14 Facts About Linder Sterling

Linder Sterling was the former frontwoman of Manchester-based post-punk group Ludus.

In 2017, Sterling was honoured with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award.

Recent solo exhibitions include Nottingham Contemporary, Kestnergesellschaft, Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris, and Museum of Modern Art PS1, and Linder Sterling's work has been included in group exhibitions at Tate Modern, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Tate Britain, and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Linder Sterling was born in Liverpool to Jean and Thomas Mulvey.

Linder Sterling was educated at Upholland Grammar School and studied Graphic Design in Manchester School of Art at Manchester Polytechnic from 1974 to 1977.

Linder Sterling cites Dawn Ades' 1976 'Photomontage' as a major influence.

Linder Sterling has instructed her son to not release the identity of the woman whose picture she used for the collage until after her death.

Linder Sterling's work has been the subject of numerous international solo exhibitions, including those at the Tate Museum St Ives, Nottingham Contemporary, Kestnergesellschaft, among others.

Linder Sterling's work has been featured in group shows at the Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, among other venues.

In 2018, Linder Sterling was commissioned by Art on the Underground to produce a public art work at Southwark station.

In 1978, Linder Sterling founded the post-punk band Ludus, she performed as its singer and front-woman until the band split-up in 1983.

Linder Sterling designed many of the group's album covers and sleeves.

Linder Sterling's work is included in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, among others.

In 2005, Linder Sterling received a grant from the Arts Council of England.