BIOGRAPHY
Lane Walkup (b. 1987) is a multidisciplinary sculptural artist whose practice spans large-scale installations to intimately scaled forms. Based in North Carolina, Walkup transforms industrial materials—primarily steel—into expressive, illustrative shapes, reimagining everyday objects through the lens of play and storytelling. With a signature approach that blurs the line between drawing and sculpture, she bends, welds, and manipulates metal into fluid, gestural compositions that imbue rigid materials with a sense of lightness and movement.
With over thirteen years of experience working across diverse mediums, Walkup’s practice extends beyond steel, incorporating unconventional materials such as recycled pantyhose and fabric to explore texture, form, and spatial relationships. Her work has ranged from monumental 27-foot installations to meticulously crafted bespoke objects, including a pair of silver glasses featured in one of Beyoncé’s recent albums. Walkup’s ability to scale her vision from immersive environments to intimate adornments underscores the breadth of her artistic language, making her a dynamic force in contemporary sculpture.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Untitled Art, Miami Beach, ARDEN + WHITE GALLERY
2024 Night Lights, IRL Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Bird Culture, Pallas, San Francisco, CA
2023 Untitled Art, Miami Beach, Vortic virtual exhibition, ARDEN + WHITE GALLERY
2023 Lobster Club, Tribeca Art Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Elysian Gardens, ARDEN + WHITE GALLERY, New Canaan, CT
2023 Benediction, Friends Art Gallery, Arlington, VA
2022 Lobster Club, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2022 Lobster Club, Naked Eye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Mise En Place, Friends Art Gallery, Arlington, VA
2022 Wear Your Chair, Nomia, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Lobster Club, Naked Eye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Mise En Place, Friends Art Gallery, Arlington, VA
2022 Lane Walkup, Ron Herman, Tokyo, JP
2022 Design For All, Pink Essay x NYC Design, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Parallax 101, Pink Essay x NYC Design, NYC
2020 Re:Assembly, Nationale Gallery Portland, OR
2019 Art in the Open, Design Week Collection, Portland, OR
2019 Friends Show, Fisk Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Here/There 1, Here There Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 Art Show 1, Heavy Set Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Bless Your Heart, USA Stumptown Gallery, Portland, OR