Lesley Sanderson

Lesley Sanderson (born 1962) is a Malaysian British artist. Her work typically focuses on explorations of her duel-heritage identity and its relationship with art. She now teaches at the University. They often offered a commentary on the depiction and fetishization of 'exotic' women in art. Her work also appeared in the 1988 exhibition Black Art: Plotting the Course. Their work aims to re-interpret understandings of cultural identity.

Sanderson's work was featured in the book Shades of Black: Assembling Black Arts in 1980s Britain. Along the Lines of Resistance: an exhibition of contemporary feminist art, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley (1988) New North, Tate Liverpool (1990) Transforming the Crown, Studio Museum in Harlem, The Bronx Museum of The Arts, Caribbean Cultural Centre (1997–98)