She is a graduate of Fairmont State University and West Virginia University, where she holds a BA in Studio Art and a BFA in Visual Art, respectively. While at Fairmont State University, Lauren studied with acclaimed painter Lynn Boggess. Adams has shown her work extensively at various venues including her solo exhibition at The Slingluff Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, Redbrick Gallery in Martinsburg, WV and The Robert C. Byrd Federal Building in Charleston, WV. In 2012, Lauren will be exhibiting her solo exhibition at Annex Gallery in Charleston, WV. Recently, Lauren exhibited in a two person show titled Brian Ferrell and Lauren Adams: The Aesthetics of Nature at Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. Adams is a juried artist of Tamarack’s David L. Dickirson Gallery. Her work belongs in both public and private collections throughout the country, most notably the West Virginia State Museum.