About Lauren

Filtering experiences in
many different ways…

Lauren Camp consistently and creatively uses art, voice, poetry and sound to address social and environmental concerns, and to draw people and communities together.

Lauren Camp

Poetry

Lauren’s poems have appeared in dozens of journals and anthologies, and she frequently collaborates with musicians to create multi-media performances. Her writing has been called “experimental,” and has been described as “mini-novels in poem form.”

Camp’s first book, This Business of Wisdom, was published by West End Press in 2010.

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Visual Art

Perhaps best known for her series, “The Fabric of Jazz,” which traveled to museums in ten cities, Lauren has artwork in cultural centers, hospitals, museums, embassies and other organizations around the world.

Whether sculptural or two-dimensional, her art is primarily created of fabric and thread, and it connects with a wide spectrum of viewers.

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Radio / Audio

Lauren produces and hosts “Audio Saucepan,” a potluck of reason and tempo, a spicy mash of border-defying jazz, Americana, contemporary classical and world music with interpretive readings and random philosophical fragments.

After more than seven years in radio, Lauren considers “sound” to be another medium in her creative repertoire. Once in a while, she also does voice-over work for commercials and films.

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Teaching / Mentoring

Lauren tutors students in literacy and teaches writing workshops, helping to stimulate and empower people at all levels.

She has worked with people across age and income lines – elementary and high school students from disadvantaged communities; new college students having difficulty with writing assignments in any subject; and business people and retired folks itching to express themselves creatively.

“I think of Lauren as an interpreter…

…of experiences. She is able to go deeply into our world and transform the daily horrors into personal understanding. How audacious — using fabric, poetry and sculpture to fix the transitory world in our hearts and minds!”

—Patrick Clement