This publication accompanies the 2023 Ingram Prize exhibition held at Cromwell Place, London, 22 – 26 November 2023 © Ingram Art Foundation www.ingramcollection.com @ingramcollectionuk Design: www.teacakedesign.com Price list and sales enquiries: alison.price@ingramcollection.com The 2023 Ingram Prize is generously sponsored by Rawlinson & Hunter
Foreword
Chris Ingram Founder The Ingram Collection The Ingram Prize was established in 2016 to showcase the work of artists in the years after art school, when building a career and making a living can be difficult. We are proud to support artists at this stage in their careers. 2023 sees the 8th edition of the Ingram Prize and it is a pleasure to see the breadth and vibrancy of the art continuing to emerge from our UK art schools. I started visiting degree shows in 2007. Since my very first purchase of work that year from Haroon Mirza’s MFA show, The Ingram Collection now has over 80 works by the artists in our Ingram Contemporary Talent collection, which we are proud to display around the UK as part of our loans and exhibition programme. Even though I started The Ingram Collection buying Modern British art, I believe it is important as well to be looking forward and supporting artists who are working today. The Ingram Prize celebrates the range of talented artists from home and abroad who have chosen to study and work in the UK. I am delighted that we have received a record number of entries for this year’s prize. It shows the importance of opportunities such as this, and seeing our finalists’ works on display in the group exhibition is one of the highlights of my year. Congratulations to all. Chris Ingram
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From our sponsor
Mark Harris Partner Rawlinson & Hunter Rawlinson & Hunter is delighted to sponsor the 2023 Ingram Prize. The firm has a long history of working with artists and supporting the arts generally through pro bono work, sponsorships and partners serving as trustees for museums and collections. I have now known Chris Ingram for over 30 years and share his passion for art, so it is a great pleasure to be involved with him through The Ingram Collection and this prize. Mark Harris
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Introduction
Jo Baring Director The Ingram Collection Now in its eighth year, this leading prize for contemporary artists was established by The Ingram Collection to celebrate and support artists at the beginning of their professional careers. In recognition of the vital importance of practical support in these early years, the Ingram Prize offers its shortlisted artists the opportunities to exhibit and sell work, receive continuing professional development, and the chance to develop both industry and peer-to-peer networks. We also offer a solo show, residency opportunities, and up to four finalists’ work join the Ingram Collection. Thank you to our sponsor Rawlinson and Hunter, and to Ingram Art Foundation trustees Clare Maurice and Mark Harris for their support of the prize. Thank you to our partners Hestercombe Gallery and TM Lighting for the residency and exhibition prizes. Thank you to Roberta Genovese and all at Cromwell Place. Thank you to Alison Price, Collection Manager, for all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. The Ingram Prize is a tremendous team effort. Congratulations to our 2023 finalists. Jo Baring
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Joke Amusan
BA Art & English Literature University of Reading, 2019
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Cocoon #3
Hessian, yarn, wire
2023
85 x 50 x 35 cm
Irini Bachlitzanaki
Postgraduate Programme in Fine Arts Royal Academy Schools, 2021
Swoosh (Fireworks out of Season)
Digital embroidery on synthetic felt
2023
60 x 38 cm 7
