Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Phyllida Barlow (1944-2023) graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1966, after studying at Chelsea from 1960-63. Her work incorporates an enormous range of mass produced materials including cardboard, fabric, paper, glue, paint, plastic, wood, rubber, hardboard, and adhesive tape. Barlow's work questions the nature and role of the sculptural object in contemporary culture, utilising an extensive, fluid vocabulary and immense enthusiasm for engaging with the physical 'stuff' of the world. She creates new relationships, experimenting with unexpected combinations of materials creating objects and environments, which encourage us to see the everyday world with fresh eyes.

Phyllida Barlow represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2017 at the British Pavilion, with her installation 'folly', a work which 'playfully challenges audiences to explore their own understanding of sculpture'.

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