Suburban Utopia, An Infertile Place (SU4IP)
Lyndon Watkinson


Lyndon Watkinson (1999) is an artist, designer, writer, and musician based in Sheffield, UK. Democratising art and art context through artworks, publications, graphic design, articles, and sound. Creative director and founder of the online arts organisation SU4IP. His work is characterised by a desire for precision, often depicting aesthetics that celebrate and criticise the absurdity of corporatized identity, calling into question the necessity of creating false exteriors when what is not seen is often just as important.

In late 2020, a blog post entitled Suburban Utopia, An Infertile Place formed part of the wider inquiry and development of his practice for his bachelor's degree in fine art. As his work matured, he applied this term as a formalisation of his creative endeavours, later abbreviating it to SU4IP, now used as a digital alias and publishing entity.

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Suburban Utopia, An Infertile Place (SU4IP)
Lyndon Watkinson


Lyndon Watkinson (1999) is an artist, designer, writer, and musician based in Sheffield, UK. Democratising art and art context through artworks, publications, graphic design, articles, and sound. Creative director and founder of the online arts organisation SU4IP. His work is characterised by a desire for precision, often depicting aesthetics that celebrate and criticise the absurdity of corporatized identity, calling into question the necessity of creating false exteriors when what is not seen is often just as important.

In late 2020, a blog post entitled Suburban Utopia, An Infertile Place formed part of the wider inquiry and development of his practice for his bachelor's degree in fine art. As his work matured, he applied this term as a formalisation of his creative endeavours, later abbreviating it to SU4IP, now used as a digital alias and publishing entity.

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BA Fine Art. Sheffield Hallam University. First Class with Honours. 2019 - 2022

Level 3 Art Foundation Diploma. Hereford College of Arts. Distinction. 2018 - 2019

Skills Profile:    Digital Art,    Graphic Design,    Branding,    Publications,    Web Design,    Copywriting,    Content Design/Managment,    Project Management (Arts/Culture Specific),    Communications

Software:    (productivity)    Microsoft Office Suite,    Google Workspace,    LibreOffice Suite,    Adobe Premier. (design)    Adobe InDesign,    Adobe Photoshop,    Inkscape,   Scribus,    FL Studio.    (web)    cargo.site,    Instagram,    CuratorSpace,   Etsy.

Projects:

︎    Self Directed Publication Project(s): “Order”; “Plantae”; “Noir”; "Weightless"; & "TENSION" - Artist book by SU4IP. March 2023 – Present. Interfacing with customers and retooling design and layout to meet their specifications whilst working towards my own creative objectives, managing funds, organising postage, and providing project updates: Artists are invited to submit their work to be featured in an ongoing series of publications, where their work, biography, and interview are showcased on a double-page spread, each designed by myself. These publications have curated the work of a growing list of over one hundred and fifty artists worldwide, taking submissions for new iterations on a bimonthly basis. Issues are sold online, at book events across the UK, and distributed to participants.


︎    EQUINOX BA Hons Fine Art Final Year Degree Show. February - May 2022. [lead designer of catalogue + branding.] In cooperation with other volunteering students, I compiled together the work of 50 students to design a catalogue which attractively showcases their work in a format that is dynamic while still following a coherent and intuitive layout. The aesthetic was modelled in response to peer feedback and exuded the sentiment of the course population. The publication was then printed, and ultimately distributed at the exhibition for free. Link

︎    Futures Past Coalition: Primavera, I am Human. 3rd February 2022 (Live Performance). [project co-manager, audio lead] Audio-visual performance taking place in the Pennine Lecture Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University involving a large pool of volunteer performers wearing bespoke outfits designed and fabricated by myself and Futures Past core members, combining spoken word, fashion, and performance art and elapsing 30 minutes in front of a diverse audience ranging from local spectators to institution staff. Link

Achievements/Awards

︎︎︎    Art & Design Degree Show Award for BA Fine Art – Awarded for Best in Show (2022)

︎︎︎    SHU Enterprise Creatives Bootcamp Grant Recipient(2022)

︎︎︎    Full Completion of Unpreneur x SHU Inter-University Bootcamp (2022)


Exhibitions, Residencies, and Publicity

︎︎︎    Bloc Projects: 'Self' Online Exhibition. 15 January - 28 February 2021. URL: https://www.blocprojects.co.uk/exhibitions-events/2021/self

︎︎︎    Future Past Online Exhibition. 13th - 20th April 2021. URL: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_IQ0SbJA=/

︎︎︎    Equinox BA Fine Art Exhibition. Sheffield Hallam University Institute of Arts, Sheffield. 19th - 30th May 2022

︎︎︎    Kommune Pop-Up Exhibition. Kommune, Sheffield. 24th - 28th June 2022

︎︎︎    'Colours' Online Exhibition and Magazine. Collect Art. 10th September 2022
URL: https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/node/10709760

︎︎︎    ANYTHING BUT PAINT Exhibition. Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield. 13th October - 4th November 2022

︎︎︎    Article Coverage by Dwell Time Press. Dwell Time. 25th October 2022. URL: https://dwelltimepress.wordpress.com/2022/10/25/paperplus-1600-x-900px-digital-collage-2021-by-lyndon-watkinson-su4ip%e2%99%b2/

︎︎︎    Cellophane Wrapper Exhibition by Plastic Pie. Proteus Exhibition Space, Basingstoke. 3rd - 13th July 2023

︎︎︎    Stallholder at Wales Artists' Book Fair. Hafan Yr Afon, Newtown. 2nd - 3rd of September 2023

︎︎︎    Stallholder at Kirkby Artists' Book Fair. Kirkby Centre, Kirkby. 3rd November 2023

︎︎︎    Delivery of talk and stallholder at Artist Book Market 2024. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. 10th - 11th February 2024. Talk URL: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/futures-past-coalition-how-artists-make-decisions-tickets-788126466477

︎︎︎   Spectral Sublime Exhibition. 30th February - 21st March 2024. URL: thephantasmalgallery.wixsite.com/phantasmal-gallery

︎︎︎   Within The Limitations Exhibition. TESCO Crooksfoot, Ashford. 8th - 10th March 2024. URL: www.ashfordvisualartists.com/withinthelimitations.html