The artist in her Santa Fe studio. Photo Credit: Lynn Paulson

Born in 1949 in the small prairie town of Cheyenne, Wyoming, to depression-era parents, Lauren Snyder formed two habits: accumulating items of value—tools, wood, wire, money—and learning useful skills through observation and trial and error. Her compulsory “collecting” began as an attempt to reduce waste and plays a major role in her current art making practice. After a career in real estate and 20 years of renovation projects could no longer fulfill creative impulses, Snyder delved back into a fine arts practice. She began painting, woodworking and making photographs, eventually adding a studio to her home. Today, Snyder lives and works in Santa Fe, NM.  Presented in partnership with TransArt 2016.