LAWRENCE PERRY

Born 1999, Singapore

Lives and works in Los Angeles, California 

Lawrence Perry graduated from The Slade School of Fine Art in 2021. The London-based artist paints uncanny scenes loaded with a psychological charge and heavy dose of wit. Drawing from film, mythology, literature and fashion, Perry create scenes that feel familiar yet surreal, interacting with the emotional states of the figures that populate them. Each painting is packed with subtle nuance and contradiction, leading to an uneasy environment in which the viewer is invited to question the psychological states of his characters or the authenticity of their narrative. Highlights of recent exhibitions include ‘After the Past’ at /THE PLATFORM, Antwerp, 2023 (Solo); ‘Don’t Tell The Boys’ at /THE PLATFORM, Antwerp, 2022 (Solo); The Bomb Factory Residents Show, The Bomb Factory Covent Gardens, London (Group). Lawrence first came to the public eye in 2016 when his work as an in-house artist for an anti-Brexit lobbyist group was picked up by British GQ, and since featured in Alessandro Michele’s A/W 2020 campaign for Gucci, ‘Gucci, The Ritual.’

EDUCATION

2021 BFA Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023 ‘After the Past’, THE PLATFORM, Antwerp (Solo)

2023 ‘Don’t Tell The Boys’ THE PLATFORM, Antwerp (Solo)

2023 ‘The Bomb Factory Christmas Show,’ The Bomb Factory Marylebone, London (Group)

2023 ‘The Bomb Factory Residents Show,’ The Bomb Factory Covent Gardens (Group)

2022 ‘At The Coast,’ /THEPLATFORM, Knokke, (Group)

2021 ‘Together,’ Square Gallery/Fynn Studios, London (Group)

2021 Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London