Lizzie Lambert – Artist Statement

Artist statement and images courtesy of Lizzie Lambert.

ooo two ladies, Ceramic Mannequin, Plastic Mannequin, Underwear, Screenprinting, 2026

Artist Statement

Lizzie Lambert: My artistic practice explores the feminine form as an object. Pulling from historical gender stereotyping and the resultant language that surrounds it, my work has spanned across multiple disciplines. I have explored sculpture and textiles as an extension of my established themes and contextual knowledge, utilising methods such as sewing as a reactive process as the practice is mostly gendered towards women. As a queer artist in today’s climate, I find it more than ever important to elevate the voices that are so often silenced by the overwhelming sound of the modern world’s rapid expansion. I use my queer identity as a point of reference when exploring the theme of femininity and the cruel reality of the female today, pulling from my experience as a AFAB non-binary person and growing up female. Working across mediums, I borrow from “crafty” techniques and methodology, utilising media such as collage and papier mache to replicate female anatomy in order to both glorify and objectify it. This includes the girls (2026), a series of screenprinted pants on plastic or paper mache mannequins. My artistic intention is to allow the audience to play the perverted voyeur for a while. This enables conversations of what we as a society regard as sexually appealing: can a manipulation of the “private” areas of the female form be enough to titillate the viewer or does it provoke a repulsed reaction?

In order to create a debate about women’s status and their bodies, I have also featured in a number of my own works and disciples, putting me at the forefront of the public’s reactions and giving a further perspective of how those of us with the anatomy of women are criticized as I play into both the absurd and the appealing of feminity.

wet, screenprinted pants on paper mache mannequin, gloss spray paint, 36 inches, 2026

trollop, screenprinted pants on paper mache mannequin, fur trim, ribbon, 36 inches, 2026

Biography

Lizzie Lambert is a queer British artist. They have recently earned their BA in Fine Art at the University of Derby, UK and participated in a series of exhibitions and showcases, such as Each One Every One at the Ilkon Gallery in Derby and Common Ground at the Condor, Derby. Utilising different media, their creative practice explores the feminine form and women as objects. To discuss the objectification and substantial pedestal women are put on and held accountable for, they made themselves the muse of their own design through photographic and video works such as Did it Hurt Tho? series and their 2025 short film, Garfield’s Pond, where they stepped into roles outside of themself in order to convey themes of popular culture and religious iconography. They are currently based in Stoke on Trent, UK.