Lydia Ham

  b. 2003 Jasper, IN | Based in Asheville, NC

lydiahamstudio@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2025             Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Concentration in 

Painting, University of North Carolina at Asheville

(Asheville, NC)

WORK EXPERIENCE

2024                    SONDER Community Coordinator within the

Art and Art History Department at UNC            

Asheville (Asheville, NC)

SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS

2024 Recipient of the UNCA Talent Scholarship,

UNC Asheville (Asheville, NC)

                    BFA Program Acceptance at UNC Asheville 

(Asheville, NC)

2021                  Advanced Placement Exam Pass for the 2

  Dimensional Art Portfolio, Perry Central 

HS (Leopold, IN)

                   Awarded Best in Show at Perry Central

Art Show (Leopold, IN)

2020                 Awarded Best 2-Dimensional piece in The

Historic Art Show (Rome, IN)

                           Awarded People’s Choice in The Historic 

Art Show (Rome, IN)

SELECTED SOLO/ GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 Finalist, AXA Art Prize US 2025, Wilkinson 

Gallery (New York City, New York)

Solo, A Woman with a Quivering Heart, 

S. Tucker Cooke Gallery (Asheville, NC)

2024 Participant, Sonder Student Exhibition, Highsmith 

Gallery (Asheville, NC)

2023                   Finalist, AXA Art Prize US 2023, Wilkinson

Gallery (New York City, NY)

2021                    Participant, Perry Central Art Show (Leopold,

  IN)

2020                    Participant, The Historic Art Show (Rome, IN)

PUBLICATIONS 

2023 UNCA Student Chosen as Finalist in Prestigious

National Art Contest, The Laurel of Asheville

Magazine (September 2023)