Art, Design, &
Adornment.

Inspired by folk traditions and exploring the tension between completion and perfection, disabled artist Lauren Bonney creates deceptively whimsical art, illustrations, and design work for others.

Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. A shooting star on a patchwork field of dark shades with contrasting digital stitches.

Lauren Bonney (ArtWitch)

A disabled, queer artist in the Midwest interested in justice, neurodiversity, cinema, folklore, and empathy. Currently working on projects related to illuminating the experiences of marginalized groups, helping collectivism defeat individualism, and celebrating the role of odd and lovely things and people in diverse communities.

Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Abstract pattern in shades of pink, orange, yellow and blue.
Picture of the artist, a white femme with glasses and deep blue hair wearing a handmade necklace and smiling in the studio.

Past Projects

Lauren works with non-profits, small businesses, large corporations, and individuals to bring their ideas to life on screens, in print, and as installations.

Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Image of homes in red, coral, and white against a blue sky and green field turning into a patchwork quilt.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Logo of business reading Oak and Olive Flowers next to a tall sunflower in folk art style.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. A t-shirt design for Luna Valley Farm in Decorah Iowa. An on farm experience that serves wood fired pizza, the shirt design is art nouveau in style.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Buildings and nature work together to create an illustration of the future.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. A t-shirt design for an outdoor preschool emphasizing youth and fun with a smiling sun and trees in one color.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Illustration in pink, orange, and blue of the artist’s experience of disability and belonging.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Mural installed on Vesterheim Museum’s west wall depicting the immigrant experience in Decorah, IA.

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Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. A patchwork of warm colors swirling across the screen with details that look like embroidered stitches.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. Character design of woman with aqua hair and many tattoos standing in flowing dress and shorts.
Detail of digital art piece created by Lauren Bonney without the use of generative AI. A celebration of size, shape, and color viewed as a patchwork. Inspired by the neurodiversity symbol of a rainbow lemniscate.