About
Lucy Grainge is an artist and designer from Manchester, UK. Her work visually explores colour, shape and pattern working across illustration, graphic design and installations. Lucy is also a workshop facilitator, interested in collaborative and community centred projects.
She is co-creator of mental health and socio-politics risograph magazine, Psyche. In 2021, she co-launched Wiggle Wonderland, a touring pavilion and exhibition space activated by artists and communities.
Based in London
BA (Hons) in Communication Design
at The Glasgow School of Art
Art Foundation Diploma
at Manchester School of Art
Selected Clients
National Theatre
The Glasgow School of Art
Wellcome Collection
Edinburgh University
Dyslexia Scotland
Glasgow International Festival
Every Brain
MAP Magazine
The Skinny Magazine
Design Exhibition Scotland
Silicon Milkroundabout
Selected Press & Awards
Arts Council England Project Grant for Wiggle Wonderland 2021
The Skinny Showcase 2021 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/art/showcase/the-skinny-showcase-lucy-grainge
Inside Out Project, Design Museum 2021
https://www.insideoutproject.net/en/explore/group-action/dyslexia-beautiful-minds
Interview with The Design Trust + selected as part of their 'Creative Women with a purpose: MAKE A DIFFERENCE' festival, May 2020
https://www.thedesigntrust.co.uk/lucy-grainge-on-dyslexia/
Young Scot Time to Shine Fund, 2020
New Designers One Year In Award Winner 2018
Wallpaper* Graduate Directory 2017
https://www.wallpaper.com/graduate-directory/2018/visual-communication
Macmillan Prize for Illustration, awarded 3rd place 2016
also featured in
Design Calender April Edition 2019
for Psyche Publication @psychepublication
Shortlisted by Stack for 'Best use of Illustration' 2019
Awarded Creative Conscience, Silver Award
Shortlisted by Stack for ‘Student Magazine of the Year’ 2018
https://www.stackmagazines.com/art-design/video-review-psyche-magazine/
interviews & also featured in
https://www.paulinwatches.com/blogs/news/interview-juliette-and-lucy
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/june-things-regulars-050619
http://socialworkfuture.org/interview-psyche-publication/
http://www.a-zpublication.com/P
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/things-april-270417
https://www.creative-conscience.org.uk/psyche/
Talks
Dyslexia Scotland AGM Key Note Speaker, Nov 2017
Creative Dyslexic Networking, Dyslexia Scotland, 2018
Meet the Artist, The Drill Hall, Edinburgh 2018
Craft Cafe, Impact Arts, Glasgow, 2019
Pecha Kucha, Creative works, The Barony, West Kilbride, Jan 2020
Live Interview with The Design Trust, Creative Women with a Purpose Online Festival, May 2020
ZQ+A, Communication Design Course, Glasgow School of Art, Dec 2020
Exhibitions
Wiggle Wonderland - Brainchild Festival installation, East Sussex 08/21
Hatch '19 - National Centre for Craft and Design, Lincolnshire, 09/19
Weans World, Design Weans - 16 Nicholson Street, Glasgow 07/19
All Entire Whole - Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, Glasgow 05/19
Shapes of Words solo exhibition - National Centre for Craft & Design, Lincolnshire, 02/19
100% Design, London Design Festival - Olympia, London, 09/18
New Designers One Year In - Business Design Centre, London, 07/18
Riso Room, Risotto, The Lighthouse, Glasgow, 03/18
Cross Your Eyes and Dot Your T’s solo exhibition - OOTB Edinburgh, 06/18
Room To Manoeuvre - The Red Gallery, London, 06/17
The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show - Glasgow, 06/17
Work In Progress Show - Lighthouse, Glasgow, 02/17
Macmillan Prize Exhibition - Foyles Gallery, London, 06/16
Congregation - SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, 05/16
Drying Green Exhibition - Broadcast, Glasgow, 05/16
Liquidation - Drygate, Glasgow, 03/16
MMU Foundation Exhibition - Manchester, 06/15
Residencies
Rumpus Room Playground online Residency, 2021
Out of the Blueprint Artist in Residence, Leith 2018
SWG3 Graduate Studio Residency, Glasgow 2017
Teaching/Workshop Faciliation
Visiting Lecturer Communication Design, Glasgow School of Art 2022
Rumpus Room, Adapt and Act - online 2020
Rumpus Room, Beings workshops - online 2021
Glasgow Zine Library - creative writing with Psyche 2020
Silicon Milkroundabout 2019
Dyslexia Scotland 2018-2019
Impact Arts Creative Lead and Assistant 2017-2020
Creative Dyslexia Workshops 2018-2020
Stockists
Submarine Shop, Glasgow
BAM, Glasgow
Modern Love, Glasgow
Duplikat Press, London
National Centre for Craft + Design, Lincolnshire
Craft Town Scotland Shop, West Kilbride
B8 Studio, Barcelona
Psyche Publication Stockists
Tate Modern Turbine Shop, London
Printed Matter, New York
Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum, Amsterdam
Do You Read Me?!, Berlin
B8 Studio, Barcelona
Paulin, Glasgow & Edinburgh
Out of the Blueprint, Edinburgh
Ripe Studio, Glasgow
Goodpress, Glasgow
Locovore, Glasgow
Testimonials
''We are huge admirers of Lucy’s work, and were struck by the vibrant playfulness in her art. Lucy was the perfect artist to work with in transforming our National Theatre foyer spaces for the Connections 2022 Festival.
Our work with young people spans across the entirety of the UK, and we wanted to celebrate our participants’ involvement by championing them visually in our foyer spaces throughout our youth theatre festival. Lucy was incredible in understanding and articulating our brief clearly, then steering it resourcefully to boldly reimagine our spaces. She was thoughtful in capturing all of the information we needed to display clearly, without compromising on the artistic merit of the piece. She is an exciting and collaborative partner to work with, and had a wonderfully distinctive and celebratory approach to working with our branding and company style. We’ll be following her work eagerly as personal fans!''
Jenny Wilkinson, Connections Assistant Producer - National Theatre
“Lucy and Beau are so refreshing to work with. It’s rare to be able to collaborate with people who believe so wholeheartedly in what they are doing and it’s very infectious to be around. They bring together architecture, design and art in a way which produces installations that engage people and provoke thought and interaction which is not easy to do in our busy world. Their ability to translate topics and respond to such important issues through creativity and placemaking is unique and so needed in central London and the built environment.”
Rachel Moore, Marketing Director - Almacantar