Lelia is a visual artist, based in Ireland’s midlands. Drawing forms the core of her practice, and she works mainly in charcoal and graphite. Her work explores neglected and overlooked elements of the rural landscape. Through her drawings, she examines the relationship between these neglected spaces, and the enduring impact of human activity. Devoid of figures, the implied presence of man is often of central importance. Her concern for the loss of the natural world drives her to create meticulously rendered drawings, through which, she asks the viewer to re-examine their connection to the ordinary, everyday aspects of the world around them.
She has studied in Ireland, Florence, Paris and London, and holds an MA in Art and Process from Crawford College of Art. She has won a number of awards and bursaries, including Arts Council Awards and the Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Award. She has been an Invited Artist at the RHA Annual Exhibition. In 2017, she won Irish Landscape Artist of the Year at the National Open Art Competition, London. She has had a number of solo shows, and has exhibited extensively, both at home and abroad, including the RHA, RUA, Mall Galleries, London, and the Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. Her work is held in both public and private collections, including the Office of Public Works.