Lizzie Lovejoy
It’s Grim Up North
Lizzie Lovejoy is a Darlington born Poet, Performer and Picture-Maker. They’ve spent their life listening to peoples words, and now Lizzie translates local narratives into creative works.
Working across the North, from the Scottish Borders to North Yorkshire, Lizzie’s home is their inspiration because the North is a tale worth telling and contains so many stories worth hearing.
Lizzie has recently won the NE Artist of the Year Award 2023, collaborated with Durham Miners Gala, and featured on the BBC Schools Share Your Story Tour.
“I really enjoyed being pushed out of my comfort zone and receiving one-to-one guidance on my artwork from a real artist, which was amazing!”
Lizzie has recently won the NE Artist of the Year Award 2023, collaborated with Durham Miners Gala, and featured on the BBC Schools "Share Your Story" Tour.
EXHIBITION
It’s Grim Up North
April 2020
Lizzie Lovejoy joined us for a residency that celebrated their diverse creative practice.
Combining mixed media and sound, Lovejoy shared a series of reportage and refined illustrations alongside musical and spoken word pieces created throughout their residency at Durham Sixth Form Centre.
Lovejoy’s work seeks to celebrate North East unsung heroes; incredible people who have spent their lives in the area and whose stories of both joy and struggle would otherwise go untold. Universal themes of identity, family, social isolation and the power of memories are explored through Lovejoy’s signature application of naive and simple line techniques.
