instruction and summer classes from her personal studio in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  Cook holds a Masters of Art in Art Education from Maryland Institute College of Art, a Masters of Business Administration, Management of Science and Technology from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Philosophy from Grand Valley University. She served on the board of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, chairing its Arts in Education Committee.  Cook is a member of the International Society for Education through Art, the National Art Education Association, the Maryland Art Education Association, the Maryland State Arts Council Artist Registry, and The Yellow Barn Studio and Gallery.  She presents at regional and national conferences, and consults on K-12 arts curricula and teacher training.