Greys Lockheart

Greys Lockheart (b. 1986) is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, painting, soft sculpture, installation, and video art. Lockheart graduated with a BFA, majoring in Painting at the University of the Philippines Cebu. She took further studies in Asian Arts with a focus on Traditional Puppetry at PPPPTK Seni dan Budaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Lockheart's has been doing art residencies both locally and internationally. Her works have been shown in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, and the USA. She currently teaches at the University of the Philippines Cebu.

Lockheart's practice explores the obscure ways of nature and society - folkloric-ridden motifs; gender roles; and the idea of home as a living thing. Lockheart views household textiles as a setting for communication and social relationships. Merging various materials into assemblages and soft sculptures. Lockheart examines ways these materials function to protect, negotiate and betray human relationships.