About Me

Lauren West is an art director, designer, illustrator and muralist based in Philadelphia and Burlington, VT. Her work explores humor, nature, cycling, and everyday city life with a focus on simple forms, bright color and dynamic spaces.

I’ve worked with clients in corporate healthcare, higher education, fashion, professional sports, outdoors, restorative justice, museums and public art, consumer products, food and beverage, and more.

I have experience in: art directing photo and video shoots, developing a brand from strategy to identity to launch.

As an illustrator, well it's pretty obvious I have little to no professional training, but I sure do work with a lot of fun clients! I illustrate because I loves to bring colorful happiness to all who experience my art. Through humor and vibrant (yet simple) colors there's an instant connection to playfulness and child-like joy and fun.

I started painting walls in 2015 as an apprentice refurbishing faded signs in the city. I’ve had the opportunity to create large-scale murals for Philadelphia Mural Arts, Philadelphia International Airport, Vans and Target. As well as a number of interactive sculptural experiences and illustrated campaigns for museums such as: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Barnes Foundation, The Academy of Natural Sciences and The Franklin Institute.

Before working as a full-time artist, I worked in the bicycle industry for 12+ years. I still dabble from time-to-time at my boyfriend’s shop in Vermont. Cycling still plays a major part in my everyday life whether riding through the city or in the woods. Some of the rad cycling-related clients I’ve worked with: Bassi Montréal, Winooski Wheels, Treehouse Cyclery, Keswick Cycle, Firth & Wilson Transport Cycles, ReLoad Bags, and Voler Apparel.

Clients

Anthropologie
Target
Vans
BlueQ
Ban.do
CAMP
Voler Apparel

Retail

Food + Beverage

Substance Wines
Tröegs Brewing
Slane
Coopers’ Craft
Montelobos
Avión Tequila

Corporate

Museums + More

Univ. of Vermont
Temple University
Ohio University
Univ. of Maryland
Univ. of Houston
Univ. of Michigan

US Soccer Foundation
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Nationals
A10 Conference
Bassi Montréal
ReLoad Bags

Higher Ed

Athletics

Phila. Museum of Art
Phila. Mural Arts
Phila. Airport
Barnes Foundation
Franklin Institute
Acad. of Nat. Sciences

PTC Therapeutics
Bausch + Lomb
Abbott/Abbvie/RhAPP
CIMZIA®
GE Lighting