David Lemm

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Partial update Mar 24 (Full update soon)
Selected Works

22.         Tracks
22.         Track prints                  
20>        Oblique Territories
21.          Desire Lines, Leith Links  
20.         Studies for a New Normal
19.          Alleged Magical Artefacts
18.          Kilbeg Commission          
17.          Waxing Moon, Setting Sun
15.          Debris and Phenomena           
Projects

20-22     Royal Brompton Diagnostic Centre
21           Stakamillabakka               
19-21      (w)ORD
17/21       Open Close                        
17-18      Jon Schueler Scholarship
18.          Imagine A Garden
16.          ATLAS Edition
15/16       House of Illustration
14.          Mapping Eigg
14.          Chamberlain Lab



David Lemm lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland


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Residencies / Research

2022 - Topshed residency, Lyng, Norfolk
2020-21 -  Artist in Residence, Royal Brompton Hospital, Chelsea
2019 - (w)ORD project, with SSA and BAG Art Camp, Gulen, Norway
2019 - Refectorio Residency. CEIBA Studio, Summerhall, Edinburgh
2017 - Visual Artist in Residence, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye
2015 - Illustrator in Residence, House of Illustration, London
2014 - Mapping Eigg, Bothy Project + lifeoffthegrid.net, Isle Of Eigg
2014 - Ethnograms, lifeoffthegrid.net + ASCUS, Dovecot studios, Edinburgh
2014 - The Chamberlain Lab, Strathclyde University + ASCUS, Glasgow
2012 - The Onaway Trust Library, Pitlochry


Selected Exhibitions

2023 - Fastenings, Moray Art Centre, Findhorn (SOLO)
2022 - Tracks. Goodvibes Studios, Leith (SOLO)
2018 - Passing Place, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Skye (SOLO)
2016 - Mapping King's Cross, House of Illustration, London (SOLO)
2015 - Debris and Phenomena, Edinburgh Printmakers (SOLO)

2024 - Then and Now : VAS Centenary Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2023 - Journey, Edinburgh Printmakers
2023 - (w)ORD: Ebbe + Flow, Touring. Taigh Chearsabhagh, Grinneabha, Dunoon MOCA
2023 - SSA at the Caledonian Club. London
2022 - SSA 130 Years, Annual Exhibition. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2022 - Winter Exhibition. Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
2022 - RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2022 - Big Art Show, Paisley. SSA invited artist. 
2022 - (w)ORD: Ebbe + Flow, An Tobar, Mull
2022 - RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2022 - (w)ORD: Ebbe + Flow, Galleri Rustica, Holmeknappen, Norway
2021 - (w)ORD: Ebbe + Flow, USF, Bergen, Norway
2021 -  RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2021 - Glasgow Print Fair 2021 (online)
2020 - Reduct: Abstraction and Geometry in Scottish Art,  Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2020 - Urban Departures, Projectroom2020.org
2019 - Utopia - What’s Yours?, Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
2019 - Palimpsest, An Lanntair, Isle of Lewis
2019 - In Progress, Architecture Fringe, Lighthouse, Glasgow
2019 - Gone Fishing, DOK Artist Space, Edinburgh
2018 - SSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2018 - RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2018 - Simply Beaming w/ Embassy Gallery +  Rat Hole Gallery, Tokyo
2017 - RSA Open 2017, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2017 - Paper To Gold, Edinburgh Printmakers
2015 - Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York
2015 - Parallel Perspectives, Edinburgh International Science Festival, Summerhall
2014 - Hunting For Answers, Strathclyde University, Glasgow,
2012 - The Middle Place, The Old Ambulance Depot, Edinburgh


Selected Commissions

2024 - Rationale + Process, wall panel series (wooden assemblage), Rationale, Edinburgh 
2022 - Mural (Vinyl on glass) and curtain designs, Royal Brompton Diagnostic Centre
2021 - LOCUS public art project (Plasma cut steel) Shetland Arts, Lerwick
2021 - Public artwork (Plasma cut steel). Edinburgh World Heritage
2018 - Glasgow Garden Festival ‘18. Collaboration with musician Jamie Scott.
2017 - Open Close. Site-specific installation, Royal Mile Closes, Edinburgh
2016 - The Walking System. The Seeking State, London
2015 - ATLAS Editions. ATLAS Arts, Skye
2012 - Mural (Paint). The Shutter Project, Leith
2011 - Mural (Sandblasted/Caithness stone). Maryhill Burgh Halls, Glasgow


Workshops / Events / Walks

Current - Daunder Club - curated walking project 

2022 - Mapping The Brompton, walking + drawing workshop, Chelsea, London
2020 - Seeing What You Say, symbol making workshop, Mareel, Lerwick
2019 - A Scenic View, walking + drawing workshop, Institute for Gestaltung1, University of Innsbruck, Austria
2019 - Drawing Journal, walking + drawing workshop, Edinburgh College of Art
2017 - A Guide to Kilbeg, walking + drawing workshop, Sabhal Mor Ostaig
2017 - Collaborative mapping + printing, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
2016 - Collaborative mapping + printing, Leith Primary School, Edinburgh
2015 - You Are Here, walking and drawing event, House Of Illustration, London
2015 - Mapping KX,  Drawing + book making workshop , House Of Illustration, London
2015 - The Storm, Animation workshop w/ ATLAS Arts + BBC Ten Pieces, Portree Primary School, Skye
2015 - Landmarks, walking + printing event, Edinburgh Printmakers
2015 - Collaborative mapping + printing,, Tollcross Primary, Edinburgh
2014 - Collaborative mapping + printing, Isle of Eigg


Teaching / Talks

Current - Lecturer, Graphic Design, ECA
Current - Tutor, Architectural Design, ESALA

2023 - Research led practice, UAL Camberwell
2022 - Residency Overview, Royal Brompton Hospital, London
2021 - Mapping and Research,  Lecture with MA Interiors, Chelsea School of Art
2020 - Narrative Mapping, ESALA, University of Edinburgh
2020 - Connected Innovators Discovery Session, Creative Edinburgh
2019 - Mapping and Research, Lecture at Institute for Gestaltung1, University of Innsbruck, Austria
2019 - Research + Practice, Lecture at Leeds Arts University
2016 - Out of The Frying Pan…, Edinburgh Printmakers,
2016 - Print + Process, Lecture at Kingston University, London
2016 - Mapping King’s Cross, Artist’s Talk, House of Illustration, London
2015 - Artist’s Talk, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
2015 - Artist’s Talk, University of Highlands and Islands, Portree, Skye
2015 - Debris and Phenomena, Artist’s Talk, Edinburgh Printmakers


Awards

2022 - European Healthcare Design Awards - Highly Commended
2022 - Big Art Show, prize winner
2021 - an Artist Bursary
2021 - Creative Scotand VACMA Edinburgh
2018 - SSA Annual Exhbition,  Greyfriars award
2017 - Jon Schueler Scholarship
2014 - Hope Scott Trust award
2013 - Engramme Exchange, shortlisted


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