LAUREN McHALE MILLS
EDUCATION
Cranbrook Academy of Art
2027 MFA
University of Michigan
2023 BFA
NOTABLE COMMISSIONS
2024. Ann Arbor District Library
2022 American Cancer Society
2022 Detroit Community Care Network
2021 Booksweet Community Bookshop
2019- 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department
2016- 2022 Jill Scott
2015 The VIsion of Children Foundation
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 “Nothing Is Going To Turn Us Around”, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2024 “Bicentennial Mural Project”, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, MI
2023 “We Don’t Need Another Hero”, Irwin House Gallery, Detroit, MI
2023 “Why We Can’t Wait”, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2021 “A Spectacular Black Girl Art Show”, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2020 “A Spectacular Black Girl Art Show”, Westside Cultural Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2019- 2020 “What Matters… A Collection of Portraits and Stories from UM and TSU Art Departments”, Trotter Multicultural Center, Ann Arbor, MI and Hiram Van Gorden Gallery, Nashville, TN
2017 “Black History Month Exhibition:, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2016 “Black History Month Exhibition:, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2015 “Black History Month Exhibition:, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2014 “Teen Arts Festival”, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2013 “Teen Arts Festival”, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
LECTURES/ TALKS
2023 “How I Learned My ABC’s”, Stamps Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
2022 “Jazz, Justice, and The New Negro”, History of Art Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
BOOKS
2023 “The ABCs of Black Authors: Coloring Book & Reading Guide”