Jamie Baker
BA Fine Art Painting Wimbledon College of Arts, 2020
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The Green at Hampstead Heath
Oil on paper
2023
21 x 30 cm
Lydia Brockless
MA Sculpture Royal College of Art, 2021
Liquid Night Cinematic Still
Plaster, fabric dye on paper, mild steel
2020
approx 60 x 180 x 180 cm 9
Mollie Browne
BA Fine Art Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, 2023
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Land of Lonely I
Film 00:07:25
2023
Watch at www.ingramcollection.com
Matthew Burdis
Postgraduate Diploma, Contemporary Art Practice Royal College of Art, 2023
Interior (The Spectator)
Film 00:18:52
2023
Watch at www.ingramcollection.com 11
Stephen Burke
MA Painting The Glasgow School of Art, 2018
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Concrete Willow
Concrete, steel, alloy and spray paint
2023
215 x 120 x 110 cm
Suzanne Clements
MA Fine Art City & Guilds of London Art School, 2022
All I want is three heads I
Acrylic on canvas
2023
40 x 30 cm 13
Eleanor Daly
BA Fine Art Goldsmiths, University of London, 2021
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Jena, Looking
Oil on canvas
2023
100 x 100 cm
Shirin Fathi
MFA Curating Goldsmiths, University of London, 2019
The Disobedient Nose, Fig. 1. The reconstruction of a nose
Photograph
2022
68 x 55 cm 15
Stefanie Ferraz
MFA Fine Art Slade School of Fine Art, 2018
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Wondering
Oil on canvas
2023
90 x 70 cm
Michael Forbes
MA Sculpture Royal College of Art, 2020
The Black Paintings (fear of black consciousness)
Mixed media
2020 - 2023
130 x 160 cm 17
Nina Gonzalez-Park
MA Art & Science Central Saint Martins, 2023
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La Divina Envuelta en Huevo (Primadonna)
Welded steel pipe
2022
50 x 30 x 30 cm
Leggy Gordon
The Drawing Year: Fine Art Drawing The Royal Drawing School, 2022
Mastectomy 2
Drypoint etching
2022
13 x 7 cm 19
Ross Head
Turps Studio Programme Turps Art School, 2022
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Rejection Painting
Oil and acrylic on jute
2023
50 x 40 cm
Erin Holly
MFA Fine Art City & Guilds of London Art School, 2021
Sisterhood
Oil on canvas
2023
150 x 120 cm 21
Yibei Liu
BA Ceramic Design Central Saint Martins, 2023
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Untitled
Ceramic
2023
80 x 20 x 20 cm
Richard Maguire
Masters in Fine Art Practice: Print Media The Glasgow School of Art, 2018
Ghungroo iii
Graphite on paper
2023
31.5 x 31.5 cm framed; drawn element 6.9 x 10.3 cm 23
Jil Mandeng
MFA Fine Art Painting Slade School of Fine Art, 2022
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Peasant Royal I
Oil and acrylic on canvas
2023
40.5 x 31 cm
Eliana Marinari
Turps Correspondence Course Turps Art School, 2023
Erased
Ink, pastel, spray paint and gesso on paper mounted on panel
2022
40 x 30 cm 25
Giorgio van Meerwijk
MFA Sculpture Slade School of Fine Art, 2023
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Two drams of the seed
Yew wood, rosin, St John’s wort seeds, reed grass
2023
200 x 200 x 25 cm
Leily Moghtader Mojdehi
BA Fine Art Goldsmiths, University of London, 2021
My First Painting
Found matter, vinyl sticker, acrylic, oil pastels, fabric & wool, with embroidery on canvas
2023
120 x 182 cm 27
Yejeong Mutter
MA Photography Royal College of Art, 2018
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Stone-Bunjae #2301
Mixed media
2023
18.5 x 11 x 11 cm
Abigail Norris
MFA Sculpture Royal College of Art, 2022
The Faellen Aeppel 2023
Latex, wadding, tights, copper wire, vintage silk gloves 150 x 120 x 100 cm (Aeppel: 20 x 20 x 23 cm; Gloves 40 x 8 cm) 29
Lucienne O’Mara
MA Fine Art Painting City & Guilds of London Art School, 2019
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4.4.
