I work across mediums of painting, sculpture and ceramics to create absurd narratives that are rooted in the domestic. I’m fascinated by the delicate balance between inviting and unsettling and exploring where sweetness can unravel into eeriness. In my current work, everything that I make is derived from an imaginary world I refer to as the Obscure Domestic Realm. Inhabited by this intimate world are leaky beer cans, oozing blood fountains, a lavender tub who bleeds out of her faucet, and two pink toilets who may or may not be lovers, just to name a few. These characters are anthropomorphized domestic objects that aid in examining the intersection of queerness, femininity, and the grotesque. While seemingly innocent, upon closer investigation, they reveal an unsettling nature.

Lauren Hope Walker (1998) is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Houston/Gulf region. She works across mediums of painting, sculpture, ceramics, and animation to create absurd narratives rooted in the domestic, to investigate where queerness, femininity, and the grotesque intersect. Walker received her BFA in painting from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2021, and her MFA in painting from Texas Christian University in 2024. She has participated in many solo and group shows across Texas at Moudy Gallery, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Blind Alley projects, and Stinson House. She currently serves as a studio technician at Third Coast Clay in Houston, TX.