Lisa Milroy RA
Born: 16 January 1959, Vancouver, Canada
Elected RA: 13 December 2005
Category of Membership: Painter
Lisa Milroy RA, Painting Fast Painting Slow (detail)
Lisa Milroy studied at St Martin's School of Art, London from 1977 to 1979 and at Goldsmiths College of Art, London from 1979 to 1982. In the period following graduation from Goldsmith's Milroy concentrated on painting everyday and household objects, often arranged in rows or patterns against plain backgrounds. This pared-down approach was utilised in her travel paintings of the 1990s which concentrated on buidling facades. The repitition of windows and other architectural elements echoed the rows and patterns of objects found in the earlier paintings. In her recent work, most notably her series featuring geishas, Milroy has explored a less linear aesthetic. The geisha paintings are overtly playful and mix different styles of representation.
Recent solo exhibitions
2007 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
2006 Galerie Lelong, Zurich
The New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery, Roche Court, Salisbury
2005 Alan Cristea Gallery, London
Tate Modern, London
2004 Focus London
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn
2003 Luis Campaña Galerie, Cologne
Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna
Alan Cristea Gallery, London
2002 Wiener Secession, Vienna
2001 Tate Liverpool, Liverpool
1998 Mamco - musée d´art moderne et contemporain, Geneva
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Contact details for further information
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