Oil on aluminium panel
2023
100 x 100 cm
Kofi Perry
BFA Fine Art City & Guilds of London Art School, 2022
A Young Initiate
Oil on canvas
2023
30 x 20.5 cm 31
Isobel Scarsbrook
BA Fine Art Painting Camberwell College of Arts, 2022
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England
Knitted scarf: acrylic yarn
2023
18 x 176 cm
Tania Skeaping
Turps Correspondence Course Turps Art School, 2023
Stripes in a Landscape
Oil on panel
2022
20 x 30 cm 33
Louise Frances Smith
Ceramics Diploma City Lit, 2019
Epibiont 2023 34
Wireweed bioplastic, cotton scrim, hessian, cotton thread Part 1: 102 x 47 x 16 cm Part 2: 86 x 64 x 16 cm (variable)
Lottie Stephens
BA Fine Art Central Saint Martins, 2023
A Confrontation 2023
Ceramic Left claw: 22.5 x 16.5 x 15 cm Right claw: 20.5 x 16 x 16 cm 35
Babar Suleman
DPhil in Fine Art (practice-led) University of Oxford, 2022
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HOW PERFECT IS THIS HOW BLESSED ARE WE
HD Video 00:22:11
2021
Watch at www.ingramcollection.com
Losel Yauch
BA Fine Art Central Saint Martins, 2022
Wind Horse
Recycled sari silk draped over woven willow branches, acrylic paint, brass bells
2022
90 x 262 x 74 cm 37
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Joke Amusan
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Joke Amusan is a German-Nigerian artist based in London, England. Her art practice highlights the experiences and complex beauty of what it means to be a Black woman - through the exploration of identity and heritage. Joke’s art pieces are conversational, encouraging women to come together to share their stories and to embrace who they are unapologetically. She is an Art & English Literature graduate, and the voice behind She Stands Firm, a Women of Colour empowerment platform which strives to champion the voices of underrepresented women. Her work has been exhibited in the UK, USA, and Switzerland.
Irini Bachlitzanaki
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Biographies
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Irini Bachlitzanaki (b.1984) studied History of Art at UCL and Fine Art at CSM, Chelsea College and the Royal Academy Schools. Solo exhibitions include The Combination Show at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, and just us on a different day and Emergent Qualities at Elika Gallery, Athens. Recently awarded scholarships and grants include the SNF Fellowship by ARTWORKS and the Arts Council DYCP grant (2022), the Jerwood 1:1 grant, the RA Schools Dunoyer de Segonzac Prize and the Wolfson College Graduate Prize (2021), the Gilbert Bayes Scholarship (2020) and the NEON Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies (2017-2020).
Jamie Baker
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bakerjamie jamie-baker.co.uk
Jamie Baker (b.1993, South Gloucestershire, UK) moved to London in 2013 and eventually enrolled on a foundation course at London Metropolitan in 2016. He completed his BA in Painting at Wimbledon College of Arts in 2020. After graduating, he immediately took a job making stained glass windows. He now works in admin supporting his boyfriend run a gay pornography studio. Despite taking part in a number of self-initiated exhibitions during his studies, he now sees his work as a form of documentation and processing his own personal experience.
Lydia Brockless
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lydbrockl lydiabrockless.co.uk
Lydia Brockless (b.1991), graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Sculpture in 2021. Exhibitions include New Contemporaries (2015), ICA; The Kiss or Poison Boyfriend or Jesus’ Blood (2017), Kingsgate Project Space; We Are Made Of Star Stuff (2022), Hoxton 253. Awards include the Henry Moore Institute Dissertation Prize 2020, and a micro-commission from Cement Fields for the 2021 Estuary Festival. She now sits on the board of trustees of Cement Fields. She lives and works in Northumberland, developing a new project, Field Shelter, a rural studio and residency space. 39
Mollie Browne mollie.browne
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Mollie Browne (b. 2000, Northern Ireland) is an Irish fine artist. Based in Belfast and awarded First Class Honours in Fine Art, Ulster University (2023). Completed BDes Hons Degree in Foundation Art and Design, Ulster University (2020). Shortlisted Artist for the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci (2023), Invited artist for the RUA Exhibition (2023) and in the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Contemporary Art Collection (2023). Featured in the New Generation Gallery, Irish Arts Review (2023). Awarded QSS Graduate Bursary Award (2023), Engine Room Gallery Graduate Award (2023), PS2 Graduate Award (2023) and Thomas Devlin Fund (2019).
Matthew Burdis
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Matthew Burdis (b. 1993, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an artist-filmmaker. He studied at the RCA, Chelsea College of Art and Design and Weißensee Kunsthochschule. His work has been screened and exhibited internationally, including the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, The ICA (London) and as part of the Serpentine Cinema programme in London and Berlin. He has been selected for New Contemporaries 2023 where his work will be exhibited at the Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool and at Camden Arts Centre, London. His most recent work titled Interior (The Spectator) was completed earlier this year and is narrated by Willem Dafoe.
