EDUCATION
2017-2019 MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths
2013-2016 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Leeds College of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Dog Show. Steve Turner Gallery, Online
Classics. Niru Ratnam Gallery, London
National Velvet. Alessandro Albanese Gallery, Matera, Italy
Looks like you’ve reached the end. Hannah Barry Gallery, Vortic London Collective, Online
Hospitality. Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
Hellhole. Curator’s Choice, Leeds Arts University
Hellhole. Plaza Plaza, Elephant and Castle, 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, Hackney, 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, London
Mission To Touch The Sun: Sun Burnt. 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, Southwark Park, 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 Interim Show. Goldsmiths, London
Duty Free. Is This It? Chelsea College 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
Awards and Prizes
2020 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
2020 The Minerva Prize, FBA Futures 2020, Mall Galleries
2018 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada
Bibliography
2020
Grothen, Elina. “Lydia Blakeley Paints the Hottest Fashion Print of the Season,” ELLE, November 12
Garcia-Furtado, Laia. “Must Love Dogs,” VICE, August 28
Angelos, Ayla. “Drunks, races and whippets: the very British scenes of Lydia Blakeley,” It’s Nice That, January 13
2019
“Who Were the Art World’s Biggest Crushes of 2019?” Elephant, December 19
Meinecke, Anna. “DOUBLE TAP #11: Lydia Blakelely,” Gallerytalk, December 16
“Lydia Blakeley Paints the Weird Corners of the Internet,” Elephant, December 11
McAra, Catriona. “Snooker Studies with Lydia Blakeley,” Soanyway, September
Michon, Alex. “Poolside Postgraduates,” Garageland, July 30
Battaglia, Lynn Seraina. “In the Studio with Lydia Blakeley: Deptford, London, 03.04.19,” She Performs, March 4
2018
Campbell, Hector. “‘Young London Painters’ Interview — Lydia Blakeley,” November 19
2017
Connelly, Laura. “Retro-style paintings toy with our nostagia for mid-century modernism,” Creative Boom, March 29
