Lydia Blakeley was born in 1980 in Bracknell, Berkshire. She recently completed her MFA Fine Art at Goldsmiths (2017-2019). Blakeley uses paint to reflect the present, which is saturated with snapshots of hyper-reality, and by using the medium as a response to popular culture. Through the painting process she attempts to introduce new layers of meaning, develop narratives and present alternative interpretations of out actuality. The materiality of her paintings reinforce the permanence of the image within an increasingly dematerialized world.
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Classics. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
National Velvet. Alessandro Albanese Gallery, Matera, Italy
Looks like you've reached the end. Vortic London Collective, Hannah Barry Gallery, Online
Hospitality. Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
Hellhole. Curator’s Choice, Leeds Arts University
Hellhole. Plaza Plaza, London
2018
You’re Doing Amazing, Sweetie. The Boardroom, Blenheim Walk, Leeds Arts University
2017
Leisure. Vernon Street Gallery, Leeds College of Art
Group Exhibitions
2020
#36 Annual Open Exhibition. Southwark Park Galleries, Online
After Image. MAMOTH, London
Everyday Heroes. Southbank Centre, London
Begin Again. GUTS Gallery, Online
Suture. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
Stäying Sane. Berntson Bhattacharjee Gallery, Skanör, Sweden
Drawn Together. UNIT London, Online
21st Figure. BC Projects, Online
When Shit Hits the Fan. Guts Gallery, Online
Office Space. Is This It? Online
Crowd. Hannah Barry Gallery, London
FBA Futures 2020. Mall Galleries, London
2019
Pets. TOMA Project Space,Southend-on-Sea, Essex
When Species Meet. Transition Two Gallery, London
Fanspeak. Castlefield Galley, Manchester
Full English, Platform, Southwark, London
Ultra: Art for the Women’s World Cup, J.Hammond Projects, London
Goldsmiths MFA Degree Show. Goldsmiths, London
Plucky Pony Makes Break For Freedom. SET, Bermondsey, London
Mission To Touch The Sun: SunBurnt. Paradise Works, Salford, Manchester
Utopia Through Nostalgia. The Koppel Project Hive, London
2018
Young British Painters. Arthill Gallery, London
#34 Annual Open Exhibition. CGP Gallery, London
GoldX. DeptfordX, London
Mission to Touch the Sun. Enclave, London
Getting Away! Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
For I’m not among the waders:The story of Zebedee. Post_Institute, London
Getting Away! ArthouSE1, London
Goldsmiths MFA InterimShow. Goldsmiths, London
Duty Free. Is This It? ChelseaCollege of Arts, UAL, London
Via… Brockley, London
2017
Sydenham Arts. Sydenham, London
Fair Exchange. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2016
Seven Days at LS6. LS6 cafe, Leeds
Northern Graduates 2016. Curwen Gallery, London
Free Range. Old Truman Brewery, London
Departures. Leeds College of Art, Leeds
A Happy Medium. Headingley, Leeds
2015
I’ll Show You Mine. Leon Collective HQ,Leeds
Ephemera. Studio 24, Leeds
Residency / Awards
2020
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
The Minerva Prize, FBA Futures 2020, Mall Galleries
2018
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
Education
2017-2019
MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths
2013-2016
BA(Hons) Fine Art, Leeds College of Art