Lauren O’Connell is a New York born multidisciplinary artist with a diverse career spanning across design, illustration, animation and most recently, fine art. Now residing with her family in North Carolina, she primarily works with oil pastels and paint, and is continuously experimenting with new ways to expand upon her mixed media approach of creating colorful figurative scenes inspired by everyday life.

Lauren has a BFA in illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design, and an MFA from School of Visual Arts for Computer Art. In 2024, after over a decade long career as a designer/art director across editorial, branded content and commercial media, Lauren transitioned from in-house, to freelance as an independent creative. That same year, she reignited her love for fine art through channeling a newfound perspective in her pieces that only time and the lived experience could have provided. This inspired the beginning of Studio OHouse—a place where her love for art and design could fuse together and help shape the spaces you call home.