About
Meet the Artist
Lauren Minihane - McGrath
Born and raised in Brighton, MA. Lauren McGrath was fortunate enough to be part of a family-owned and operated business, called Minihane’s Flower & Garden Shop. After High School she attended Boston College, receiving her undergraduate in 1991 and her master's degree in 2016. Her love and passion for art was sparked on Mother’s Day, 2017 when her children gave her a gift consisting of canvases, acrylic paints and paint brushes. Although at that time no one knew that their dining room was going to morph into an art studio! Starting out slowly she tried an assortment of techniques until she found her niche using acrylic paints. Lauren also uses fluid painting techniques which can be incredibly captivating and the various methods can lead to vastly different results. Like people, no two paintings are ever the same. It wasn’t until she received these tools that she realized she had a gift within.
SPARK A LIFE WITH ART
Accomplishments and Events
All community art events are funded by proceeds from artwork and through local grants.
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Mission and Vision
My mission is to keep our youth’s hands busy by filling them with paint brushes and artistic challenges. The focus for each individual I paint with is to find their own Spark and or gift within, I believe everyone has a purpose and together we can make a difference. By starting an early intervention it is my goal to change the course of our nation's opioid epidemic by focusing on our future generation, which, will give hope. A hope to shine bright enough through the ashes of addiction.
No other country has been hit harder than the United States. Kids’ exposure to addictive and dangerous opioids has increased by 215% in roughly a decade. I work with children of all ages to help develop their skills and to raise their own awareness by showing there are options out here for them. Community Art Events allow me to reaching out to surrounding communities, and giving children hands-on artistic experiences. Together we will seek artistic adventures by learning the many techniques behind the art of painting. As an artist, it is gratifying to share my expertise with others. When we value children’s creativity, we help them feel valued as people, raising their self-esteem.
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Art helps relieve stress and pressure for both children and adults and when we value children’s creativity, we help them feel valued as people, raising their self-esteem.