Some Endings

Lisa Milroy

BornNationalityBased In
N/ACanadianLondon, Kent
Biography

Lisa Milroy was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1959 and lives and works in London and Kent. Still life is at the heart of Milroy’s practice. In the 1980s, her paintings featured ordinary objects depicted against an off-white background. Subsequently her imagery expanded to include depictions of objects within settings, as well as landscape, architecture, people, textiles and patterns. As her approaches to still life diversified, so did her manner of painting, giving rise to a range of stylistic innovations. Throughout her practice, Milroy has been fascinated by the relation between stillness and movement, and the nature of making and looking at painting. ...

Selected Artworks
Some Endings
Lisa MilroySome Endings, 2022165 x 216cmPrice on Request
Hiatus
Lisa MilroyHiatus, 2012154 x 200cmPrice on Request
Lace
Lisa MilroyLace, 1992190.5 x 249cmPrice on Request
Tabletop No. 1
Lisa MilroyTabletop No. 1, 2014139.5 x 212.5cmPrice on Request
Gallery Representation
Awards
John Moores Painting Prize2014
John Moores Painting Prize2014
John Moores Painting Prize2014
Biennals
Drawing biennial2021 - London
Folkestone Triennial2021 - Folkestone
Drawing biennial2019 - London
Drawing biennial2017 - London
The Biennale of Sydney1998 - Sydney
Venice Biennial1986 - Venice
The Biennale of Sydney1986 - Sydney