Lucy May Schofield
Born 1979, UK
Education
2023 MI-LAB Upper Advanced Training Programme Part II, Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, July
2019 MI-LAB Upper Advanced Training Programme, Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, June - July
2018 MI-LAB Advanced Training Programme, Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, October - November
2015 MI-LAB Basic Training Programme, Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, April - May
1999-2002 BA (Hons) Print Media - 1st class hons, London College of Printing, The London Institute
Awards
2023 In Cahoots residency, Scholarship Award, Petaluma, California
2022 Elected as Associate member of the RE - Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
2022 QEST & John Smedley Craft Prize Finalist
2021 QEST Scholar - Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Award 2021-2022
2021 Mini-print bursary, Northern Print, 2021
2020 Winner of the Flourish Award for excellence in printmaking 2020
2020 Arts Council England Emergency response fund for independent artists
2020 A - N artists bursary award travel grant to attend and present work at IMPACT 11printmaking conference in Hong Kong
2017 Awagami Paper Prize, The Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline & Sensibility, International jury selected exhibition, University of Hawai'i for the IMC 2017
2015 British Council International Development Award for 'The Language of Gestures' a collaboration with Sarah Jane Lawton at IMPACT 9 Printmaking Conference, Hangzhou, China
2007 Craft Central Reflect Forward Award, residency at the V&A Museum of Childhood and solo exhibition
2006 DTI Grant (UK Department of Trade and Industry) Funded travel and exhibition to Seoul Book Fair, South Korea
2006 Arts Council England individual artists grant for showing at the Crafts Council's'Origin' and website launch
2005 Setting Up Scheme, ACE/Design Initiative funded for 2 year business incubation period, January 2005 – 2007
Residencies
2024 MI-LAB Mokuhanga Sisters Residency, Echizen, Japan, April
2022 IL Palmerino residency, Florence, Italy, November
2022 Mawddach residency, Snowdonia, Wales, April
2020 & 2022 TOP SHED residency in collaboration with Hilary Judd for [ Carriage return ], August 2020 & May 2022
2019 MI-LAB Upper Advanced Training, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, June - July
2018 MI-LAB Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, October - November
2016 VARC (Visual Arts in Rural Communities), Tarset, Northumberland, UK, 1 year fully funded programme, October 2016 - September 2017
2016 Kala Arts Institute, AIR, Berkley, California, USA, April - May
2015 NES Artist Residency, Skagastrond, Iceland, November-December
2015 Hospitalfield Arts, Multidisciplinary Artist's Residency, Arbroath, Scotland, August
2015 MI-LAB Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, April - May
2013 Blackwell House, The Shop Floor Project, Lake District, February
2010 The Open Shop Project, The Blackburn Book Archive, Lancashire, July
2010 The Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, Yorkshire, June
2009 The Booth, Scalloway, Shetland, February
2006 Deuchar Mill, Yarrow, Scottish Borders, March - April
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023 When the earth holds you, Patriot Hall Gallery, WASPS, Edinburgh, August 25th - September 5th
2023 In Pursuit of Pleasure, Gallagher & Turner Gallery, Newcastle, January 26th - March 4th
2022 [ Carriage Return ], a collaboration with Hilary Judd, GK Gallery in association with Sounds from the other city, Salford, May 1st - July 22nd
2021 Same Sky, two person show with Sarah Duncan, Northern Print, Newcastle, October 23rd - December 18th
2019 [ Carriage Return ], a collaboration with Hilary Judd, The Dovecot, Highgreen, Tarset, June 1st - 2nd
2018 The Blue of Distance, R-Space, The Linen Rooms, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, January 13th - February 9th
2017 BLUE HOURS: An Exhibition in Four Parts, Highgreen, Northumberland, 16th - 21st September
