Lewis Hier Thomas is an emerging artist based in southwest London. In May 2025, he will commence his studies on the Graduate Diploma in Art and Design, specialising in Fine Art, at the Royal College of Art in London.

Lewis considers his primary artworks to be psychosocial constructions which implicitly comment upon the internal, external and interpersonal realities of living, and often celebrate the vitality and vivacity of the human form – mostly through life drawing but also using portraiture.

He has developed a distinctive style which is achieved by breaking down the composition of his pieces in to shapes and rigid forms before later adding fluidity and softness to his artworks, whilst employing an intentionally limited colour palette to his practice, most often based on earthy tones or greyscale schemes.

Subjects

Lewis’ life drawing explores male beauty in all forms, frequently playing subtly with perspective and proportions, and often introducing undertones of sensuality. He believes each person has innate beauty uniquely expressed through both their somatic expression and internal landscape  – if only the onlooker can observe each individual through a lens which enables this inner and external beauty to be fully portrayed. As an artist, he considers this to be his primary objective.

Lewis also produces work which specifically explore themes of emotional intensity and trauma, drawing on challenging personal experiences and externalising these through art. His ambition is not only to do this as a way of connecting with himself, but also to communicate the reality of processing trauma to a wider audience who may otherwise have difficulty connecting with such jarring personal experiences.​

Media

Frequently working with dry media, Lewis’ preferred mediums include charcoal, conté crayon, pastel and graphite in earthy or greyscale tones. Occasionally, he also employs watercolour and Indian ink. Recently using digital illustration techniques through freehand drawing on Adobe suite applications, Lewis’ artistic focus has extended to a broader reach – he is excited to advance his work in this area and explore how opportunities could be created for his digital and physical artistic practices to converge.

Exhibitions

To date, 2025 exhibition locations have included:

• Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon, a modern and contemporary gallery which has exhibited or sold works by David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and more.

• Boomer Gallery, London Bridge, whose team includes Anthony Fawcett, one of the most respected art critics and advisors in the industry.

• The Orangery Holland Park, Kensington & Chelsea, an annual artist-led exhibition.

• The Art of Isolation Gallery, Surrey Quays, a grass-roots community-centred art and exhibition space.​