After graduating from the Ontario College of Art & Design with a degree in sculpture and installation, then working in the world of visual arts publishing and art galleries in Toronto, Canada, Lauren headed south of the border and received a post-graduate degree from Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. Since, she has worked at a number of magazines and studios in both Toronto and New York and has received awards and accolades from the AIGA (50 Books/50 Covers), The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, the Alcuin Society, Applied Arts, Coupe Magazine and RGD Canada.