About
Darcey Fleming (b.2000) is an artist based between London and West Berkshire. She works across sculpture, photography, video and drawing and is currently an artist in residence on the Lee Alexander Mcqueen Sarabande Foundation. Alongside her art practice, she has a BSc in Social Sciences from University College London and is completing an MSc at The London School of Economics.
Education
University College London BSc Social Sciences (2020-2023)
The London School of Economics and Political Sciences MSc Gender (2023-2025)
Residencies
Lee Alexander Mcqueen Sarabande Foundation (2023-2024)
Lee Alexander Mcqueen Sarabande Foundation (2024-2025) (second year awarded)
Selfridges, two-day residency (2025)
London College Of Fashion, weeklong residency (2025) upcoming
Collections
Tim Marlow (OBE) private collection
Soho Farmhouse art collection
Alice Black personal collection
Trino Verkade personal collection
Chelsea Barracks, The Collectors House, acquired by Spinocchia Freund
Selfridges
Exhibitions
Saatchi Gallery, commissioned artist for The Saatchi Gallery Chelsea Flower Show Garden, sponsored by HSBC (2025)
London College of Fashion, pop-up exhibition. (2025). upcoming
East London Art Prize shortlist exhibition, Nunnery Gallery. (2025).
Presentation of work at HSBC (2025)
Aesop, window and store take over (2025)
Selfridges, window and instore (2025)
Sarabande Foundation, ‘A place: Part 2...stay longer’. (2024).
Sarabande Foundation, ‘Earth Monsters’ group show. (2024).
MK Gallery, ‘MK Calling’ (2024).
Parlour London, ‘In the Pink’ group show. Curated by Stephanie Ruth. (2023).
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. (2023).
Gallery No.32, ‘Winter Sculpture Park’. (2023).
Awards
Bow Arts, East London Art Prize shortlist (2025)
Commissions
Saatchi Gallery commissioned artist for their Chelsea Flower Show Garden, sponsored by HSBC. (2025).
Art Invasions powered by Porsch at White City House. Commissioned by Kate Bryan to make a woven installation for International Women’s Day. (2024).
Soho Farmhouse. Commissioned by Kate Bryan to make the feature artwork in the new Soho Farmhouse art collection. (2024).
Pirelli Calander. Commissioned to make two wearable sculptures to be worn by activist and poet Amanda Gorman for Pirelli Calander. (2024).
W Magazine. Commissioned to make four wearable sculptures for W Magazine. (2023)
Royal Sculptors Society. Sculpture Terrance. (2025). upcoming
V&A Emerging Designer Commission. (shortlisted, 2024)
Talks & Workshops
"The Collector’s House" ‘Using collectable art and design to define a space’. Roundtable discussion with Tim Marlow (OBE) and Brigitta Freund. (2025).
Kate Bryan and Darcey Fleming in conversation at Tramp London for Frieze week. Sponsored by Givenchy and Margin. (2024).
Kate Bryan and Darcey Fleming in conversation. Meet your new art collection. Soho Farmhouse. (2024).
Whitechapel Gallery weaving workshop. (2026). (upcoming) East
London Art Prize, Bow arts, weaving workshop. (2025).
Guest Lecturer on Art Foundation course. (2022-2024).
Magazines
Plaster Magazine 2024
Pirelli Calendar 2024
Acne Papers issue 19 2024
Luncheon Magazine issue 17 2024
W Magazine Volume Two 2023: The Directors Issue Vogue Portugal 20th Anniversary Issue 2022
Harper's Bazaar UK, Art Issue October 2024
Harper’s Bazaar UK, February 2025
Vogue Scandinavia December/ January 2022 Issue
Exit Magazine Spring/ Summer 2022 (Magazine cover)
Print Publication 2024
Altered States Magazine Issue 5 Volume 1 Spring/ Summer 2023
The Times Newspaper June 2023
The Telegraph Newspaper June 2023