Lisa Ivory’s paintings invite us into a shadow world inhabited by skeletons, fleshy nudes, and vanishing steeds. In her work, the artist explores misbehaven symbols of death and earthly delights that lie in the deep recesses of the mind. Her luscious use of oil paint and darker, tonal palette, not only point to classical romanticism but also to a certain primal sexuality and close psychological connection between sex and death, desire and fear.  In this eternal dance of decay and rebirth, Ivory’s choreography reminds us all of the existential inseparability of our internal and external worlds.

Lisa Ivory studied painting at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, earning her BA in Fine Art, with honors, in 1988.  Her paintings have been featured in recent exhibitions at Sim Smith, London; Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York; and Charlie Smith London at the London Art Fair. 

Additional works by Lisa Ivory are available at the MEPAINTSME Gallery.