Tanya Ling: Worship Paintings

Tanya Ling (b. 1966, Calcutta) is a London-based artist whose career began in fashion design after graduating from Central Saint Martins in 1989. She worked in Paris before returning to London in the early '90s to co-found the gallery Bipasha Ghosh, with her husband William Ling. Her transition into visual art was marked by a 1996 exhibition in Gavin Turk’s studio and a commission for British Vogue, establishing her as one of the leading fashion illustrators of her generation. Alongside illustration, she launched a ready-to-wear collection, and by 2014, with her exhibition Lines (Alex Eagle), she began shifting away from fashion into painting and sculpture.

Ling has since exhibited internationally, with recent shows at Lyndsey Ingram, Studio Cromie, Ronchini, and Harper’s in New York, LA, and East Hampton. Notable solo exhibitions include Paul Stolper and The Mayor Gallery, London. Her work is held in major public and private collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Damien Hirst Collection, with works featured in exhibitions at Newport Street Gallery.