Ocean  +
Lauren Ruiz

Lauren Ruiz is a Latina research-based multimedia artist based in New York. She has presented her research projects at the Latvian National Museum of Art, the University of Applied Arts Vienna, UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, the 2021 College Art Association Conference, and the 2022 Association for Art History Conference. Ruiz has completed residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute, Vermont Studio Center, Art Ayatana, and the Guerrilla Science ArtSci Residency. She is represented by Marquee Projects in Bellport, NY.

Ocean is a disabled poet and novelist living in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry, essays and fiction have appeared in numerous literary magazines; he has received a Whiting Foundation Grant, a MacArthur Foundation Sponsored Residency, and other awards; and attended residencies at Yaddo, The Headlands Center for the Arts, and others.

Residency/Fellowship

2025 Community of Practice and 2022 Revolution

Website

 laurenruizart.com, mirrorflower.org

Instagram- @laurenruiz_art, @mirrorflower_ocean

Location

Bellport,  NY and Olympia, WA USA