"The Flames Dance Between Past, Present & Future" Painting

Scottish-born; Lewis Deeney (1994) is an award-winning artist who creates abstract paintings combining expressive abstract painting with interconnected geometric forms. Inspired by the ancient past and philosophical ideas shared across cultures, Deeney’s work symbolises the oneness of all things and the universal philosophy of the balance of opposites. A creative child yet not an obvious artist, Deeney fluctuated between different interest before finding his passion for art in his late teens. After breaking his nose on holiday, Deeney discovered yoga and has been practising daily for over a decade. With a diminished sense of smell and an expanding worldview, this was a pivotal moment in Deeney’s story as his life and work became spiritually inspired and his paintings became a form of meditation to connect with himself and our shared human experience. He graduated with a first- class honours in contemporary art practice from the University of Dundee in 2020, during which Deeney won the James Orchard Memorial award, the Farquar Reid Trust Prize and was selected for the Freeland’s Painting Prize. After being awarded the William S Phillips award, a bursary for his tuition fees, Deeney continued his studies at DJCAD graduating with an MFA in Art & Humanities in 2021, with the University acquiring his work for their public collection. Lewis Deeney’s work has already been featured in five solo shows across Scotland, including An Odyssey of Chaos at the Glasgow Art Club and The Sky is Dreaming at Fire Station Creative. Deeney represented Scotland at the Interceltique Festival, France, was shortlisted for the Chaiya Art & Spirituality award, and has been included in several group shows and art fairs in the UK, Europe, Middle East and the USA. Deeney’s work is included in the Lunar Codex Project, a digital human archive of contemporary creativity which will be sent to, and stored on, the moon.