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Lex Thomas
Lex Thomas gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at Chelsea College and, since her 2007 graduation, has exhibited all over the country.
In her own words, Lex’s paintings are “obsessively detailed to create an atmosphere of ‘Futuristic Nostalgia’”.
In her work, Thomas creates hyper-realistic creatures that are surreal hybrids of familiar animals. The effect is to strip down familiar ideals, and present virtual landscapes. The pieces are also exploring the boundless aims that science and technology aspire to today.
“Optimism for the future has led to darker realities”, said the artist, and - through depicting mutation in her paintings – she hopes to question the distance between the abyss and idyll. Asking whether her creations are visions of the grotesque or the perfect, Lex amplifies this contrast by combining pixelated skies with more detailed, traditionally painted subjects.
Education
2007 Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art , Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
1998 I.T BTEC Graphic Design, City of Bristol College, Bristol
1998 Certificate in Higher Education, Fine Art, University of the West of England, Bristol
Exhibitions
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010 Making It / Faking It. Orleans House Gallery, London.
2010 Victoria Stakes 20:20. Victoria Stakes, London.
2010 Dalston Underground Ten Years. Boleyn Boys Club, London.
2010 Fresh Cream 2. Opus Gallery, Newcastle.
2010 Scope. Opus Gallery, New York, USA.
2010 Contemporary Painters. Opus Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2009 Art Basel Miami Beach. Opus Gallery, Miami, USA.
2009 Visions of Desire. Galeria Espacio, Valencia, Spain.
2009 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Royal Academy, London.
2009 Scope. Opus Gallery, Basel, Switzerland.
2009 Bridge. Opus Gallery, New York, USA.
2009 Drawing with Dolphins. Crimes Town Gallery, London.
2009 Contemporary Painters. Opus Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2008 Kounter Kulture. Opus Gallery @ Truman Brewery, London.
2008 Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair. Sage Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
2008 Café Gallery Projects Annual Open. Café Gallery Projects, London.
2007 Pastoral Sliders. Guerrilla Gallery and Brompton Design Project, London.
2007 SaLon 07 - Best of London’s Post Graduates. SaLon Gallery, London.
2007 Free Association. Chelsea College of Art and Design, London.
2007 Artists Multiples. Chelsea College of Art and Design, London.
2007 Black Box. Mobile Gallery, London.
2006 Temporary Autonomous Art. Bristol.
AWARDS
2010 Artist Residency at the Cill Rialaig Project, Ireland 2002 Royal Television Society Award
2001 BAFTA for Online Learning Shared award for ‘Grid Club’ website. Available Light, Bristol.
