Lindsey Lavender

Artist Biography

Lindsey is an Edinburgh based artist. Painting dominates her practice with drawing as a fundamental, underpinning aspect. Through her current work, Lindsey examines the urban environment seeking simple, overlooked observations with a fascination for the mundane but necessary. Lindsey was originally trained and practised as an architect and this background has gifted her with a passion for the built environment; the buildings and the spaces in between. She is intrigued and inspired by the alleyways, structures and derelict places which shape our towns and cities.

Lindsey is drawn to structural urban elements: stairways, doorways, arches, bridges; points of transition / thresholds. She is interested in the way in which light interacts with the mundane; the transformative effect of sunlight and shade on something very ordinary; essential elements upon which we tend not to focus. Colour and perspective are important features of the work but the key focus is always the light.

Lindsey’s work has been described as having a sense of narrative and an atmosphere of calm which draws the viewer in. She explores the rhythm of light and shade, often on the seemingly ordinary; seeing the everyday in a new light.

Selected Exhibitions

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) Open Exhibition 2013 Mar 2013

'Into The Garden' Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh Oct 2013

'Beyond Land' 4 Artist Exhibition, Smart Consultants, Aberdeen Jul - Oct 2014

Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) Open Exhibition 2015 ‘VAS:t’ Feb 2015

Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen 2 Woman Exhibition ‘Urban Landscapes Oct - Nov 2015

Meffan Gallery Winter Exhibition 2015 Dec 2015

Royal Scottish Academy Annual Open Exhibition Nov ‘15 - Feb ‘16

Society of Scottish Artists Annual Open 2015 Nov - Dec 2015

Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition 2016 'Converge' Jan - Feb 2016

Meffan Gallery : Solo Exhibition Feb - Mar 2016

Montrose Museum Art Gallery : Solo Exhibition Mar - Apr 2016

Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen ‘Summer Exhibition’ Jun - Aug 2016

Wells Art Contemporary Finalists Exhibition 2016 Oct 2016

Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (Dan Coombs Selection) Nov 2016

Society of Scottish Artists Annual Open 2016 Nov 2016

Visual Arts Scotland Open Exhibition 2016 ‘Fly’ Dec 2016

Gallery Heinzel at Affordable Artfair Hampstead, London May 2017

Lime Tree Gallery Bristol ‘A Sense of Place’ Exhibition May - Jun 2017

Artwalk Porty 2017 : Invited Artist Sep - Oct 2017

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery ‘Metropolis’ Exhibition, Birmingham Sep 2017

Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Open Exhibition Nov 2017

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh - group exhibition Nov - Dec 2017

Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen ‘Winter Exhibition’ Nov ‘17 - Mar ‘18

VAS | SSA : OPEN 2018, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Jan - Mar 2018

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery Open All Media Exhibition, Birmingham Mar 2018

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery Prize Exhibition, Birmingham May - Jun 2018

Women In Art ‘Emerging Woman Painter Prize Finalists Exhibition’, London July 2018

Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol ‘Summer Exhibition’ Jun - Aug 2018

Artwalk Porty 2018 : Invited Artist Aug - Sep 2018

Moray Art Centre, Forres : Solo Exhibition Oct - Nov 2018

Visual Arts Scotland Council Member 2015 - 2018

Elected Professional Member of VAS (Visual Arts Scotland) Nov 2015

Elected Professional Member of SSA (Society of Scottish Artists) Aug 2016

BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA 1) / PG Dip Arch (RIBA2) / Prof Exams (RIBA 3) 2:1 1992 / 1996 / 1997

Part time study (Life Drawing, Creative Writing, Jewellery Design, Textiles) 1997 – 2009

U/G Certificate of Higher Education, Edinburgh College of Art, Art & Design Studies (Short Courses) 2010-14

AWARDS:

Connell & Connell Prize : Society of Scottish Artists Open Exhibition Mar 2013

Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2015 Finalist Mar 2015

Angus Council Prize : Meffan Gallery Open Exhibition Dec 2015

Buro4 ‘ThirtyForThirty’ Art Competition Finalist Sep 2015

Wells Art Contemporary Finalist Oct 2016

Anne Redpath Painting Prize : Visual Arts Scotland Exhibition Dec 2016

WIA Emerging Woman Painter Prize Finalist July 2018

COLLECTIONS:

Art in Healthcare Permanent Collection Mar 2014

Tilney Investment Corporate Art Collection Oct 2014

Aberdeen Asset Management Corporate Fine Art Collection Feb 2015

Angus Council Permanent Fine Art Collection Dec 2015

Private Art Collection of Ian Rankin May 2018