Stephen Burke
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stefano.bardsley stephenburkeart.com
Stephen Burke is an Irish artist and curator working between the UK and Ireland. He is the founder of the social media platform Post vandalism which explores the aesthetics and concepts of graffiti, protest and resistance and fosters support from a wide international community. This project inspired the most recent edition of Kunstforum International, the most renowned specialist contemporary art journal in Germany. Stephen also co-founded the London based curatorial collective ‘Pigeon Park’, created in response to the post-pandemic threat posed to artists’ working conditions in the wake of the Covid crisis.
Suzanne Clements
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Born in 1974, Suzanne Clements studied at Central Saint Martins (BA Fashion Design and Textiles). She is the founder of the iconic fashion brand Clements Ribeiro and her work is included in collections such as the V&A and The Metropolitan Museum. Looking for a new creative journey she studied at City & Guilds (MA Fine Art) graduating in September 2022. She has taken part in various group shows and has had two solo shows. She has been on three residencies this past year in India, Newfoundland and Greece, and is shortly to be featured in the Financial Times (October 2023). 40
Eleanor Daly
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Eleanor Daly was born in 1999 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Daly graduated from Goldsmiths Fine Art BA in 2021 and won the Freelands Painting Prize in the same year. Since graduating she has held a studio in Triangle LGBTQ Cultural Centre. She has been shortlisted for the 2022 signature art prize and Saatchi Galleries’ 2022 Start x MMG emerging artist prize. She has been exhibiting in London since graduating; she had her first solo show Two Polythene Bags at Parlour Gallery in April 2022, and has shown in group shows including The South East London Archive at the Livesey Exchange (August 2022).
Shirin Fathi
Pg.15
birdsarenotforsale shirinfathi.com
Shirin Fathi is an Iranian multi-disciplinary artist and curator based in London. Her practice focuses on cultural changes in relation to gender identity. Through role-play and the use of cosmetics, masks, and prosthetics, she uses her body as a subject to stage ambiguous and often marginalized identities. She is currently a resident artist at Sarabande Foundation. Her work has been featured in The Guardian, BBC, The Observer, The i and the British Journal of Photography. She is currently working on a project with the Wellcome Collection to be part of their next major exhibition titled The Cult of Beauty.
Stefanie Ferraz
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Stefanie Ferraz (b. 1989) is a Brazilian artist working with the mediums of painting and drawing. Ferraz earned an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts in 2016. She also holds an MFA in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2018. Her work has featured in various exhibitions, including The Land of No Evil at Offshoot Gallery, London, in 2019; Care Don’t Care at Basis Projektraum, Frankfurt, in 2021; and Key without a Secret at Casa da Escada, Rio, in 2022. Noteworthy residencies include Despina, Rio, in 2022 and PADA, Lisbon, in 2023.
Michael Forbes
Pg.17
forbesprojects michaelforbes.org.uk Michael Forbes’ exhibitions includes Want the World to Know at Saatchi Gallery 2023, Transatlantic Connections: Caribbean Narratives in Contemporary Art, Christie’s 2023, Blk this & Blk that… a state of urgency, Djanogly Gallery 2022, Reformation at Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Projects, and the Diaspora Pavilion, Venice Biennale in 2017. Forbes is Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Associate Artist (2020 – 2023) leading from his MA in sculpture from the Royal College of Art 2020 and purchase by the Government Art Collection. Forbes was instrumental in developing the New Art Exchange, co-founder of Primary, Nottingham, where he is the Chair of the Board of Trustees. 41
Nina Gonzalez-Park
Pg.18
ninnipannini ninagonzalezpark.com Nina Gonzalez-Park (b.1993, Tokyo, Japan) is a trilingual JapaneseMexican creative raised across Mexico, Japan, US, and Singapore. BA Neuroscience, Boston University. MA Art and Science, Central Saint Martins. Exhibited in Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, 2023; Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, 2022; Swiatla Festival, Gdańsk, 2022. Residency with Tokyo University of the Arts, 2023. Current projects include: a collaboration in the Interplay Competition sponsored by the Design Education Trust; ongoing collaborations with TU Delft, scientists, and designers on biomaterial experimentation; upcoming workshops in the Latinx community with Gasworks, London.
