CV: Lyndsay Russell

Born in Poole, living in Kingston Upon Thames, UK

After a successful creative background as a presenter, national photo-journalist and best-selling author, Lyndsay launched her professional artistic practice 12 years ago.

EDUCATION

2021 MFA in Fine Arts at Kingston School of Art, Kingston University

1990 Watford School Of Art, Diploma AW 1990

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 Elemental Circle - RupturExibit Gallery

2022 Water Alchemy sponsored by Cass Art

2021 The Saatchi Gallery - Now show

2021 Solaris The Swan, London

2018 We Are All One sponsored solo exhibition by Kingston Arts, Court Farm, Kingston, UK MIND auction London, UK

2016 Echoes of the Wind, Denbies Art Gallery, Dorking, UK

2015Subjectivity and Such Matters, Bernardo’s, Kingston, UK

Subjectivity and Such Matters, Jaxx, Kingston, UK

Echoes display exhibition Chelsea Harbour Design Fair, London, UK

2014 Solo Exhibition Stand The Landmark Arts Fairs (2011 -2014)

COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS

2022 Bobcat Gallery - Seeds of The Mind

2022 The Rose Theatre Art Exhibition

2022 Kaos Open Studios

2020 Fine Art Film Shorts – The Stanley Picker Gallery, London

2021 The Visitor (Online) Kingston School of Art

2016 Landmark Arts Exhibition – solo stand

2015 KAOS The Market House, Kingston, UK

KAOS Open Studios, Kingston, UK

Driftwood Dreams contribution to ‘All Hearts...’ exhibition, Gallery Different Fitzrovia, London, UK

2015 Figurative exhibition, Gallery 63A, Kingston, UK

2014 Acre Studios Winter Exhibition, Kingston, UK

PERFORMANCE ART

2019 We Are Publication exhibition, reading of Kuki Shuzo, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston. UK

2014 Mid Life Crisis own poetry performance Pleasance Bunker Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, UK

Mid Life Crisis own poetry performance The Word Cafe, Tea House, Richmond UK

PUBLICATIONS

2014 ‘Making It Big’ Both the Author and book cover Illustrator. Novel awarded ‘Best Seller’- No. 9 on Kindle. Publisher Oldcastle Books, UK

2010 ‘The Rainbow Weaver’ publisher Oldcastle Books, UK 2010

2000 ‘America’s Cup Jubilee Official Book’ (Editor, photographer), publisher Sam Fryer Associates, UK

Artist's Biography

Lyndsay  has just finished a 2 year MFA Fine Art post grad at Kingston School of Art, Kingston University, London.

Currently immersed in developing a new, distinctive and thought-provoking contemporary practice, she is exploring multidisciplinary skills in painting, sculpture and photography. Since leaving University she has already had her work exhibited in The Saatchi Gallery, two solo shows, work in The Rose Theatre and two collaborative exhibitions.

Her imagination is daily inspired by living on a dutch barge on the Thames, surrounded by water, parkland, and magic.

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Background:

Originally from the south coast of England, Lyndsay graduated with Honours at Watford College of Art & Design as a copywriter.

On leaving she worked mainly in advertising (two industry awards), until diversifying into photography, scriptwriting, journalism, and radio reporting in the early 90's.

Before long, her words, photographs and illustrations were appearing in the national press, magazines and broadsheet newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The City Player, The Ritz and The Independent.

By 2003 Lyndsay had swapped the busy London metropolis for Kingston Upon Thames. Here, she wrote her first novel, Making It Big, a best-seller reaching no. 9 on Kindle. Now, surrounded by nature and the elements on her boat Solaris, she still writes, but is relishing a full-time career as an artist - both through exhibitions and private commissions, as well as post graduate study.