Zara Lyness

Zara Lyness has an integrated approach to her practice, combining sculpture, ceramics, mark making and live processes in her work. Concepts of perception and memory are embedded in her practice, using gesture and objects, that reflect her interest in relationships and identity. She engages the viewer through recognition, recollection and connection. By focusing on the ‘small things’ that knit together she questions the foundations that lead to how we understand who we are.

Zara completed her MFA at Belfast School of Art in 2023 and is involved with several arts organisations, providing administrative and event support with University of Atypical, Bbeyond and the Belfast International Festival of Performance Art. She received Graduate Awards from Bbeyond, Belfast and Void Arts Centre, Derry, 2023, ACNI funding, 2024.

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