Lavinia (b.1986) is an Italian-British artist, completing an MFA at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL (2022-2024). She received a BA in History of Art at the University of Oxford with First Class Honours (2005-2008), and was also awarded a full Arts and Humanities Research Council Scholarship for an MA at the Courtauld Institute of Art, specialising in Renaissance Painting (2009-2010). For over a decade Lavinia worked in arts education in schools and museums across England, France and Italy. In 2023 she was selected for I Felt That, a collaborative, care-centred workshop, exhibition and publication addressing the gender pain gap. Recent group exhibitions in London include: Soup (Greatorex St), Beauty in Individualism (Stephen Ongpin Fine Art) and In Between (Hew Hood Gallery).

Lavinia has been shortlisted for the Chadwell Award 2024.

no forcing and no holding back

May 2024
Pastel, water, handmade paper
96 x 135 cm (approx.)