b. 1990, Norfolk, VA / based in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2020 New York Academy of Art, MFA in Painting
2013 Virginia Commonwealth University, BFA in Communication Arts & Design
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Sonnet, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
2023 London Art Fair, solo booth, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2022 In Between, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
Two- & Three-Person Exhibitions
2023 Aura: Laura Berger, Lydia Baker, Larysa Myers, Wilder Gallery, London, UK
2021 Exit Point, Sugarlift Gallery, NYC
Special Projects
2024 The Pride Curation, Platform Art in partnership with Gayletter. Online
2022 November Selection, Platform Art in partnership with David Zwirner. Online
Selected Group Exhibitions/Fairs
2025 The Ice Palace, Artistellar, London. Online (forthcoming)
Represented Artists, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC (current)
2023 Future Fair, Massey Klein Gallery, NYC
The Drawing Stall Fair, Monopo New York, Brooklyn, NY
A Suitable Accomplishment, Trotter & Sholer, NYC
2022 Charta, Fortnight Institute, NYC. Online
2021 Chubb Insurance booth, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
Chubb Fellows, Wilkinson Gallery, NYAA, NYC
New York Academy of Art booth, Art Miami, Miami, FL
Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC
Six New Voices for the Twenties, Susan Eley Fine Arts NYC. Online
2020 Chubb Insurance Viewing Room, Art Basel Miami. Online
Artists for Artists benefit auction, Sotheby’s, NYC. Online
The Feminine Agenda, Women’s Work Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 IPCNY Printfest, International Print Center, NYC
Residencies
2023 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2021 Constance Saltonstall Foundation, Ithaca, NY
High Line Nine x Sugarlift, NYC
2019 Artist Teaching Residency, The Grier School, PA
2013 Women’s Artist Residency for Transcendental Awareness, Seneca Forest, WV
Awards & Fellowships
2024 Edith Grant, Foundation House
2021 City Artist Corps Grant, NYFA
2020 Art Heals Grant, R&F Handmade Paints & IEA
2020-21 Post Graduate Chubb Fellowship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
2018-19 Academy Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, NYC
Press
2024 Two Coats of Paint, “Lydia Baker: Pooling consciousness.” Online
Create Magazine, “Time, Memory and Desire in the work of Lydia Baker” Online & Print
West Branch, vol. 105, Spring/Summer. Cover art. Print
Art Maze Magazine, vol. 34-37, London, UK. Print
2023 The Wick, “Spotlight: Contemporary Artist Lydia Baker.” Online
Artnet, “Artists Grapple With the Meaning of Motherhood in a New York Gallery Show.” Online
FAD Magazine, “7 Artists to see at London Art Fair 2023.” Online
I Like Your Work, Fall Exhibition Catalog. Print
2022 New American Paintings, 158: 162-165. Print
Art Maze Magazine, 27: 98-99. London, UK. Print
New Visionary Magazine, 2: 86-87. Print
2021 Art Maze Magazine, 22: 141. London, UK. Print
Artsin Square Magazine, 1: 96-97. Print
Friend of the Artist, 14: 34-37. Print
Artsy, “How to responsibly collect work by MFA students.” Online
2020 Juxtapoz Magazine, “Art in Uncertain Times.” Online