Raised in Macclesfield, North of England in the 70s Lambe acknowledges the complexity of leaving, a probing flirtation between transformation, hostility, and tenderness. Trained as a traditional sculptor and returning from Sydney in the late 80s, Lambe obtained her MFA from Goldsmiths, London 1995, moving to Melbourne in 2003. Lambe was awarded the Australia Council, ACME International Residency, London, 2018 and the Edwards Trust award, ISCP, New York 2015/2016.
Exhibitions include, Melbourne Now, 2013 and 2023, NGV Melbourne. The Body Electric, 2020, NGA, Canberra curated by Shaune Lakin and Anne O’hehir. From Will to Form, 2018 Tarrawarra Biennale, curated by Emily Cormack. Mother Holding Something Horrific, 2017 ACCA, Melbourne curated by Annika Kristensen and Max Delany.
