Iris Ward Loughran (She/They) is a multiracial sculptor, photographer, and urbanist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Her art is initiated through investigations into place, where she takes photos, scavenges for objects, and makes site-responsive installations that interact with public spaces. She works in found objects, metal, and neon glass. Loughran has an MFA in Visual Arts from Mason Gross School of Art at Rutgers University. She was a participant of the Interdisciplinary Art and Theory Program hosted by Jack Shainman Gallery in New York. She attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2023 and Vermont Studio Center in 2025. Her work has been exhibited at  Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, NJ; Williamsburg Art & Historical Center In Brooklyn; LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University; and Heroes Gallery in New York and Below Grand, in New York, NY  among others. This summer they will be heading to Hamburg Germany to be an Artist in Residence at Westwerk.