b. 1990, Virginia / based in NYC
Education
2020 New York Academy of Art, MFA in Painting
2013 Virginia Commonwealth University, BFA in Communication Arts & Design
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Bright Spot, La Loma Projects Annex, LA
2024 Sonnet, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
2023 London Art Fair, solo booth, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2022 In Between, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
Two- & Three-Person Exhibitions
2023 Aura, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2021 Exit Point, Sugarlift Gallery, NYC
Special Projects
2024 The Pride Curation, Platform Art in partnership with Gayletter. Online
2022 November Selection, Platform Art in partnership with David Zwirner. Online
Selected Group Exhibitions/Fairs
2025 Family Jewels, Hexum Gallery, VT
2025 The Ice Palace, Artistellar, London. Online
2025 Represented Artists, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
2023 Future Fair, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
2023 The Drawing Stall Fair, Monopo New York, Brooklyn, NY
2023 A Suitable Accomplishment, Trotter & Sholer, NYC
2022 Charta, Fortnight Institute, NYC. Online
2021 Chubb Fellows booth, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
2021 Chubb Fellows, Wilkinson Gallery, NYAA, NYC
2021 NYAA booth, Art Miami, Miami, FL
2021 Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC
2021 Six New Voices for the Twenties, Susan Eley Fine Arts NYC. Online
2020 Chubb Fellows Viewing Room, Art Basel Miami. Online
2020 Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC. Online
2020 The Feminine Agenda, Women’s Work Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 IPCNY Printfest, International Print Center, NYC
Awards
2026 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT (forthcoming)
2024 Edith Grant, Foundation House
2023 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
2021 Constance Saltonstall Foundation Residency, Ithaca, NY
2021 High Line Nine x Sugarlift Gallery Residency, NYC
2021 City Artist Corps Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts
2020-21 Post Graduate Chubb Fellowship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
2020 Art Heals Grant, R&F Handmade Paints & IEA
2018-19 Academy Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
Press
2024 Two Coats of Paint, “Lydia Baker: Pooling consciousness.” Online
2024 Create Magazine, “Time, Memory and Desire in the work of Lydia Baker” Online & Print
2024 West Branch, vol. 105, Spring/Summer. Cover art. Print
2024 Art Maze Magazine, vol. 34-37, London, UK. Print
2023 The Wick, “Spotlight: Contemporary Artist Lydia Baker.” Online
2023 Artnet, “Artists Grapple With the Meaning of Motherhood in a New York Gallery Show.” Online
2023 FAD Magazine, “7 Artists to see at London Art Fair 2023.” Online
2023 I Like Your Work, Fall Exhibition Catalog. Print
2022 New American Paintings, 158: 162-165. Print
2022 Art Maze Magazine, 27: 98-99. London, UK. Print
2022 New Visionary Magazine, 2: 86-87. Print
2021 Art Maze Magazine, 22: 141. London, UK. Print
2021 Artsin Square Magazine, 1: 96-97. Print
2021 Friend of the Artist, 14: 34-37. Print
2021 Artsy, “How to responsibly collect work by MFA students.” Online
2020 Juxtapoz Magazine, “Art in Uncertain Times.” Online