Leggy Gordon
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leggy_didi_art leggygordon.com
Leggy Gordon (b. 1997, London) completed ‘The Drawing Year’ at The Royal Drawing School in 2022 after graduating from the University of Kingston with a First-Class Honours in Illustration and Animation. Selected shows and awards include: Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year 2023; Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2023 - Ruth Borchard Online Collection, Artsy; Best of The Drawing Year 2022 - Christie’s Auction House, London; The Drawing Year 2022 End Of Year Exhibition - Royal Drawing School, Charlotte Road, London; Grayson’s Art Club - Bristol Museum and Art Gallery; Kingston School of Art Graduate Show 2021 - Bargehouse OXO Tower.
Ross Head
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rossmhead rosshead.com
Ross Head (b.1984) lives and works in London. He is studying for a Painting MA at Slade School of Art and graduated from Turps Art School in 2022. Recent exhibitions include Queer Myths, Artiq, London; Queeriosities, Museum of Home (all 2023). Introducing, Studio West Gallery, London; Overspill, Terrace Gallery, London; Haven, Alymer Hall, London (all 2022); Medium Rare, Bermondsey project Space, London (2021). Head was recipient of an Artist Travel grant, British School at Athens (2022) and Developing Your Creative Practice, Arts Council England (2021). Head is part of Artist Council for a-n: The Artists Information.
Erin Holly
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Erin Holly (b.1986) lives and works in London, UK. She studied at City & Guilds School of Art London and Cardiff School of Art. Previous exhibitions include: Gatekeepers | solo show| Paris | April 2023; Gatekeepers II | solo show| Pezanas | June 2023. Future projects include a forthcoming solo show A trans arrangement of the painted space at JD Malat Gallery (November 2023). 42
Yibei Liu
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Yibei Liu (b.1998) is a figurative sculptor. She has always been interested in the human condition. The curiosity about human behaviours and emotions becomes the nutrient for her creative process. The project ‘’… …” shows a series of abstract figurative sculptures that visualize the feelings of being trapped in negative emotional loops. In self-healing, the artist hopes to open more dialogues and arouse public awareness of mental illness. Wishing to convey the message of ‘you are not alone’ to the audience.
Richard Maguire
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richardsarkermaguire richardmaguire.net
Richard Maguire (b.1991) is an artist working in Aberdeenshire. He graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 2018 with a Masters in Print Media, having studied previously at The Gray’s School of Art. He had his debut solo show What Happens to Remain Unsaid in 2023 at Maximillian William, London. This will be followed in December with a solo presentation at Village Gallery, Leeds entitled In the Absence of Pleasure. His most recent group shows include: Like Paradise at Claridge’s ArtSpace, The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize (2023) and Platform 2023, Trinity Apse (as part of Edinburgh Art Festival).
Jil Mandeng
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Jil Mandeng is a figurative artist born in Santiago, Chile in 1991. She obtained her BA from Central Saint Martins and her Master of Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art in 2022. Mandeng was recently selected for the 2023 Bloomberg New Contemporaries, which will be exhibited both in Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool, and Camden Art Centre in London later this year (2023).
Eliana Marinari
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elianamarinariart elianamarinari.com
Eliana began her training in Florence as a scientist, while studying Art at the University of Florence. She obtained a PhD at University College London. In 2015, she received the prestigious Swiss National Funding Award for the development of an interdisciplinary project. She was the recipient of the Passion Project grant from BOOOOOOOM and was selected for the Jackson’s painting prize in 2021. She attended Turps Art School in 20222023. Her work has been exhibited in Europe and US. She has been featured by multiple media outlets, including the Contemporary Art Collectors book, The Jealous Curator and BOOOOOOOM among others. 43
Giorgio van Meerwijk
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giorgiovanmeerwijk giorgiovanmeerwijk.com
Born in 1998, Giorgio van Meerwijk is a London based sculptor exploring the connections between the romanticisation of nature, herbal medicine, plant folklore and belief systems in Europe. He graduated from Slade School of Fine Art with a Fine Art MFA and earned a BA in Fine Art and History of Art from Goldsmiths. He has been selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2020 and has since taken part in various group exhibitions as well as a duo show at Pipeline Contemporary in London. He is currently undertaking a residency at the British School at Rome.
