Lauren Ottley is a multidisciplinary artist based in the Chicago suburbs whose work explores presence, identity, memory, and the quiet complexities of womanhood through abstraction, figurative studies, and layered floral motifs.

Working across traditional, digital, and literary mediums, Ottley creates paintings and drawings that balance softness with emotional depth. Her work often exists in the tension between vulnerability and resilience examining the stories we inherit, the narratives we construct about ourselves, and what it means to return fully to the self.

Influenced by personal experience, human connection, and the emotional landscapes shared between women, her practice invites reflection while offering subtle moments of recognition and affirmation. Through atmospheric surfaces, intuitive mark-making, and ethereal compositions, Ottley creates work that feels both intimate and expansive.

Her paintings and sketches are held in private collections throughout the United States and abroad, and are sought after by collectors and interior design clients drawn to emotionally resonant contemporary work with a refined, organic sensibility.

To connect with Lauren and learn more about her work, please follow her on Instagram @Laurenottley.art or visit her at https://pomlostudio.com