Info | Lydia Davies

Current + Upcoming

Personal Phrases, published online with MAP Magazine
read here > Part I: Choreography | Part II: Redundancy | Part III: Ventriloquy

Being Beside Oneself, published online with MAP Magazine
read here > Part I | Part II | Part III

May 2022, (group show), White Conduit Projects, London

Selected Exhibitions

2021 ‘The Naming of Things’, curated by Bryony Dawson, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2021 ‘A thing that remembers itself‘, curated by Holly Rose O’Brien, The Deep End, Glasgow
2021 ‘Ai Mi Tagai 2021′, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
2021 ‘HOT WHEELS’, The Glue Factory, Glasgow
2021 ‘The Thread Itself’, part of ‘GLUE‘ online exhibition programme, Glasgow School of Art
2020 ‘A Slip of Certain Measure’, 142 Crownpoint Road, Glasgow
2020 ‘Picture Window’, curated by Bryony Dawson, Soft Spot online, Manchester
2019 ‘Ai Mi Tagai’, Denchu Hirakushi House and Atelier and Tokyo Geidai, Tokyo
2017 ‘Project #17’, The Brick Cube, London
2016 ‘Dream Works’, Lethaby Gallery, London
2016 ‘Everything Must Go’, Acme Glassyard Studio 109, London
2015 ‘One Box & One Piece’, Youkobo Gallery and Tokyo Geidai, Tokyo
2015 ‘Juice’, Acme Project Space, London
2015 ‘so-so’, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
2015 ‘Liquid’, Youkobo Gallery, Tokyo
2014 ‘Image to Scale’, William Road Gallery, London

Radio + Writing

2022 Personal Phrases, published online with MAP Magazine. Read here: Part I: Choreography | Part II: Redundancy | Part III: Ventriloquy
2022 Radiophrenia Broadcast, in ‘Shorts 25’ programme 17/02/22 @ 1 – 2pm, Streamed online, on Resonance extra and Glasgow 87.9fm
2021 Being Beside Oneself, published online with MAP Magazine. Read here: Part I | Part II | Part III
2021 June Volume 1, Publication by MFA@GSA Productions
2020 ‘Vibration lets me know you are there’, Radio Series, episode 3: 27/12/21 @ 2pm, Market Gallery, Glasgow
2020 Radiophrenia Broadcast, in ‘Shorts 20’ programme 14/11/20 @ 8 – 9am, Streamed online, on Resonance extra and Glasgow 87.9fm
2019 ‘RUNG Magazine Issue #02’, print launch at Latch, Bristol

Residencies, Awards + Commissions

2022 Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award (VACMA), Creative Scotland and Glasgow Life
2021 John Calcutt Prize for Critical Writing
2020 Shortlisted for Open the Door Festival 2020 Digital Calm Slam, Glasgow Women’s Library
2019 Residency at Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
2017 Residency at The Brick Cube, London
2015 Artist-In-Residence Exchange Program, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
2015 Online commission for Acme Studios, London
2013-16 CSM Associate Studio Programme, (Acme Studios, Double Agents and CSM) London

Talks + Presentations

2021 Artist talk for Musashino Art University
2020 ‘Research Methods and Methodologies in Practice: Artist’s Voices’, talk, Glasgow School of Art
2018 ‘In-between Academic and Technical roles: Perception and Praxis‘, research study presentation,
UAL Learning and Teaching Conference 2018, Camberwell College of Arts, London
2017 Visiting artist studio crit, Acme Glassyard Studios, London
2016 Artist talk for group exhibition Dream Works, Lethaby Gallery, London
2015 Artist talk for solo exhibition so-so, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo
2014-2015 Guest speaker and seminar leader roles for BA Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, London

Education

2021 Master of Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art (distinction)
2018 PgCert Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication, UAL, London (distinction)
2013 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Central Saint Martins, London (first class honours)
2010 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Central Saint Martins, London