Bankside Hotel x Contemporary Collective are thrilled to welcome British painter Lyra Morgan as their Autumn Artist in Residence. From late August to early October, Lyra will transform the Art Yard Studio into a vibrant, meditative space for her residency concept, ‘Be Still in Flow’, a celebration of water’s beauty, energy, and timeless cycle.

Lyra’s residency is a meditation on the nature of water and how it connects us, shaping our lives through its ever-changing forms. Relating most things back to water in a philosophical, spiritual, or literal way, her contemplations become the foundation for her painterly process. Through colour, texture, and movement she translates these reflections into paint, with each piece serving as a meditative immersion beside the flow of the Thames.

Working in her signature process-led style, Lyra embeds the river directly into her practice. Every painting she creates during the residency will contain at least one drop of Thames water: “I see the Thames as a living being, a flowing thread that connects us all to each other and to nature.”