Lindsey Mendick lives and works in Margate, UK. She works primarily with ceramics, embedding her sculptures within installations that include stained glass, film, furniture, large stage sets and performance.
She received a BA from Sheffield Hallam University and an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London, UK. She was the recipient of the 2024 Sky Arts Award in the Fine Arts category, won the Henry Moore Foundation Artist Award in 2020, won the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award in 2018, and was selected for Jerwood Survey in 2019 and the Future Generations Art Prize in 2020.
Mendick has participated in solo and group exhibitions at the Wellcome Collection, London, UK; Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, UK; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, UK; Hayward Gallery, Carl Freedman Gallery, London, UK; Somerset House, London, UK; Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, New York NY and Los Angeles CA; Cooke Latham, London, UK; and Hannah Barry Gallery, London, UK.
With her partner, the artist Guy Oliver, Mendick initiated Quench Gallery in Margate, UK to provide vital support for early career artists through exhibitions and mentoring.