Leily Moghtader Mojdehi
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mojjyart leily-mojdehi.com
Leily Moghtader Mojdehi (b.1999) holds a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths University of London (2021). Since graduating she has had an online solo show with For You Gallery, has exhibited in group shows internationally, in both London and Malaysia, and was one of the artists selected for the 2022 Bloomberg New Contemporaries. She has also been awarded the City of London x Outset Studiomakers Prize (2022), Incubating Residency at Pictorum Gallery (2022), as well as Residents (2021) - a yearlong residency at the Goldsmiths CCA as a founding member of the Floor Five Collective.
Yejeong Mutter
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y.muttr qca.univer.se Yejeong challenged conventional photography at the Royal College of Art, first blending it with painting and later enriching the interaction through sculptural reformation, even incorporating contemporary technology like VR. She explores the interplay between art and science, using a psychological lens. For instance, the phantasmal perception in ShowRCA (2018) questioned human cognition and the objectivity of seeing. Her ongoing collaboration with NeuroMetrology at Oxford (2019-) has expanded her research into Parkinson’s disease and the emotional interactions of art. More recently, she has integrated cultural insights into her work, layering aesthetic philosophies and meditative visuals.
Abigail Norris
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abigailnorris000 abigailnorris.co.uk Abigail Norris (b.1970) is a recent graduate of sculpture MA, RCA 2022. Highlights include Tate Late Talk, Soft Sculpture and Material Matters 2023; she won the YSP/RCA Graduate Award 2022; was shortlisted for: Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2023, BBA Artists Award, Berlin 2023 and Chaiya Art Award 2023. Notable shows include: Unnatural Women WIAF, Mall Galleries 2023; Light Being, 2023 Lychee One; Unladylike, DContemporary Gallery, 2023; Awe and Wonder, Oxo Tower, 2023; Artworks Open, Barbican Arts Group Trust, 2022; she was tipped as ‘one to watch’ by Waldemar Januszczak, The Sunday Times, June 2022, ‘a powerful lament to the despoliation of nature”. 44
Lucienne O’Mara
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lucienneomara lucienneomara.co.uk
Lucienne O’Mara was born in South London where she still lives and works. She attended City & Guilds Art School and completed her BA and MA in Fine Art. She was the recipient of both the Painter Stainers and the Tony Carter Award. She is now currently taking part in the Turps Banana Studio Programme. Her work features in several collections including Simmons & Simons, John Jones, and the Currell Collection.
Kofi Perry
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Kofi Perry (b.1998) is an American contemporary painter based in London. He uses classical techniques to depict characters from a fictional Afrofuturist world of his own creation. He has studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he won the Charles Toppan Prize. He graduated from City and Guilds of London Art School, where he won the Baton Fine Art Prize. Perry recently exhibited in Through the Looking Glass at Mall Galleries, and the Hampstead Art Society Annual Exhibition of 2023 at D Contemporary. He is currently organizing an Afrofuturist group exhibition to be presented in London in 2024.
Isobel Scarsbrook
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Isobel is a textile artist born in 2000 and from Walsall in the West Midlands. She works in patchwork quilt, embroidery and knitting. Her practice celebrates the history of female craft, weaving together themes of women’s history, folklore and a broader national identity. A fine art graduate of Central Saint Martins and Camberwell College of Arts, Isobel is studying for an MA in Craft at Manchester School of Art. She recently completed a BCN commission that culminated in an exhibition at Wolverhampton School of Art and is working on a collaborative project exploring the communal nature of women’s patchwork quilting.
