Lauren A. Toomer, lecturer in art practice, is a figurative artist, creating work about the human body and the loopholes in perception. She received her MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University and  BA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley (summa cum laude). Her graduate studies included coursework in anatomy and education. Toomer continues to work with the Division of Clinical Anatomy and Stanford Hospital affiliates. 

Toomer’s research and uninhibited work led her to receive a fellowship from the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and the Drawing of Excellence Award from UC Berkeley. She has exhibited in the directors offices at SFMOMA, the Worth Ryder, ASC Projects, and the Equal Justice Society exhibition at the University of San Francisco. She has been the guest artist speaker at SFMOMA’s Artists Gallery, the Anderson Collection, and UC Berkeley.