Lindsey Mendick

Born 1987 / UK
Lives and works in Margate / UK

Lindsey Mendick works predominantly with clay, a medium that is often associated with decoration and the domestic, subverting these historic connotations to create skilled monuments to ‘low culture’ and the contemporary female experience. Often culminating in elaborate installations, Mendick’s autobiographical work offers a form of catharsis, encouraging the viewer to explore their own personal history through the revisionist lens of the artist. Her work challenges the male gaze, promoting instead an unapologetic, humorous and, at times, grotesque femininity.

Mendick received an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London. She was the recipient of the Sky Arts Visual Art Award in 2024, the Henry Moore Foundation Artist Award in 2020, the Alexandra Reinhardt memorial award in 2018 and was also selected for Jerwood Survey 2019 and the Future Generations Art Prize 2020.

Selected Works

Lindsey Mendick: I’m Sorry for everything

I’m Sorry for everything (2023)

Glazed ceramic
46 x 38 x 36 cm (18 x 15 x 14 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Gasping for Air

Gasping for Air (2023)

Glazed ceramic
43 x 38 x 29 cm (17 x 15 x 11.5 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Off my face

Off my face (2023)

Glazed ceramic
43 x 47 x 38 cm (17 x 18.5 x 15 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Rat arsed

Rat arsed (2023)

Glazed ceramic
56 x 48 x 37 cm (22 x 19 x 14.5 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body (2023)

Ceramic
44 x 35 x 32 cm (17.32 x 13.78 x 12.60 in)

Lindsey Mendick: I Drink To You Medusa and Salome

I Drink To You Medusa and Salome (2022)

Ceramic candélabre
38 x 38 x 52 cm (15 x 15 x 20 1/2 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Wetting The Tip

Wetting The Tip (2023)

Ceramic
46 x 30 x 30 cm (18.11 x 11.81 x 11.81 in)

Lindsey Mendick: I Drink To You Lucy, Philomela and St Agatha

I Drink To You Lucy, Philomela and St Agatha (2022)

Stained glass lightbox
65 x 48 x 18 cm (25 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 7 1/8 in)
Edition of 2

Lindsey Mendick: Wasted

Wasted (2023)

Glazed Ceramic
20 x 20 x 20 cm (8 x 8 x 8 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Life And Soul Of The Party

Life And Soul Of The Party (2021)

Glazed Ceramic
36.5 x 27 cm (14.37 x 10.63 in)

Lindsey Mendick: It Was Meant To Be Sweet

It Was Meant To Be Sweet (2021)

Ceramic
41 x 26 cm (16.14 x 10.24 in)

Lindsey Mendick: You Took The Words Out Of My My Mouth

You Took The Words Out Of My My Mouth (2021)

Ceramic
41 x 31 cm (16.14 x 12.20 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Every Last Bite

Every Last Bite (2021)

Glazed Ceramic
28 x 38.5 cm (11.02 x 15.16 in)

Lindsey Mendick: The Spectre at the Feast

The Spectre at the Feast (2018)

Ceramics, Hand-Painted Chaise Longue, Papier-mâché Legs
90 x 180 x 80 cm (35.43 x 70.87 x 31.50 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Tanked

Tanked (2023)

Glass, Wood and LED lights
82 x 42 x 15 cm (32.5 x 16.5 x 6 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Wetting The Tip

Wetting The Tip (2023)

Ceramic
46 x 30 x 30 cm (18.11 x 11.81 x 11.81 in)

Lindsey Mendick: I Drink To You Lucy, Philomela and St Agatha

I Drink To You Lucy, Philomela and St Agatha (2022)

Stained glass lightbox
65 x 48 x 18 cm (25 5/8 x 18 7/8 x 7 1/8 in)
Edition of 2

Lindsey Mendick: Wasted

Wasted (2023)

Glazed Ceramic
20 x 20 x 20 cm (8 x 8 x 8 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Life And Soul Of The Party

Life And Soul Of The Party (2021)

Glazed Ceramic
36.5 x 27 cm (14.37 x 10.63 in)

Lindsey Mendick: It Was Meant To Be Sweet

It Was Meant To Be Sweet (2021)

Ceramic
41 x 26 cm (16.14 x 10.24 in)

Lindsey Mendick: You Took The Words Out Of My My Mouth

You Took The Words Out Of My My Mouth (2021)

Ceramic
41 x 31 cm (16.14 x 12.20 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Every Last Bite

Every Last Bite (2021)

Glazed Ceramic
28 x 38.5 cm (11.02 x 15.16 in)

Lindsey Mendick: The Spectre at the Feast

The Spectre at the Feast (2018)

Ceramics, Hand-Painted Chaise Longue, Papier-mâché Legs
90 x 180 x 80 cm (35.43 x 70.87 x 31.50 in)

Lindsey Mendick: Tanked

Tanked (2023)

Glass, Wood and LED lights
82 x 42 x 15 cm (32.5 x 16.5 x 6 in)

Exhibitions

25 Years
28th September 2025 – 4th January 2026
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present '25 Years', an exhibition celebrating 25 years of innovation and excellence in printmaking at Counter Editions..
Off With Her Head
3rd July – 28th August 2022
Carl Freedman Gallery is proud to present a major solo exhibition by Lindsey Medick.
Curated by Russell Tovey
5th June – 5th September 2021
Carl Freedman Gallery presents 'Breakfast Under The Tree', a group exhibition curated by the actor Russell Tovey.

Selected Press

BBC

Kenilworth Castle collection takes fresh look at Elizabeth I

July 2025

Emily Steer

Fang Favorites: How Vampires Seduced the Art World

Artnet / October 2024

The Times

Lindsey Mendick: Why do we expect women artists to be less laddish than men?

December 2024

Emily Steer

Artist Lindsey Mendick: ‘Life is rich and I feel everything. That doesn’t feel awful to me’

Financial Times / April 2023

Grace Banks

From A Pole Dancing Club To The Injustices Of Greek Mythology – It’s All In Lindsey Mendick’s World

Forbes Magazine / April 2023

Duncan Macmillan

Edinburgh Art Festival Reviews: Grayson Perry / Lindsey Mendick

Edinburgh Art Festival Reviews: Grayson Perry / Lindsey Mendick

Jonathan Jones

Sublime Futurism, Renaissance inspiration and getting smashed – the week in art

The Guardian / July 2023

Ashley Davies

Lindsey Mendick: ‘I want to blow up everything I do’

The Times / July 2023

Sofia de la Cruz

10 Must-See Frieze London 2023 Artworks by Female Artists

Hypebae / October 2023

Hikmat Mohammed

Frieze London Projects Robust Business Amid Economic, Political Turmoil

WWD / October 2023

Naomi Rea

‘Everything I’m Scared of Goes Into the Work’: Rising Star Artist Lindsey Mendick on the Alchemy of the Kiln and Making Friends With Tracey Emin

Artnet / September 2023

Louisa Buck

From Medusa to Janet Jackson: Lindsey Mendick tackles two millennia of shaming women in audacious Margate exhibition

The Art Newspaper / July 2022