Lucinda Burgess studied Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art, Bath Academy of Art, Goldsmiths, University of London and Bath School of Art and Design.

She has exhibited internationally for several years with a solo exhibition in Beijing, China (2025) and previous solo shows in Eislingen, Stuttgart and Brühl, Cologne, Germany (2023), following solo shows at Black Swan Gallery (Frome, 2022) and Newlyn Art Gallery (Cornwall, 2019), and two-man shows in London at Bartha Contemporary and RaumX (2021). In 2024 she exhibited in several group shows including The Royal Academy Summer show, The Derwent Drawing prize and the RWA Annual Open.

She was winner of the Porthleven Prize (2014), shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize, (2017), the Aesthetica Art Prize (2019), and the Derwent Drawing Prize, (2024). She won the 2024 Royal West of England Academy Drawing Prize.

Her work is clearly informed by her former lives as a Landscape Designer (2002-12) and as a Buddhist nun (1989-2000). The natural processes of change, which often involve the ongoing maintenance required of a gardener, are integral to her pieces, while oriental philosophy drives her thinking.

She is currently represented by Bartha contemporary, London and Space of Time Gallery, Beijing.