15th February 2027

Perceptions, Perspectives and Parallels: From Sketchbook to Sculpture

Dr Lucy Smith, artist and researcher

Join artist and researcher Dr Lucy Smith for a presentation exploring the capacity of art for
communicating scientific and mathematical concepts through the art of the medal.
Lucy will reflect on her background and research, her process-driven approach and understanding of materials that inform her artwork.

As part of Lucy’s practice-led PhD, ‘Making the Conceptual Tangible: The Role of Art in Communicating Science’, (published 2024), medal-making contributed
to a body of work where the languages of art and mathematics combined in parallel to enhance
the communication of science, particularly aspects of physics not usually visible to the eye.
Lucy is developing new work as part of a forthcoming exhibition at the University of Dundee in
2027, including new medals that add to the connections between and the complementary nature
of the languages of art and science.

Who is the speaker?

Lucy Smith is an artist and researcher working in sculpture, printmaking, musical composition and
performance.
Following a thirty-year career in education with extensive experience and curriculum leadership in
the role of art and music, Lucy returned to university, studying Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone
College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, graduating with a first-class BA Hons. degree in
2019 and awarded the Alastair Smart Memorial Prize for Sculpture.
Lucy subsequently received her PhD in 2024 from the University of Dundee, during which she
designed and created two prize-winning medals in 2022 and 2023 in the BAMS Student Medal
Competitions.
Lucy has regularly exhibited and given lectures at the University of Dundee. As part of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh ‘Curious’ Festival of Science in 2024 at the University of Dundee Botanic
Gardens, she co-presented with Professor Martin Hendry, OBE, Vice-Principal University of
Glasgow, on the communicative power of art in astronomy.
Passionate about art education and access to learning, the longer-term goal of Lucy’s work is to
progress and promote conversations with scientists, education policymakers and the wider public
concerning the merit of including art in a prominent position on the school curriculum, and in
society’s community hubs and centres of gathering. Such conversations will bring to the broadest
forum the value of art in its uniqueness, breadth of language, immediacy and power of
communication.

The talk is to be held at The Goldsmiths’ Centre, 42 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5AD    Pre-booking is essential for this event to gain access to the building. BAMS members wishing to attend should book a seat by emailing [email protected]  by 7th February at the latest

The evening will commence with a welcome drink at 6pm with the lecture commencing at 6:30pm.      We hope to share the talk as a Webinar for BAMS members who are unable to attend in person.

All images © Lucy Smith