Audrey Schilt - Fashion Illustrator, Former Creative Director/VP of Design at Ralph Lauren: 

Having spent more than 55 years in the fashion industry, I have had the privilege of working with many extraordinary creative people, and I have learned to recognize the rare ones who possess a singular vision. I saw that quality in Lauren Lyons from the moment I first encountered her photography. For the past four years, I have watched her patiently build the world of Deuce, while contributing sketches behind the scenes and sharing my knowledge of fashion and vintage designers as her mentor. What Lauren has created is unlike anything I have experienced before. Where I often respond to an idea by immediately making the art, Lauren works more like an old master, taking the time to research, experiment, edit and refine until every detail feels completely resolved. From the characters and clothing to the sets, interiors and smallest visual accents, everything appears to have been chosen by the same discerning hand. She has remarkable taste, a definite point of view and the confidence to question, reconsider and then make decisions that are unmistakably her own. Deuce will be more than a collection of beautiful images. It is a fully realized world, created with patience, intelligence and a singular way of seeing.

Sabrina De Turk, an Associate Professor with the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University in Dubai wrote this about Lyons’ series, A Bender of Fiction: 

The power of observation is overwhelmingly present in the work of Lauren Lyons. Her intense photographic portraits capture emotions both fleeting and timeless. Context and scene are important components of the image, yet, in the end, it is the haunting and evocative characters in her work who are the most compelling…Often single figures occupy the picture frame, sometimes staring out at the viewer, even defying the camera’s lens. And when the interaction is more subtle, when the subject seems to have been taken unaware, there is a powerful sense of human presence and the viewer understands that they are privileged to occupy a position as spectator…We do not necessarily understand the dramas or psychic conditions of her photographs – indeed some scenarios beg further explanation – yet we are drawn to watch, to see more, and if not to know, then to imagine.

Sal Emma, a contributing writer to Envision Arts Magazine, wrote this about A Bender of Fiction: 

Lauren’s work is full of heart stopping poignancy, sensuality and grit and provides you with just enough information to whet the palate. No matter what the image, it comes from an honest and real place. You just know her work is no accident…She has crafted a portfolio that channels the raw energy of her creativity without boundary. For Lyons, it’s not about pretty pictures. It is about images that go straight to your gut before wrapping themselves around your brain. Like their creator, they never fail to get a reaction. She knows what she is doing.