Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Lily Greenwood - Illustrator and Artist

Lily Greenwood is an illustrator and artist who started out at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2002; with her focus on a children's book illustration and a picture book for her degree show in 2005. In 2006 she went on to become a tenant at Manchester Craft and Design Centre. Here she has been designing and creating work which she sells in the centre.

Lily's inspiration has mostly come from her love of nature and her interest in oriental styles. She has been strongly influenced by printmakers from the eighteenth century, such as Japanese kimono design, Hokusai and Hiroshige. Combining all these elements has made Lily's work very unique, allowing her to exhibit and sell her work, not only nationally in the UK, but internationally too in: Barcelona, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo and New York.

As a young creative, she has done very well for herself. This year (2013), Lily was short-listed for the New Lights Art Prize, which supports emerging young artists in the North of England. Hopefully soon we will start to see more of her work being showcased across the UK and around the world, as it is truly inspirational.

CATEGORY: CULTURE and ART & DESIGN

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