Tricia McLaughlin (born January 29, 1964, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) is a New York City-based American visual artist whose works in animation, sculpture and painting often deal with the themes of fantastic or impossible architecture and their impact on potential inhabitants.
[1] Her work has been exhibited throughout the US, as well as in the UK, Valencia, Spain,[2] Berlin, Germany, Cyprus, South Korea, and Kyoto, Japan, and she is a recipient of the Guggenheim and a New York Foundation for the Arts grants.
McLaughlin studied painting and computer graphics at Syracuse University, and after earning her BFA there,[3] volunteered for the Peace Corps.
After spending several years working in the private sector, designing also for magazines, books, CD-ROMs and the Internet, McLaughlin enrolled at Hunter College and earned her there in 2000[4] and attended a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
In 2004, her work was included in the group show "Screwball", at Vox Populi alternative art space in Philadelphia.
[2] [15] A public art work commissioned by the Virginia Beach Convention Center, based on SeeWorld, and at nine-feet-by-ninety-feet, it is one of the largest video installation projects in the country.