Debbie Lawson
Debbie Lawson, White Lion, 2023, Carpet and mixed media, 47 x 34 x 19 in.
Debbie Lawson, Seated Stag, 2023, Carpet and mixed media, 39.5 x 43 x 18.5 in.
Debbie Lawson (b. 1966, Dundee, Scotland) lives and works in Kent. She graduated with an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, a BA (First Class Hons) in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, and BA (Hons) English Literature at the University of East Anglia. Her work is held in UK and worldwide collections including The UK Parliamentary Collection, The Saatchi Gallery, Nottingham Castle Museum, University of the Arts London and Dundee University.
Lawson’s recent solo exhibitions include Art In Focus: Debbie Lawson, Rockefeller Center (New York, NY), commissioned by Art Production Fund; The Fergusson Prize: Magic Carpet, Fergusson Gallery (Perth, Scotland); Our House, McManus Gallery and Museum (Dundee, Scotland), supported by the Scottish Arts Council; Living Rooms, Nordisk Kunst Plattform (Brusand, Norway) supported by the British Council; and Chairway to Heaven, Economist Plaza (London, UK), commissioned by the Contemporary Art Society. Recent group exhibitions include Reimag(in)ing The Victorians, Djanogly Gallery (Nottingham, UK); Seeing With Your Feet: The Carpet in Contemporary Art, Museum Villa Rot (Burgrieden, Germany); The 197th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh, UK); The Turner Contemporary Open, Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK); the 250th Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts (London, UK) where her work was selected by curator/artist Grayson Perry RA, The Ruskin Prize, Millennium Gallery (Sheffield, UK); and Eccentric Spaces, Riccardo Costantini Gallery (Turin, Italy). Lawson’s first US solo exhibition, Hidden Territories, presented by Sargent’s Daughters (New York, NY) opens February 2024.