Tonic of Wild by Lucy Merriman

Lucy Merriman (b. 1968) is an emerging artist based in East London. She graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a BA in Textile Design, establishing her first print design studio in Hoxton 1992. In 2020, Lucy shifted focus from design to artistic practice, primarily in painting and printmaking. Recent exhibitions include 100/50 Unit 1 Gallery Workshop London, Lido Open 2025 and Auto Amor x Terrace Gallery 2026. Her work is held in private collections in the UK, Europe & Australia.

From the urban edgelands of Hackney Marsh to the vastness of the Lake District there is a thread tying ancestry and place in my paintings. I work intuitively with oil, acrylic, and marble dust giving materials permission to flow freely creating tension and anticipation. Process leads, one gestural mark informing the next exploring texture, surface and colour. The painting sits in that liminal space between thoughts, memory and imagination challenging the viewers perceptions of the natural world.