Lauren Baccus is a Miami-based writer and researcher whose work centers on arts education, contemporary art, and Caribbean visual culture. Her practice foregrounds critical inquiry, close visual analysis, and community-grounded scholarship, with a particular interest in how images shape narratives of identity, memory, and belonging in the Caribbean and its diasporas. Drawing on experience across museums, cultural institutions, and independent projects, Lauren develops research-driven essays, lectures, and programs that make complex ideas accessible to broad publics while remaining grounded in rigorous scholarship. Her ongoing research examines the intersections of art, identity, performance, and material culture within Contemporary Caribbean art, informing her writing as well as her curatorial and educational work. Presented in partnership with WOPHA (Women Photographers International Archive)