Milly (b. England 2004) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice moves largely between installation, performance and moving image.
Her work navigates themes of ecology, care and political polarisation. At the heart of her practice is an investigation into the ways in which natural, man-made and the personal shape our relationships with others and the world around us.
With our precarious way of living in the 21st century, post-Covid, the unavoidable themes of disconnection, polarisation and individualism, are considered. As the world around us constantly changes, Milly’s work offers an alternative viewpoint to the uncertainty around our existence.
She is currently reading for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Intermedia at Edinburgh College of Art.
Contact: art@millytoplis.co.uk
Education
Intermedia BA, University of Edinburgh [2022-2026]
Exhibitions and Publications
Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show [May-June 2026]
Edinburgh College of Art shows: First Year Exhibition [April 2023], Second Attempt [February 2024], Threads [March 2025], Spellbound [October 2025], Studio Mouse Collective [November 2025], Haar [February 2026]
Artists Who Read Publication [April 2026]
Down the Garden Path (Milly Toplis, Libby Heath and Erin Ridgway) [December 2025]
Hop on Hop off Edinburgh Art Bus [October 2025]
Composers’ Orchestra’s Spring Concert, Reid Concert Hall [March 2025]
Good Things Happen, West Barns Art [March 2025]
OfficeDick.corp, Dissenter space [February 2025]
STARFACE [December 2024]
Climate Jam (about the Sea), Fruitmarket Gallery [April 2024]
Awards
Edinburgh University Career Bursary Fund recipient [2026]
Astaire Prize Shortlist [2026]
