About

Liz Wilson’s practice explores the stretch of time between the industrial and post-industrial; In particular the beginning of automation and how this is altering our relationships with technology. Using site visits as a catalyst to research, write and produce works, she explores the human-machine relationship of both ‘conductor’ and ‘orchestra’ and how these performative roles manifest themselves within both our natural and fabricated environments.

Since graduating with an MA in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art, Wilson has exhibited nationally and internationally, presenting work at institutions including the Taoxichuan Museum of Art (China), OGA (Rome), Parc de la Villette (Paris) and the Hockney Gallery (London). In 2019, she received the first digital commission for Art In Manufacturing as part of the National Festival of Making, in partnership with Deco Publique, Super Slow Way and Arts Council England.

In 2020, she undertook a seven-month residency at Coachworks, co-commissioned by Turner Works and Ashford Borough Council, collaborating with Hitachi Rail Ltd to produce The Orchestrated Unconscious. This led to further Arts Council funding to work with CNC Robotics, culminating in Within the Wake (2022), showcased at the National Festival of Making and featured in Aesthetica’s Future Now anthology. Most recently, she created OF CONFLUENCE (2024), an immersive installation commissioned as part of the Turner Prize wraparound programme in partnership with Blackshed Gallery, The Talent Accelerator at De La Warr Pavilion, Eastbourne Alive and Rother District Council. Shaped in collaboration with local communities, the work brought together sound, sculpture and moving image to explore the ecology of the River Rother in Rye.

In 2025, her work returned to the National Festival of Making, coinciding with the publication of a critical essay by Elizabeth Fullerton (Art Critic and Writer). Her work was shortlisted for Bloomberg New Contemporaries (2025), longlisted for the 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize and she is a recent recipient of the BBA Art Award, with her work heading to the BBA Gallery in Berlin in 2026.

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2026

BBA Art Prize, Berlin, Germany (Forthcoming)

2025

Aesthetica Art Prize, York Art Gallery, UK

2024

The Rhythm Machine, The Second Act, London, UK (SOLO) Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, UK

2023

OF CONFLUENCE, Turner Prize Wrap-around programme, Eastbourne, UK (SOLO) Middlesbrough Art Week, Cleveland Centre, UK (SOLO)

2022

The RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland

2020

The Orchestrated Unconscious, Coachworks, Ashford, UK (SOLO)

2018

IAPA Exhibition of Printmaking, Jingdezhen, China BLUE\X80, Parc de la Villette, Paris, France

Prizes

2026

BBA Art Prize, Berlin

2025

Bloomberg New Contemporaries (Shortlisted) Aesthetica Art Prize (Longlisted)

2024

Liverpool Sculpture Prize (Shortlisted)

2022

Flourish Award, Yorkshire (Winner)

2021

Developing Your Creative Practice Grant, Arts Council England

Publications (Selection)

2025

Radical Pairings, featuring essays by Elizabeth Fullerton (Forthcoming)

2023

Future Now Anthology, Aesthetica Magazine

2022

Art in Manufacturing, National Festival of Making

2021

An Interview with Liz Wilson, Print Club Ltd