Bright Little Studio
Lauren Davidson
Artist & Educator
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Address:
253 Bright Street
Sarnia, ON
About the Artist
Lauren Davidson is a neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist and educator whose work explores everyday life, feminist inquiry, and women’s labor. She is an art instructor at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia–Lambton and the founder of Bright Little Studio, where she teaches small-group and one-on-one art classes in an environment created for neurodivergent kids. Lauren is especially interested in child-led, imaginative approaches to making art and creating spaces where young artists can confidently explore their ideas.
Education
2025 - 2027
Fine Arts Diploma
Fanshawe College
Scheduled to graduate May 2027
2024 - 2025
Fine Arts Foundation Certificate
Fanshawe College
President’s Honour Roll Recipient
2004 - 2007
Media Arts Diploma
Sheridan College
President’s Honour Roll Recipient
Awards & Recognition
2026
Mackie Cryderman Award
Fanshawe College
Awarded to four students annually for excellence in the Faculty of Arts, Media & Design
2026
Libro Business Plan Challenge (1st Place & People's Choice Award)
LEAP Junction, Lawrence Kinlin School of Business & Libro Credit Union
Awarded funding to support supplies and five student scholarships at Bright Little Studio
Exhibitions, Publications, & Distributed Works
March 2026
P̶H̶O̶B̶I̶A̶
Fanshawe Fine Art Show
TAP Centre for Creativity, London, ON
she makes and is made. acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
December 2025
Student Life: We All Have to Submit
Juried Group Exhibition
LAB 203 at TAP Centre for Creativity, London, ON
Authorized Bodies Only, cyanotype, 8 × 10 in.
April 2025
Fine Art Foundation: Juried Art Show
Juried Art Exhibition
Siskind Gallery, London, ON
Portrait of an Art Student, acrylic on canvas, 24 × 18 in.
March 2025
Twisted Lit, book cover illustration
Wickerman Studios; published by Lucha Comics
May 2022
Art Is Everywhere, hand-drawn booklet and art supply kit
Created in collaboration with the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery as part of the Make Art Kit initiative
Teaching & Artistic Facilitation
2025–present
Founder, Artist & Instructor
Bright Little Studio
Sarnia, ON
2022 - present
Art Instructor
Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery
Sarnia, ON
July 2025
Art Instructor
Experiential Learning Program
St. Clair Catholic District School Board
Sarnia, ON
Jan - Sept 2024
Art Instructor & Administrator
the CO. Creative Arts Therapy
Sarnia & Chatham, ON
Media Coverage
April 2026
Feature on Fanshawe College Instagram highlighting Bright Little Studio's1st Place & People’s Choice awards for Libro Business Plan Challange
Dec 2025
Living as a student in an uncertain world: Western and Fanshawe students’ collaboration
Article and video feature discussing the inspiration behind works included in the juried exhibition Student Life: We All Have to Submit. 106.9 The X, London, ON.