The painting that won Glenda an LECA Arts 2024 Runner-Up award.
Among the contemporary artists contributing to the Fylde Coast’s vibrant creative community is Glenda Miziura, whose paintings have featured in exhibitions across the region. Drawing inspiration from colour, texture and the landscapes of Lancashire, her work reflects a lifelong passion for art that began with formal training in Blackpool.
Glenda in her youth
Glenda studied at Palatine College of Art in Blackpool from 1972, one of the town’s best-known art colleges, which trained generations of artists, designers and creative professionals before later becoming part of Blackpool and The Fylde College. Her education provided the foundations for an artistic career that has continued to develop over many decades.
Glenda’s LinkedIn profile photo.
She is well known for her involvement with the Over Wyre Art Society, one of the Fylde’s longest-established art organisations. Through the society she has exhibited alongside fellow local artists, helping to promote painting and the visual arts within the Over Wyre community while encouraging creativity across the wider Fylde Coast.
Glenda has also exhibited at the Grundy Art Gallery’s annual OPEN exhibitions in Blackpool. The OPEN exhibition, founded on the gallery’s original principle of showing “the art of the day”, welcomes artists from across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast and has become one of the region’s most important showcases for contemporary art. Her inclusion in both the 2025 and 2026 exhibitions reflects her continuing contribution to the area’s artistic community.
LECA Arts 2024 Runner-Up
Blackpool has long inspired artists through its distinctive combination of coastline, architecture and entertainment heritage. Working from the Fylde Coast, Glenda Miziura continues this tradition, producing work that reflects both the character of the local landscape and the strength of the region’s creative community.
Today, Glenda remains an active participant in the Fylde’s art scene through exhibitions and her involvement with the Over Wyre Art Society. Alongside many other local artists, she continues to contribute to the rich cultural life of Blackpool and the surrounding area, demonstrating the enduring importance of the visual arts across the Fylde Coast.
LECA Arts 2024 Runner-Up
Images by © Glenda Miziura
