Woods and nature had always tempted her despite being brought up in an urban environment — «When asked as small child what I wanted to grow up to be before I knew what an artist was, I would answer an animal». According to the artist, savage creatures from her paintings illustrate wild and bestial traits that lurk within every human being — «the Wild Man could be both savage and sublime, evoke fear and admiration, and represent our antithesis and ideal». In her works, the artist creates fantasy worlds of mythical creatures inspired by such sources of imagery as classic myths, fairy tales, and folklore. Her works refer to chimeras, hybrids, and other classic narrative archetypes — for example, the relationship between Beauty and The Beast and the beast/maiden dynamic. Ivory’s paintings recall Francisco Goya’s and Honore Daumier’s art.
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins (London). Ivory's works are regularly exhibited at the Charlie Smith Gallery in London, and in 2020, the artist's solo exhibition was held at the Pamela Salisbury gallery (the USA). In the same year, Lisa Ivory's works were presented by Fragment Gallery at NADA Miami art fair (in the format of a pop-up exhibition in Warsaw).
EDUCATION
Foundation Course, Saint Martins School of Art, London
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fine Art, Painting, Saint Martins School of Art, London, UK
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Safe word, duo show at Fragment gallery, Moscow, Russia
2020
Savage Gardens, Pamela Salisbury gallery, Hudson, USA
2017
Vice, Malice, Lust and Cunning, Lubomirov-Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, UK
2015
Five Paintings, The Three Crowns, London, UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Project Papyrophilia, Charlie Smith London, London
2020
Every Day, Terrace Gallery, London
2019
Two Fold, OA Gallery, Salford
2018
Mythos, Charlie Smith London, London, UK
2017
Antennae, Platform Projects, Athens, Greece
2016
Hundreds and Thousands, Lubomirov-Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, UK
2015
The British Connection, Pori Art Museum, Finland
2014
Bad Behaviour, Brixton East Gallery, London, UK
2013
Void Open, Void Gallery, London, UK
Untitled Male Id, Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, UK
2013
Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
Soul Meat, Lion and Lamb Gallery, London, UK
2010
Freaks, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, UK
2009
ArtWorks Open, Barbican Arts Trust Project Space, London, UK
2005
Wish You Were Here 3, A.I.R Gallery, New York, USA
Kindness of Strangers, The Helm, Washington, USA
FESTIVALS
2021
Cosmoscow Art Fair, Fragment Gallery, Moscow
2013
Independent Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
University of the Arts, London
St George’s Medical School Library, London