Lauren Matzen has lived on the east end of Long Island since 1986 and is a multimedia Artist. She has studied with Paton Miller and has shown in local galleries on the east end : Southampton Arts Center (SACEE-5, April 2019), and Ashwaugh Hall (Sept 2019). Also at the Peter Mendenhall Gallery, Pasadena, CA, Nov 2019, and more recently at the Romany Kramoris Gallery (2021).

Lauren has maintained her full time Acupuncture Practice in Southampton since 1996.