Artist Statement

Lauryn Faye Dove (Fontana, California, 1999), is a painter based in San Diego, California. Trained in both photography and oil painting, careful composition is central to her artistic perspective. As a Black and Guatemalan woman, existing in contradiction drives her art, her present, the lens with which she sees the past, and her idealizations for the future. She aims to share the nuances of her distinct Black and Guatemalan identity, while also encouraging viewers to see how the intricacies of their own identities are interwoven into the collective tapestry of human connection and experience. In such divisive times, it is especially salient to encourage disentangling oneself from individualism and fostering collectivism through the arts.

She uses textiles as a bridge from the viewer to the artwork. By incorporating textiles, often associated with women’s domestic crafts rather than as fine art, a juxtaposition is created as an accessible medium that must also prove its very craftsmanship. Themes of Black and Guatemalan identity, fear, interconnection, legacy, and loneliness are common threads in Lauryn Faye Dove’s portfolio.