LAUREN McLEAN AYER
Santa Fe, NM
GALLERIES AND SHOWS
BRICK & MORTAR
Loose Threads, Freeform Art Space, Santa Fe, NM, July/August, 2017
Infuriated, The Free Exercise Thereof, PhotoSummer Celebration, UNM Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM, June 17, 2017, (as The Furies)
Solo Show, The Commons, Santa Fe, NM, November/December, 2014
Santa Fe Quilt Fiesta, Santa Fe County Fair Grounds, Santa Fe, NM, October, 2014
Elements, The Exhibit Space, La Tienda at Eldorado, Santa Fe, NM, June, 2014
Solo Show, The Commons, Santa Fe, NM, November/December, 2013
Santa Fe Quilt Fiesta, Santa Fe County Fair Grounds, Santa Fe, NM, October, 2012
Metamorphosis, The Exhibit Space, La Tienda at Eldorado, Santa Fe, NM, March, 2012
ONLINE
Art and Oppression, CENTER (gallery.visitcenter.org), July 17 through September 15, 2017 (as The Furies)
The Furies, Rise of the Femme (riseofthefemme.com), April 2017 to present (as The Furies)
Infuriated, The Free Exercise Thereof, Axle Contemporary (axle art.com), March 2017 to present (as The Furies)
PUBLICATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Stolen Writing Moments, Write Like You’re ALIVE: A 31/31 Celebration of Creativity, Zoetic Press, August, 2016
POETRY
How to Survive the Flood, Poets Speak, Volume 4: Survival, Upcoming
Lullaby, Poets Speak, Volume 4: Survival, Upcoming
Wider Than an Ocean, Andrea Reads America, October, 2014
Gretel, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, May, 2013
Ghost, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, April, 2013
Boy Meets Girl, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, January, 2013
Paradox, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, May, 2012
Bernie’s Song, Adobe Walls: an anthology of New Mexico poetry (Vol. 4), Spring, 2012
Rain Dance, Adobe Walls: an anthology of New Mexico poetry (Vol 4), Spring, 2012
Mabel’s, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, April, 2012
Blonde, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, March, 2012
Language Barrier, Drash Pit: A Monthly Midrash Mosh, February, 2012
Stand, Santa Fe oneheart (Vol 3 No 7), December 2011/January 2012
Woodpile, Santa Fe oneheart, (Vol 3 No 6), November/December 2011
The Locals, Santa Fe oneheart, (Vol 3 No 3), August/September 2011
Home on the Range, Adobe Walls: an anthology of New Mexico poetry (Vol. 3), Fall, 2011
The Wind, Santa Fe oneheart, July/August, 2011
Unseen, Gargoyle #50, June, 2005
ARTICLES
That Queasy Feeling, Exploring Motion, Spring, 2002
Fluffy Sheep and Chamomile Tea: Folk Insomnia Cures, Exploring Sleep, Winter, 1997
Fooling Mother Nature: Sometimes it’s Nice, Exploring Gardening, Spring, 1996
David & the Distorted Room, Exploring Size, Fall, 1995
The 3 O’Clock Slump, Exploring Energy, Winter, 1994
EDUCATION
Creative writing and poetry coursework with Natalie Goldberg and Tony Hoagland
Master of Arts in Humanities—Medieval and Celtic Studies, San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, UCLA—graduated Alpha Kappa Delta honor society
ACTIVITIES
2014 – Present Blogger, apocalypsegarden.com
2003 – 2007 Founding Director/Editor-in-Chief, National Novel Editing Month
2001 – 2004 Municipal Liaison Program Coordinator, National Novel Writing Month