Lily Lazarus
Hand drawn graphite and charcoal portraits
Hand drawn from your memories, delivered to your door.
Lily Lena Lazarus
I am a 24-year-old artist from London working primarily in charcoal, graphite and ink. Studying at Camberwell, UAL, in 2021 and graduating from Newcastle University in 2025, I developed an interest in intimate moments and spaces.
The isolation of doing my foundation year at UAL from my bedroom during Covid lockdown prompted the consideration of memory’s relationship to physical space. This developed into a wider fascination with the body as a site of memory, and the notion that experiences can become physically and emotionally embedded within us.
I am drawn to people, place and movement, and to the way environments become tied to memory and emotion. My work sits somewhere between observation and recollection, often beginning with moments that feel familiar, intimate or significant, inviting viewers to recognise and reminisce something of their own memories within the scene.
Portraiture has always been an essential part of my practice; capturing emotion and character in the planes of a face. I began gifting family members with portraits of loved ones, and over time, I’ve expanded to make the same kind of personal work for other people.