Mark Lippett is an award winning Fine Artist from Staffordshire in the West Midlands. He is mostly known for his urban landscapes featuring abandoned buildings which have been exhibited across the UK in a number of solo and group shows. More recent work has also incorporated the natural world, inspired by time spent in forests and mountains.
Mark’s work typically depicts quiet and overlooked landscapes, exploring the relationship between people and the environment. The urban scenes look at how nature reclaims the spaces we leave behind and in the natural scenes we see traces of human activity. He works in a variety of drawing and painting mediums mixing traditional techniques with experimental approaches.
Mark’s work has featured in many open exhibitions across the UK and several pieces have won awards. In 2023 he featured on Sky Arts’ ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’.
Mark has also built up a reputation as an art tutor delivering workshops and teaching classes to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. His encouraging and patient approach to teaching builds confidence and inspires creativity. He has worked with schools and colleges as well as within Adult Community Learning.
Awards
2025: Awarded Highly Commended for ‘Broadhurst Green’ at the ‘Connexions’ exhibition, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
2023: Awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the Stafford Green Arts Festival for “Clearcut”
2022: The Belong Prize at Brampton Museum and Art Gallery Open Exhibition for ‘Guard House’
2022: ACAVA Studios Artist Development Prize for ‘GEC’
2020: First prize at the RBSA Open Exhibition 2020 for ‘Union’
2019: The Barracks Trust Prize at the Brampton Museum and Art Gallery Open Art and Craft Exhibition for ‘Entrance’
2015: First prize in the Shire Hall Gallery Open Art exhibition for "Brunswick Terrace"
2010: Awarded "Highly Commended" in the Shire Hall Open Art Exhibition for "Unsafe Structure".
2005: First prize in the Shire Hall Open Art Exhibition for "In Transit"
2004: Second prize in the Shire Hall Open Art Exhibition for "Spring Sun"
2003: Voted "Public's Favourite" in the Shire Hall Open Art Exhibition for "St Leonard's Primary School"
Education
2000: MA Fine Art - Painting at Wolverhampton University
1997: BA (hons) Fine Art at Cumbria College of Art and Design
Society Membership
Birmingham Art Circle
Society of Graphic Fine Art (Full Member)