2017 The Moon & The Sledgehammer, Northern Print, Newcastle, July - September
2017 Light Meditations, The Holy Biscuit, Newcastle, May - June
2017 The Last Light (Blue Hour), Toast, Bath, juried selection, February
2015 The Language of Gestures, IMPACT 9 Printmaking Conference, Hangzhou, China, September
2008 All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, for ‘Whitstable Biennale Local’, window installation at Frank, June
2008 Reflect Forward, inspired by V&A Museum of Childhood, solo show, Craft Central Gallery, London, February
2008 Ode to Ernest, commissioned window installation, Couverture, Notting Hill, London, September
2007 Nothing will be the Same again, Firstsite Gallery, Colchester, One person show, January
Group Exhibitions
2024 MASABAN, A Mokuhanga Sisters Exhibition, Udatsu Paper Museum, Echizen, Japan, April
2024 Inheritance & Innovation, International Juried Exhibition, Imadate Art Hall, Echizen, Japan, April
2024 London Original Print Fair, Somerset House, March
2023 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, June - August
2023 Artefact, QEST, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London, May
2023 RE Original Print Show, Bankside Gallery, London, May
2023 London Original Print Fair, Somerset House, March
2022 Wood, Paper, Ink, The Mokuhanga Sisters, Richard F Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence, Canton, NY, USA, September - October
2022 Between Worlds, Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York City, June- July
2022 The World Between the Block and the Paper, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont, USA, December 2021 - March 2022
2021 Mokuhanga Ehon, Kyoto Paradise Gallery, Kyoto, Japan, November 23rd - December 5th
2021 Sumi Fusion, International Mokuhanga Conference, Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall, Nara, Japan, November 30 to December 4
2021 ENTWINED, Highgreen Manor, Hexham, Northumberland, September 4th - 12th
2021 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, The Royal Arsenal, London, 11th -14th November
2021 RE- INTERNATIONAL ORIGINAL PRINT EXHIBITION Bankside gallery, London, 4th - 14th November
2020 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, The Online Edition, 12th November - 13th December
2020 Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open Exhibition, Warrington Museum, 11th September - 10th December
2020 Flourish Award for excellence in Printmaking, WYPW Project space, Huddersfield, August - 12th September
2019 Natural Light, AIR Gallery, curated by LUMEN Studios, 30 Grosvenor Road, Altrincham, 8 - 28 November
2019 TIME after [ ( ) ] after TIME, The Briggait, Glasgow, November 1st - 28th
2019 Ride Your Pony Club 03, Warrington Art Gallery & Museum, Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, 17th October - 1st December
2019 Light / Shade, CfSHE Gallery, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, July 7th - 14th
2019 Royal Academy Summer Show, RA, London,
2019 Recent Prints - CfSHE Gallery, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, January 26th - February 1st
2018 Ride Your Pony Club 02 - Liverpool Independents Biennial - George Henry Lees Building, Liverpool, 12th - 28th October
2017 In Nothing Flat - StudioBook 2017 artists presented by Mark Devereux Projects, Old Granada Studios, Manchester, 3rd - 15th November
2017 Society of the Spectacles - Strelnikov's Glasses & Other Stories, HOME, Manchester, 1st September - 29th October
2017 The Beauty of Mokuhanga: Discipline & Sensibility, The Art Gallery, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, International juried selection, 21st August - 1st October
2017 Shaping the Void II, Tannery Projects, London, artists-run space, March
2016 The Cat Show, Paper Gallery, Manchester, Group show, November - December
2016 The Manchester Contemporary, Granada Studios, represented by PAPER Gallery, September
2016 The London Art Fair, Upper Street, Islington, London, PAPER Gallery, January
2015 Reader's Art: Concealed, Confined and Collected, Book Arts Biennial, Minnesota Center for Book Art, USA, April
