Siobhan Liddell

Siobhan Liddell is a painter and sculptor whose work explores the space between knowing and unknowing, the mystery of the everyday, history, and the ongoing desire to record and create our unique worlds.

Biography of Siobhan Liddell

Siobhan Liddell was born in 1965 in Worksop, England. She studied at Central Saint Martins, University of Arts in London. 

She has collaborated with artists, dancers, and musicians and received the Rome Prize: Vera List Fellowship for 2011-12.

Her solo exhibitions include "Been and Gone" at Hollybush Gardens in London (2023), "Mist and Nuts" at Gordon Robichaux in New York (2022), "Nobody’s World" at Gordon Robichaux in New York (2019), "Among Ancients" at Galerie Eric Dupont in Paris (2013), "Ordinary Magic" at CRG Gallery in New York (2006), and many more.

Additionally, Liddell's works have been featured in numerous group shows held at various galleries and museums worldwide, including Goldsmiths CCA in London, Candace Madey in New York, SeMA in Seoul, Karma Gallery in New York, Parker Gallery in Los Angeles, Andrew Edlin Gallery in New York, Silburkuppe Gallery in Berlin, The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in Detroit, among other esteemed venues. 

Currently, the artist lives and works in New York, USA.

Siobhan Liddell's Famous Paintings

Liddell's notable works include "Cat in Window" (2022), "Julius’" (2022), "Timelessness and Transience" (2022), "Just Another Fleeting Sense" (2023), "Before the Light" (2023), "All in the Mind" (2023), and many more.

Siobhan Liddell's Art Style

Siobhan Liddell's work explores moments ranging from the most ordinary to the profoundly significant. Through depictions of buildings, landscapes, gardens, and bedrooms, her art navigates the complex, layered experience of being alive—capturing the subtleties, complexities, and depths of love, longing, and loss.

The imagery blends melancholy with playfulness, featuring echoes of bodies, faces, and animals. The ceramic objects within these scenes interact in inventive ways, challenging our perceptions of form and space. While the lived narratives are palpable, the deeper stories within the imagery remain elusive, much like how a poem's essence can be lost when explained. Liddell’s paintings thrive in their enigmatic quality.