Artist Statement
Lucy Stevens is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist whose practice explores the evolving relationship between humans and the natural world. Working across painting, sculpture, installation and sound, she uses vibrant colour-coded mixed media to translate ecological research, conservation data and museum collections into abstract visual languages.
Research and collaboration are central to Stevens’ practice. She works with scientists, ornithologists, museum curators and photographers, drawing on birdsong, specimen archives and field research to explore biodiversity, habitat and environmental change.
Her recent solo exhibition, Teeth (2025–2026), developed in collaboration with Creswell Crags, explored the relationship between mammal teeth, diet, habitat and survival. Her first museum solo exhibition, Colour Coded Birds (2022–2023), created with Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, reimagined the classification of British bird specimens through colour, painting, sculpture and photography. In Chasing Seasons (2021), developed with the British Trust for Ornithology and Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust, she explored the effects of climate change on migratory birds through shifting colour systems and fragmented forms.
Stevens lives and works in Leicester and holds a BA (Hons) and MA in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University. Her work has been exhibited across the East Midlands and London, and she has undertaken artist residencies in London, Scotland, Brussels, France and Sweden.