2015 MI-LAB (Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory), CfSHE Gallery, Arts Chiyoda 333, Tokyo, April - May
2014 Creative Community, Fukuoka Now Event, Kyushu Hall, Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan, November
2013 Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, London & The London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery, London, presented by Reed Contemporary, September
2013 Len-Vention, Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol, Collaborative workshop letterpress convention with animation shown at ‘Print Produce Publish’ at CBAA, Salt Lake City, August
2013 Press & Release, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, April - June
2013 PAPER #4 Lucy May Schofield & Leanne Richardson, ‘Souvenirs of Vulnerability’, Paper Gallery, Mirabel Studios, Two person show, Manchester, Jan – March
2012 Udkant, Doverodde Artist’s Book Festival, Doverodde, Denmark, May – August
2011 Centre for Book Arts, Manhattan, New York City, USA, December
2011 The Handmade Library, An Talla Solais, Ullapool, Scotland, May
2011 The Artist’s Book Cornucopia, Denver, Colorado, USA, April
2011 Southern Cross University Acquisitive Artist’s Book Exhibition, NSW, Australia, March
2011 Manly Library Artist’s Book Award, NSW, Australia, March
2010 The Art of the Book, The University of Missouri USA, UWE Bristol & Winchester School of Art, November
2010 Manchester Central Library Project, Central reading room, MMU Photograpahy Research Group March
2010 Fugue in the Key of Understanding, Para-Site Gallery, Hong Kong, March
2009 Coastal Currents, ‘Odd’, Hastings, BABL in residence for the arts festival, August
2009 Inkubator, National touring exhibition of Artist’s Book works in site-specific installation, dates in 2009–2010
2008 Beautifully Crafted, National Glass Centre Sunderland, nominated show of makers, November
2008 Wish you were here, Part of the Hastings ‘Costal Currents’ September
2008 Press and Release, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, March
2008 Along these Lines, for Hay on Wye festival, Galanthus Gallery, Hereford, March
2008 Aspex Gallery, Paper works Exhibition, Portsmouth, February
2008 The Zetter Hotel Showcase, Clerkenwell Road, London, January
2007 V&A Craft Showcase, V&A Museum, London, July
2006 Sitting Room, Co-curated touring exhibition. Destinations : Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Alsager Arts Centre (Cheshire), The Permanent Gallery (Brighton), Winchester School of Art, Cambridge School of Art, K Gallery, Alameda, California, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, January 2006 - July 2008
Art Fairs / Book Fairs / Print Fairs
2024 IMC International Mokuhanga Conference, Echizen, Japan, April 3rd - 8th
2022 BABE (Bristol Artist's Book Event), Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Battenburg Press, April 2022/19/17/15/13/11/09/07
2021 IMPACT 11 Printmaking conference, Hong Kong, Online presentation of [Carriage return] collaboration, April
2016 Pages 2016, The Tetley, Leeds, PAPER Gallery stand, March
2015 Bergen Art Book Fair, Bergen Kunsthall & Landmark, Norway, Battenburg Press stand, November
2013 The Tokyo Art Book Fair, University of Kyoto, Tokyo, Japan, M-Collective stand, September
2012 Bookmarket, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, Battenburg Press stand, April 2011/2012
2010 The London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel Gallery, London, The Righton Press collective, September 2010/2009
2007 Origin, The London Craft Fair, Somerset House, The Strand, London, October 2006/2007
2006 Seoul Book Fair, Seoul, South Korea, 2006
Performance / Talks / Papers
2022 Artist’s Talk, Spike Island Print Studio, Bristol, UK, March 22nd.
2021 Printmaker’s Diary article written for ‘Printmaking Today’, Spring issue 2021.
2021 IMC International Mokuhanga Conference, Illustrated Talk on Mokuhanga Sisters Collcboration, Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall, Nara, Japan, December 3rd
