Painter whose small works were given a show at Curwen Gallery in 2003. Of these, she said: “My paintings are based upon the discarded snapshots I find in junk shops and flea-markets. The painting process allows me to examine these images and the endless number of possible narratives of which they could be a part – exploring the paint itself as both a physical substance and the substance of illusion.” Lancaster did an advanced foundation certificate at Cleveland College of Art and Design, 1997–8, graduating with first-class honours in fine art, painting, from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle, 1998–01. In 2001 she won the Unilever Fresh Graduate Award at Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington.