Hi I'm Lauren, I'm a 21 year old Gibraltarian currently studying Fine Art at Southampton Solent University located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. My aim is to one day become an art teacher preferably at secondary level and continue creating my pieces successfully showcasing them in galleries. This isn't something I like to do at the moment as it's an insecurity of mine but I'm slowly finding the confidence in myself to showcase my work. My experience in school with the teachers I had wasn't great and I eventually lost hope in my desire with art. For this reason it is my ambition to be the best possible art teacher in my small, little country and make a big difference to all the upcoming inspired artists that cross my path. I have undertaken both GCSE and A-Level in art and design and continue to progress onto bigger and better each time and I will soon be hoping to graduate University with a degree in art. Once I graduate my plan is to relocate somewhere else in England to undertake a PGCE course in teaching as this is what I need in order to move onto a teaching career. Photography has always been a passion of mine as I've grown up with two photographers in my family being my grandfather and my dad both of whom are known well in the photography scene in Gibraltar and elsewhere for example my grandfather captured the ever famous photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono on their wedding day. Following on from photography some other passions of mine include drawing and painting. Since a young age I've always had an interest in painting and simply being creative. Drawing is also something which I have loved to do in my spare time since I was younger and I love to do now whenever I get the chance.