[2] Lesley Sanderson was born in Malaysia in 1962, to a Malaysian mother and British father.
[2] On this topic, Sanderson said: '“I think it’s particularly important that non-white women are represented in a way that provides an alternative to National Geographic-type media representations of ‘ethnic’ women being exotic, submissive and readily available for the gaze.”'[2] In her work she attempts to break away from such traditions and re-establish her identity on her own terms.
[1] Sanderson's work for the exhibition Four x 4 reframed George Fredrick Watts' bust Clytie displayed at the Harris Museum in Preston.
[2] Sanderson's work was exhibited at The British Art Show 1990 as well as New North at Tate Liverpool.
[2] In the 1990s, Sanderson's focus shifted from works on canvas to mixed media forms while maintaining her signature themes of identity and her duel heritage.