Lauren Quin

Lauren Quin is an abstract painter whose dense, layered canvases buzz with fractured color and restless energy. She was signed to Pace Gallery's contemporary program in 2025 — a significant validation from one of the world's most established galleries. Her first solo exhibition at Pace LA runs January 31 through March 28, 2026. The show extends her investigation into surfaces that appear to vibrate and shift, built through overlapping washes of pigment and gestural marks that create depth without traditional perspective. Quin's work sits at the intersection of Abstract Expressionist ambition and a distinctly contemporary sensibility — paintings that reward extended looking as new layers and relationships emerge from what initially appears chaotic. The Pace signing places Quin alongside legacy figures like Calder, Rothko, and Agnes Martin, and contemporary artists like Gideon Appah — positioning her as part of the gallery's next generation of painters to watch.