Lauri Lynnxe Murphy is a bio artist, sculptor, curator and writer living in Denver, Colorado. She received her MFA from The Ohio State University on University Fellowship in 2012. She has spent her life building community and DIY gallery spaces and advocating for artists alongside her own robust studio practice. Her work is research-driven and science-based, and focuses on insect extinction, mutation, climate change and biophilia. Much of her work is made by collaborating with endangered species and the systems they employ, such as building sculptures with bees or making drawings with snails. For the past couple of years she has been obsessed with the patterns left by bark beetles in Colorado’s forests. She is currently in residence as a Resource Artist at Redline, and working on a permanent installation for the upcoming Meow Wolf exhibition in Denver.