My ceramic practice examines the intersections of food, culture, and value. At the forefront of my work is food psychology and the questioning of American consumption practices. I create satirized, sculptural portraits that critically examine the visual culture of food products within capitalist industries. By investigating the relationship between emotion and consumption, I explore themes of comfort, desire, anxiety, and guilt. My work pushes the boundaries of humor and horror by drawing from culinary histories, the spectacle of foodie culture and fads, and issues of sustainability within the food industrial complex. Clay as my primary artistic medium offers parallel processes, tactility, and creativity to cooking.— Lindsey (Lou) Howard
About the artist
Lindsey (Lou) Howard (b. 1997) is a ceramic sculptor born in Dallas, Texas and based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BA in Art History from the University of Northern Colorado with concentrations in Ceramics and Chemistry. Howard's work has been exhibited domestically and internationally at the Museum Stadtpalais in Stuttgart, Germany (2023); Christie's Gallery in London, England (2024); Stroll Garden in East Hampton, NY (2024); Lamb Gallery in London, England (2025), and elsewhere. Howard has presented solo exhibitions with Launch F18 (New York, NY) in 2022 and Albertz Benda (Los Angeles, CA) in 2023. She was an artist-in-residence at PLOP in London, England (2023) and most recently was a 2025 Hopper Prize finalist.
