Biography

Born in Vancouver, Lisa Milroy flew to Paris to enroll at the Paris-Sorbonne University at age 18. Two years later, she moved to London and studied at the Saint Martin’s School of Art. She had her first solo exhibition as an accomplished artist in 1984, with her artworks on display mostly focusing on still life paintings and abstract art. She won the John Moores Painting Prize five years hence, the award that helped her make her own mark as an artist. Milroy’s accomplishments to date include being hailed as the Slade School of Fine Art’s Head of Graduate Painting, a nominated member of the Royal Academy of Arts, and the appointed Trustee of the Tate Gallery,1 which is one of the major art galleries in the UK.