Mandy Lane (b.1980) is a British multidisciplinary artist who recently graduated with an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art. Working across figurative sculpture and installation, her practice interrogates the socio-cultural landscape of the ‘othered,’ critically examining themes such as compulsory motherhood in relation to Robert McRuer’s concept of compulsory able-bodiedness and heterosexuality. Through this lens, her work invites reflection on the cultural architectures that sustain societal norms and exclusions.

Lane’s recent practice is deeply informed by crip theory—an academic and activist framework that challenges normative understandings of disability and embodiment. A pivotal shift occurred following her son’s diagnosis with Baló’s concentric sclerosis, which catalysed a more profound engagement with the politics of care, visibility, and systemic exclusion.