Lauren Rouatt (she/her) is an artist and educator in New Orleans, LA. Lauren's work - currently primarily ceramics - consists of functional vessels, either electric fired or wood-fired, that bring us into conversation with her ongoing inquiries into the natural world. She is interested in growth, decay, branching, cycles, and metamorphosis, as well as the textures and shapes that emerge when we look at the world both up close and from a distance.
Lauren serves as the Managing Director of the community studio Byrdie's Pottery. She holds a Master of Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA from Tulane University. Lauren has worked as an educator / teaching artist at various New Orleans organizations including NOLA Nature School, The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Louisiana Children's Museum, Longue Vue House and Gardens, The Contemporary Arts Center, Community Works, and others.
Lauren's ceramic work can be found at Byrdie's Pottery, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Shop, and Longue Vue House and Gardens Shop. To stay in touch about future pop-ups and online sales, sign up for the email list below.