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Lauren Naidoo
Digital Media Artist, Graphic Designer, Animator  

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EDUCATION  

Bachelor of Media Studies and Minor in Visual Arts, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada

Fishbowl, Public Artwork with Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Banner Project (Kelowna, BC)

Hyphenated Being, Public Artwork with Amp Lab UBCO, Kelowna Art Gallery Art Walk (Kelowna, BC)

Tidal, installation with ArtMart, Kelowna Alternator Centre for the Contemporary Arts (Kelowna, BC)

EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS

Hyphenated Being, group exhibition at Hearing the Interior with Fred Wah and Pauline Butling, The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna, BC)

Deal Me In, group exhibition at Everything and Then Some, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Cranial, group exhibition at Everything and Then Some, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Deal Me In, group exhibtion at A Matter of Time, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Cranial, group exhibition at Halfway Between Me, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Box Office, group exhibition at Beyond Reality: The Digital Sublime, University of British Columbia Okanagan

A Glimpse of Us, group exhibition at UBCO VEMS (visualization + emerging media studio) Space, University of British Columbia Okanagan 

Affinity, group installation at The University of British Columbia Okanagan

Rolling Clouds, Spoken Word Showcase at UBCO Theater, University of British Columbia Okanagan

I Hate Where I’m From, group exhibition at The Sawchuck Theater, University of British Columbia Okanagan 

Garden Ecosystem,  group exhibition at UBCO VEMS (visualization + emerging media studio) Space, University of British Columbia Okanagan 

Faculty Choice in Moving Image, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Cranial, Official Selection for 2025 Okanagan Student Film Festival 

I Hate Where I’m From, Official Selection for 2024 Okanagan Student Film Festival  

Lunch Time, Official Selection for 2023 Okanagan Student Film Festival  

Deans List - University of British Columbia 

Animator, Undergraduate Research Assistant, The Amp Lab, University of British Columbia Okanagan 

Press Play is a cohort prompted to create animated augmented reality exhibition pieces inspired by SoundBox Collection materials from B.C. writers Fred Wah and Pauline Butling. Tasked with creating public-facing projects that mobilize digitized archival material in new ways.
Using programs such as Photoshop, After Effects and Artivive.

Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator 

Poster/Cover design, Logo/brand identity design, Website design, Merchandise design  

Student Okanagan Film Festival Student Volunteer/Jury Member

Everything and Then Some Exhibition - PR Committee - Interview and Video Team 

AR Public Art Volunteer Mentorship 

Working alongside mentor Myron Campbell to give visual feedback and technological insight on softwares used to create AR works of art. 

Head of Publication and Graphic Design for Creative Writing Course Union

In charge of aesthetics of both physical and online forums of Inkwell Publications. Responsibilities include website design, branding, poster design and physical print magazine design.

Inkwell Volume 2 (Cover Art and Graphic Designer), UBCO Creative Writing Magazine  

That's What We Said (Cover Art), UBCO Gender and Women's Studies Magazine 

  Inkwell Volume 1 (Cover Art and Graphic Designer), UBCO Creative Writing Magazine