2021 In the studio, online artist’s talk for Northern Print, March 9th.
2020 Flourish prize for excellence in Printmaking, shortlisted artist’s talks, online.
2020 Artist’s Talk, Spike Island Print Studio, Bristol, UK, February 4th.
2019 ‘Contemporary Arts in Rural Development: Lessons from Japan and the UK’, presentation of Rural Areas for Artists, University of Tokyo, May14th
2019 ‘Contemporary Arts in Rural Development: Lessons from Japan and the UK’, presentation of Rural Art in the Making,Newcastle University, February18th
2017 Artist’s Presentation, International Mokuhanga Conference (IMC), University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii, October
2016 Printmaking performance, Southern Graphics Conference International (SGCI), Portland, Oregon, USA, March
2015 TEDx FUKUOKA WOMEN talk on ‘Using Artist’s Books to Connect People’, Fukuoka, Japan, May
2013 Bibliotherapy Artist’s Book Library (BABL) at Off the Page-Press & Release, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, May
2013 Show & Tell, Presentation on BABL at the Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, February
2012 'Surplus to Requirements' paper presentario for Udkandt, Doverodde Artist’s Book Festival, Denmark, May
2011 ‘BABL at BABE’, Arnolfini, Quayside, Bristol, April
2010 ‘Place, BABL for ’Coastal Currents, St. Leonards & Hastings, Sussex, September
2010 ‘From A to B’, BABL in market square, Dover, Kent, September
2010 ‘The Wellcome Picnic’, The Wellcome Trust, BABL in West Euston, London, June
2010 ‘Reading for Reading’s Sake’, BABL at Islington Mill, Salford, April
2010 ‘Stacks’ for the public closing event of Manchester City Library, March
2010 ‘Belongings’ for ‘The Story of Things’, conference, collaborative performance, Manchester January
2009 Guest Speaker for The Arvon Foundation, Lumb Bank, Yorkshire, May
Commissions
2023 Diageo, Port Ellen Distillery, Isle of Islay
2018-20 Cynthia & William Morrison-Bell
2011-16 Mishka Henner, Manchester
2010 Borbonessa Publishing collaboration, Brighton
2010 The Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University,
2010 Anatomy Projects, Manchester Metropolitan University
2010 The Wellcome Picnic, The Wellcome Trust, London, June
2008 Couverture & The Garb Store, London
2007-09 Ultimate Holding Company (UHC), Manchester
Collections
Tate Britain
Ashmolean Museum
Chelsea College of Art
University of the Arts London
The Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE Bristol
Winchester School of Art Library
Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University Special Collections Library
University of Alabama
Yale Centre for British Art
Press / Publications
2021 ENTWINED, publication, photo essay, Varc, Northumberland, UK
2021 Printmaking Today, article on Printmaker’s Diary, Spring Issue
2019 Rakes Progress Issue 9, magazine article featuring artist interview, February
2017 BLUE HOURS, exhibition catalogue, published by VARC, September
2017 Corridor8, review of Light meditations exhibition, June
2017 Printmaking Today, article on VARC residency, Spring Issue
2015 The Blue Notebook, IMPACT Press, UK, Article on MI-LAB residency, October
2014 Typewriter Art : A Modern Anthology, Barrie Tullet published by Lawrence King
2014 The Little Book of Bookmaking, Charlotte Rivers & Esther K.Smith published by Random House
2010 A-N Magazine, Giving and Receiving article The Bibliotherapy artist’s book library, by Emily Speed, May
2009 Stilled Lives collaborative book project, The Righton Press, July
2009 Crafts magazine, preview of Museum of Childhood exhibition, February
2006 The Sitting Room catalogue. Provided written Introduction, published by The Righton Press
2006 The Blue Notebook, contributor to Issue 1, artist’s page
2004 The Artist’s Book Yearbook, contributor, artist’s page, 2003/04
2005 Book Arts Newsletter, regular contributor to monthly publication since 2005
2003 The Helen Storey Foundation 'Mental' catalogue1997/2003.
2002 A N magazine / TATE Magazine / London Evening Standard / Elle / Elle Decoration / Marie Claire / Blueprint / Culture 24 / Creative Tourist