Winner of the Women in Art, H.S.O.A. Emerging Abstract Painting Prize

Artist painting in a studio with abstract art on walls and supplies on tables.

About

Lindsey Tyson is a visual artist based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, where she also grew up. With a creative journey spanning over three decades, Lindsey has worked in a wide range of environments and locations, both in the UK and abroad. She began her career in the automotive industry, designing woven fabrics, before transitioning into making sophisticated handmade felt pieces after starting a family. Her deep love of texture, materiality, and process has been a consistent thread throughout her practice.

Lindsey holds a First-Class BA (Hons) in Textile Design and spent more than 30 years as a textile designer and artisan. Although she has painted all her life, it is only in the past five years that she has focused fully on her painting practice – bringing to it the same curiosity, craftsmanship, and love of making that has always defined her work. Her studio in Scarborough is where her explorations continue to evolve.

About the Work

Lindsey creates art as a way of exploring the unknown. Her work often begins with a question – what if? What if materials are combined in new ways, what if something is stripped back or pushed further? At the heart of her practice is curiosity, experimentation, and a deep need to express what can’t always be articulated in words. For Lindsey, art is an outlet, a release, and a space of complete freedom – freedom from judgement, expectation, and a way to be herself entirely.

Her process is both intuitive and physical. She is deeply drawn to the act of painting – the motion, the mark-making, the sensation of applying paint to a surface. Whether brushing, scraping, layering or blending, the tactile connection to the materials is essential. It’s an immersive, embodied experience that keeps her rooted in the present.

Lindsey often begins with a limited palette or a few chosen materials, letting the piece unfold organically. She rarely knows what the outcome will be, and that unpredictability is central to her creative drive. Her work balances control with spontaneity, embracing the chaos and surprise of making. Even when a concept is planned, the final piece often transforms into something unexpected – and that transformation is part of the magic!

Much of her inspiration comes from the landscape – not as a literal depiction, but through its energy, atmosphere, and light. She seeks to distil a feeling, a moment, or a mood through abstraction and texture. Whether exploring the dynamics of a simple shape or pushing the limits of her materials, Lindsey works until a piece feels finished, and it has revealed itself.

You can find Lindsey’s full CV below, including selected exhibitions, publications, and professional experience.

For inquiries, please get in touch.

CV

Education

2009 – PGCE in Further Education, University of Huddersfield

1992 – 1995 BA Honours Textile Design, 1st Class, University of Derby

1991 – 1992 Foundation in Art & Design, Distinction, York College of Art

Work

2019 – present Artist

2005 – 2021 Self-employed textile designer and artist

1998 – 2005 Textile Designer, De Witte Lietaer, B-8930, Lauwe, Belgium

1995 – 1998 Textile Designer, Viktor Achter Ltd, Burnley, BB11 5UB

Additional Professional Experience

Judge/Selector, Open Exhibition – Old Parcels Office, Scarborough (January, 2025)

Residency

2022, Brison’s Veor, Cape Cornwall

Art Fairs

Manchester Art Fair 2024

Edinburgh Art Fair 2024

Manchester Art Fair 2023

Ongoing Exhibitions:

Hawksby’s, Haworth

Inspired By Gallery, Danby

Novus Gallery, Harrogate

Saltbox, Helmsley

Seagull Gallery, Filey

Art Exhibitions

2025

  • Dark Skies and Nocturnal Life – Inspired by Gallery, North York Moors, Danby

  • Open Exhibition – Royal Cambrian Academy of Art (RCA), North Wales

2024

  • Featured Artist, Studio Vault, Settle

  • ‘The Wednesday Four’, Pyramid Gallery, York

  • ‘Small Works’, Tinker Gallery, Ilkley

  • 100th Exhibition, Art is an Idea, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington.

  • North Yorkshire Open Studios, Scarborough

  • ‘Colours of the Sea.’ Solo, H.S.O.A. Hampstead

  • Open Exhibition - OPO, Scarborough

2023

  • Obsessions - OPO (The Old Parcels Office), Scarborough

  • The Women in Art Fair - The Mall Galleries, London

  • Women in Art Prize (Winner of the WIA, HSOA Abstract Painting Prize) The Roundhouse, London

  • Beyond Confinement, group show with ‘All At Once’ - The Koppel Station, Hampstead.

  • Peace Across Borders, L’Art Pour La Paix En Europe, Chappellede l’Hopital - Pornic, France

  • East Coast Open - Scarborough Art Gallery

  • Explorations, Featured Artist - Hawksbys, Haworth,

  • Land, Life & Glints of Gold, Curated by Court Spencer - The Harrogate Club, Harrogate

2022

  • Tea - Tinker Gallery, Ilkley

  • Open Exhibition - Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donnington

  • Off the Beaten Track - The Gallery, Masham

  • Go Back With Me - South Square Gallery, Thornton

2021

  • Open Exhibition - Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton Le Hole

  • Open Exhibition - Ferens Gallery, Hull

  • To the Hills - The Arc Gallery, Chester

  • Wet Weather Walking - Hawksby’s, Haworth

2020

  • Shipping Forecast - Seagull Gallery, Filey

  • Go Back With Me - Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth

  • Anne Brontë p.200 (Curator) - Woodend Gallery, Scarborough

2018

  • Natural Selection - Inspired By Gallery, Danby

Contemporary Craft Retail / Trade Fairs

2012 – 2020

Made Brighton; The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester; The Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey; Lustre, Nottingham; Art&, York; The Art Market, Holmfirth; Crafted by Hand, Masham; Art in the Pen, Skipton and Thirsk; Country Living, Tatton Park; Saltaire Arts Trail; Woolfest, Cockermouth; Wonderwool, Builth Wells, Wales; Yarndale, Skipton; Living North, York. 2013 – 2019 British Craft Trade Fair, Harrogate, Scottish Trade Fair, Glasgow, Craft, Top Drawer, London

Publications / Media

De La Motte D, 2023, Oblivion, ISBN: 9781912436781 (Cover Design)

2023 - The State of the Arts - Snooping Through Studios Interview with Court Spencer

Tyson L, 2020, Anne Brontë, 200 Artists, 200 Pages, Special limited edition, UK.

Cortright L, 2019, Scarborough’s Fare, Wild Fibres, Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp. 48 – 54

Sam Barker, 2019, Visit Britain, North York Moors, promotional video. Visitbritainimages.com/asset/191290

Dale S, 2016, ‘Homefelt Charms’, The Magazine, (Yorkshire Post), pp. 42 – 45, January 23rd

Artwork p. 190, 392 Bakker E, 2016, Worldwide colours of Felt, Ellen Bakker, Artwork p. 92