Lucy McKenzie (born 1977) is a British artist based in

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Biography

Born in

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, Scotland, McKenzie studied for her BA at

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom. History Attempts were made to establish an art sch ...

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from 1995–1999 and at

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in Germany in 1998. McKenzie first came to prominence when she won the EAST award at

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in 1999 which was selected by

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and

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. She has since shown work in many exhibitions, such as “The Dictatorship of the Viewer” at the

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, Becks Futures 2000 in London,

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and Glasgow and “Happy Outsiders” at Zacheta Gallery in Warsaw. She has exhibited internationally at galleries and museums including

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in London, Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland and the

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. In 2013 McKenzie exhibited at

in 'Painting Now: Five Contemporary Artists'. The

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featured McKenzie in 2014 in an exhibition entitled ''focus: Lucy McKenzie''. The seventh season of The Artist's Institute at Hunter College, New York was dedicated to Lucy McKenzie, September 20, 2013 – February 2, 2014, describing her as an artist who "makes works drawn from the artistic lieu of the cities and social circles she inhabits. Early paintings appropriated the language of 1970s Scottish murals, while more recent projects have reconstructed archetypal domestic interiors by employing faux finishing techniques. McKenzie has also founded a record label, a bar, a fashion line, and is currently experimenting with the field of crime fiction." She was a guest professor at the

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2011-2013. In April 2025 an article on the

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website reported speculation that she was in fact the anonymous

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Exhibitions

* "Projects 88: Lucy McKenzie" Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 10-December 1, 2008 * "Lucy McKenzie" Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, March 14-July 25, 2009

Publications

* Neil Mulholland, "Dreams of a Provincial Girl," ''PARKETT'' 76, 2006 * Isabelle Graw, "On the Road to Retreat: An Interview with Lucy McKenzie," ''PARKETT'' 76, 2006 * Bennett Simpson, "Lucy McKenzie, Herself," ''PARKETT'' 76, 2006

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McKenzie, Lucy 1977 births Living people 21st-century British women artists Alumni of the University of Dundee Artists from Glasgow People from Milton of Campsie Scottish expatriates in Belgium Scottish contemporary artists Scottish women artists Scottish women painters Alumni of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design