b. 1990, Norfolk, VA / based in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2020 New York Academy of Art, MFA in painting
2013 Virginia Commonwealth University, BFA in Communication Arts & Design
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Title TBA, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC (forthcoming)
2023 London Art Fair, solo booth, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2022 In Between, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
Two & Three-Person Exhibitions
2023 Aura: Laura Berger, Lydia Baker, Larysa Myers, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2021 Exit Point, Sugarlift Gallery, NYC
Special Projects
2022 Platform Art, Massey Klein Gallery in partnership with David Zwirner (online)
Selected Group Exhibitions/Fairs
2023 Future Fair, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
The Drawing Stall Fair, Monopo New York, Brooklyn, NY
A Suitable Accomplishment, Trotter & Sholer, NYC
2022 Charta, Fortnight Institute, NYC, (online)
2021 Chubb Insurance booth, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
Chubb Fellows, Wilkinson Gallery, NYAA, NYC
New York Academy of Art booth, Art Miami, Miami, FL
Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC
Six New Voices for the Twenties, Susan Eley Fine Arts NYC (online)
2020 Chubb Insurance Viewing Room, Art Basel Miami (online)
Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC (online)
The Feminine Agenda, Women’s Work Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 IPCNY Printfest, International Print Center, NYC
Residencies
2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
2021 Constance Saltonstall Foundation Residency, Ithaca, NY
High Line Nine x Sugarlift Artist Residency, NYC
2019 Artist Teaching Residency, The Grier School, PA
2013 Women’s Artist Residency for Transcendental Awareness, Seneca Forest, WV
Awards & Fellowships
2021 City Artist Corps Grant, NYFA
2020 Art Heals Grant, R&F Handmade Paints & IEA
2020-21 Post Graduate Chubb Fellowship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
2018-19 Academy Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
Press
2023 The Wick, Spotlight: Contemporary Artist Lydia Baker, Online Publication
Artnet: Artists Grapple With the Meaning of Motherhood in a New York Gallery Show, Online Publication
FAD Magazine: 7 Artists to see at London Art Fair 2023, Online Publication
I Like Your Work: Fall Exhibition Catalog, Print Publication
2022 New American Paintings, No.158- pgs 162-165, Northeast Issue, Print Publication
Art Maze Magazine, London, UK, Issue 27- pgs 98-99, Print Publication
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 2- pgs 86-87, Print Publication
2021 Art Maze Magazine, London, UK, Issue 22- pg 141, Print Publication
Artsin Square Magazine, Issue 1- pgs 96-97, Print Publication
Friend of the Artist, Volume 14- pgs 34-37, Print Publication
Artsy: How to responsibly collect work by MFA students, Online Publication
2020 Juxtapoz Magazine: Art in Uncertain Times, Online Publication