Lauren Downing
Visiting Artist
Lauren Downing is an arts organizer based in Philadelphia. She has worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art as the Executive Assistant to the Director since 2019, after joining the museum in 2014 as the Curatorial Assistant. She is also a co-founder of Ulises, a local bookshop and curatorial platform focused on artists’ books and independent art publications. While attending the Pennsylvania State University, she triple-majored in Art History, Finance, and French, with a minor in International Business, and earned her MA in the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Before moving to Philadelphia, she was the Assistant Director of Ion, a contemporary art and design gallery.