Lauren Copelan
Academic Area
Art Education
Degree Seeking
PhD
Email
lhc21670@uga.edu
Academic Area
Art Education
Undergraduate Degree
B.A. Studio Art
Masters Degree
M.A.T. Art Education
Hometown
Toccoa, GA
Academic Area
Art Education
Degree Seeking
PhD
Lauren Copelan is an art educator and visual artist from rural Northeast Georgia, working in both secondary and post-secondary contexts. Coming from a long line of traditional and craft artists, Lauren has been actively making art for 15+ years, working in a variety of mediums. Her visual work primarily features observational subject matter, personal identity, and the exploration of familial craft art. Lauren holds a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of North Georgia with a concentration in Film Photography and Darkroom Production, as well as a M.A.T. in Art Education from Piedmont College. Lauren is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Georgia, working towards a Ph.D in Art Education. She serves as a graduate teaching assistant, supervising student teachers and instructing undergraduate courses.
Research Detail
Lauren’s doctoral studies focus on the transmission of traditionally rooted artmaking practices within rural Northeast Georgia/Southern Appalachia, focusing specifically on how maternal generations transmit familial quilting practices, how traditional artmaking is a rooted and rooting agent in place, and the potentialities for a pedagogy of rootedness within art education.
