Lyndsay Martin
I am a London-based artist exploring the intricate physical and emotional landscapes woven into everyday life. My practice is rooted in an attentiveness to the overlooked—moments, textures, and objects that often go unnoticed, yet carry quiet emotional weight.
Using a multidisciplinary approach, I work with photography, fabric, found objects, and film to piece together narratives that blur the boundaries between the personal and the collective. These materials, often humble or ephemeral, serve as conduits for memory, fragility, and presence.
My work invites reflection on how we occupy our environments and how our internal states are shaped by the seemingly mundane. Through layering, assemblage, and sensory storytelling, I aim to create spaces of intimacy and contemplation—where viewers can pause, feel, and perhaps recognise something familiar within the unfamiliar.
I have exhibited both nationally and internationally with this year at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the John Ruskin Prize. My past venues have included the York Art Gallery for the Aesthetica Art Prize, Scope Miami Art Fair, Brighton Photo Fringe and the Japan Media Arts Festival. Also showcasing work in the Saatchi Suite at the Hyatt Hotel and on Nick Knight's SHOWstudio blog.
Education
April - June 2018 Short Course, Set Design for Performance, Central Saint Martins
Oct 2004 - June 2006 MA Communication Design, Central Saint Martins - Distinction
Sept 2001 - June 2004 BA (Hons) Illustration, Anglia Ruskin University - 2:1
Exhibitions
2025 The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 17th June - 17th August
2025 The John Ruskin Art Prize Exhibition, London
2024 Inky Fingers Gallery, Fiesta Exhibition, London
2024 Royal Blue, Virtual Group Exhibition
2023 From ArtCan, With Love, Bermondsey Project Space, 11th July, London
2023 Aesthetica Long-listed, Art Prize Exhibition, York Art Gallery
2022/2023 Petri Dish Project, Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery, 30th Dec -30th June
2021 See Me EXPOSURE Exhibition at Scope Miami Beach Art Fair 2021, Miami
2021 Aesthetica Long-Listed, Art Prize Exhibition, York Art Gallery
2020 14th September - 31st October Sweet'Art Art Hunt, Hoxton, London
2019 Conversation 669, Axisweb Streetplayer project showing as part of the Wakefield Artwalk, Wakefield
2018 Beautiful & Damned group exhibition, Vout O Reeness, London
2018 Brighton Photo Fringe, Launch party for shortlisted top 100 in OPEN18
2018 See Me, PUBLIC arts, New York
2017 (C)overt Corporeality, Art Exchange, Colchester
2016 Nick Knight SHOWstudio Blog 'Conversation 669' video installation
2016 SHE: The Construct of Femininity, London
2015 See Me, Stories Within Images, Scope Miami Art Fair, Miami
2014 Wells Contemporary Art, Somerset
2014 The Fallout Factory, Liverpool
2013 - 2014 Burning Bright, Saatchi Suite, Hyatt Hotel Regency, London
Nominations and Awards
2025 Shortlisted The John Ruskin Art Prize
2023 Aesthetica Long-listed Art Prize
2021 Aesthetica Long-listed Art Prize
2018 Shortlisted Artist top 100 in OPEN18, Brighton Photo Fringe
2014 Shortlisted Artist for Beers Contemporary Visions V
2014 Shortlisted Artist for WW Solo Award
2013 Winner - The Public Vote, Fallout Factory, Liverpool
2011 Winner - Ralph Lauren Art Star Competition
2010 Runner Up - Barbican Surreal House Competition
Residencies and Internships
2011 James Jessop studio mentorship creating work for Ralph Lauren Art Star project
2011 White Cube Gallery Internship
2009 - 2010 Artist on AA2A Scheme at Anglia Ruskin University
Publications
2023 Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology: Future Now. Heirlooms prints long-listed
2021 Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology: Future Now. The Grown-Ups Are talking, video installation long-listed
2017 Floorr Magazine
2017 LoVArts
2016 SCOPE Art Fair, Stories in Images, Hardcover Book
2015 Stigmart Video Focus Special Edition Magazine
2014 Art School Illustrated Magazine
2014 Fresh Meat Gallery Magazine
2009 London International Creative Annual
2008 Highlights Magazine
