Lucille Venning

 
Lucille is a mixed-media artist and designer based in Caerphilly, Wales, whose work sits at the intersection of graphic clarity and hand-built texture. Trained in graphic design at the University of Wales College of Art, Swansea and the British Academy of Graphic Design, she spent several years working digitally before returning to physical materials to explore a slower, more grounded way of creating.

Her practice has evolved into a hybrid of photography, acrylic paint and ink, found textures and digital manipulation, merging two creative languages into a single visual voice. She approaches each piece through instinct, layering and play, allowing the process to guide the outcome.

Lucille’s work is shaped by small, often overlooked moments of daily life - the stillness of domestic spaces, the weight of light on a surface, and the emotional resonance of simple forms. Influenced by grunge and anti-design movements, and artists such as David and Luci Carson, she embraces imperfection as a creative tool, believing that intuitive decisions often lead to the most interesting ideas.

Her design background informs the structure, rhythm and composition of her pieces, while her mixed-media process brings in soft marks, subtle textures and a quiet tension between precision and imperfection. The result is work that feels both visually striking and deeply personal.

Lucille’s current body of work reflects a shift toward slower living, intentional making and finding beauty in restraint. She also has experience in illustration, typographic design and web-focused creative work, including an internship with Rhys Welsh Web Design.