Explore Artists in London

Sarah Lucas is a British artist, a pivotal YBA figure, known for her provocative sculptures and installations. Her work boldly confronts gender, sexuality, and the human body using everyday objects and raw materials, often with dark humor and an unflinching, visceral directness.

Steven Claydon is a British artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans sculpture, painting, video, and sound, often exploring the intersection of ancient history, technology, and occultism. His work creates enigmatic narratives through carefully selected objects and materials, evoking a sense of fractured time and hidden knowledge.

Nicola Tyson is a British painter whose distinctive figurative works depict distorted, often hybrid, female forms. Her intensely psychological canvases explore themes of identity, embodiment, and the fluidity of the self, pushing the boundaries of traditional portraiture with a unique blend of surrealism and visceral expressionism.

Monster Chetwynd (formerly Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and Spartacus Chetwynd) is a British artist known for her anarchic, performance-based works, often featuring elaborate handmade costumes and sets. Her practice blends elements of carnival, folk art, and historical reenactments to create joyous, chaotic spectacles.

Simon Periton is a British artist known for his intricate cut-paper works and installations. His practice often explores themes of pattern, ornament, and popular culture, transforming delicate materials into complex, visually arresting forms that challenge traditional notions of craft versus fine art.

Yinka Shonibare, CBE (b. 1962), is a British-Nigerian artist celebrated for his multidisciplinary practice exploring post-colonialism, identity, and race. He famously uses vibrant "Dutch wax" fabric to create sculptures, installations, and photographs, challenging historical narratives and the complexities of cultural authenticity.

Matthew Ritchie (b. 1964) is a British artist whose expansive practice creates elaborate visual systems to map complex scientific and philosophical theories. His works, spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and digital media, form intricate, interconnected networks that explore fundamental principles of information, time, and existence.

Simon Evans, a British-born artist, is known for his intricate, often text-based mixed-media works. His practice merges autobiographical narratives with diagrams, maps, and lists, creating complex visual systems that map out inner thoughts and external observations. His unique aesthetic combines meticulous detail with a whimsical, almost obsessive quality.

Kasia Fudakowski, a British-Polish artist based in Berlin, creates complex sculptural installations and performative works that interrogate social structures and humor. Her practice often involves intricate systems and absurd scenarios, exploring themes of failure, productivity, and the boundaries of art itself. Fudakowski's work is intellectually rigorous and subtly comedic.

Ghanaian–British painter whose emotionally driven canvases explore identity, immigration, and memory. Based in London, his gestural works meld figuration and abstraction.