LESLEY BUNCH
(b. 1968 Ohio, USA)
In Lesley Bunch’s Shadow Sculpture series of paintings, shadows are presented as lit and luminous physical objects; autonomous entities no longer anchored to, or a stand-in for, their casting objects. Lesley is a painter based in London. She was awarded the Contemporary British Painting Prize in 2022 and she has exhibited in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US, with solo shows in Rome, Seoul, and London. Group shows include: X - Contemporary British Painting at Newcastle Contemporary Art, 50th International Award Exhibition at San Diego Art Institute, and Stand and See at Wimbledon Space. She holds a BA in Fine Art and Art History from Goldsmiths’ and an MA in Archaeology from SOAS, University of London.