Tania Skeaping
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tania_skeaping taniaskeaping.co.uk
Tania Skeaping (b. 1973) lives and works in Devon, UK. She graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 1995 with a BA Joint Hons in Visual Studies and History of Art. She has completed the Turps Correspondence course in 21/22 and 22/23. Her work gives a glimpse into the environment where man-made structures and the natural world meet in an often surreal juxtaposition. By reinterpreting images from personal photographs, drawings, online content and familiar art works, she captures the uncanny or strange. She has exhibited nationally in mixed shows since 2016. Highlights include the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair and Wells Contemporary. 45
Louise Frances Smith
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lou_frances louisefrancessmith.co.uk Louise Frances Smith (b. 1987, Kent) is an artist living and working in Ramsgate. In 2009 she graduated from Kingston University with a Fine Art degree, and in 2019 completed a Ceramics Diploma from CityLit. In 2021 Louise was awarded Arts Council DYCP funding to research making her practice more sustainable, which resulted in her first solo exhibition. Recent exhibitions include Collect Open 2023, Somerset House, London; Meant to Fade, Laneway Gallery, Cork and The Wild Collective, Thrown Contemporary at Omved Gardens, London. Future projects include a residency at Joya AiR, Almeria and a solo exhibition at Liminal Gallery, Margate.
Lottie Stephens
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Lottie Stephens (b.2000) studied BA Hons in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins graduating this year (2023). She primarily uses ceramics to explore her personal experience of grief after the loss of her best friend a few years ago. She now works in both Berlin and London. Recent shows and collaborations include Stokkøyart Artist Residency, Norway (2023), Weather Report Collective, Staffordshire St. Gallery (2023), ROAM Publication (2023), Shapes and Things (April 2023) and The Vault “OPENing Exhibition” (2022).
Babar Suleman
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Babar Suleman is an artist and writer and holds a practice-led Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Art from the University of Oxford. A Fulbright scholar, they graduated with an MFA from Parsons School of Design (New York). Recent commissions and grants include British Council’s International Collaboration Grant awarded via b-side festival, Platform Art Projects, Art Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice, and Compton Verney Art Gallery’s Inclusive Histories Research Fellowship. Suleman is a Senior Lecturer in Filmmaking at the Manchester School of Art.
Losel Yauch
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lozelophone loselyauch.com
Losel Yauch is a Tibetan-American painter and textile artist. Born and raised in New York City, Yauch received the Scholastic Art and Writing Award: National Gold Medal in 2015. Yauch moved to London to complete her BA at Central Saint Martins where she received the NewFutures Graduate Art Prize and the Central Saint Martins Deans Award upon graduating in 2022. Her recent exhibitions include her solo show with Incubator in London (October, 2022). Her upcoming exhibitions include showing at NADA, December 2023, and her sculpture installation commission for the Rubin Museum, opening in New York, March 2024. 46
Dimensions are given in cm as height x width x depth, and are the unframed measurements except where stated. Artwork and profile images © the artists and reproduced with their kind permission Additional credits Artwork images:
All I want is three heads, Suzanne Clements: @daniel.jackont Jena, Looking, Eleanor Daly: Zoe Schneidereit Wondering, Stefanie Ferraz: Rafael Adorjan @radorjan Sisterhood, Erin Holly: PDP Gallery Ghungroo iii, Richard Maguire: Sally Jubb, courtesy of Edinburgh Art Festival My First Painting, Leily Moghtader Mojdehi: Pok Lam @pork_lamb Epibiont, Louise Frances Smith: Yeshen Venema A Confrontation, Lottie Stephens: Baxter Adams @baxteradams Wind Horse, Losel Yauch: Abdalrahman Elkot Profile images: Lydia Brockless: Ed Corble Matthew Burdis: Jon Baker Suzanne Clements: @daniel.jackont Eleanor Daly: Zoe Schneidereit Shirin Fathi: Sarabande Foundation Stefanie Ferraz: Rafael Adorjan @radorjan Michael Forbes: Vanley Burke, 2020 Ross Head: Antonia Caicedo Holguin Nina Gonzalez-Park: Sophie Bryer @sophiebryerart Erin Holly: Martina O’Shea Isobel Scarsbrook: Sapphire Henriksen Tania Skeaping: Louis Skeaping Louise France Smith: Stuart Leech Lottie Stephens: Baxter Adams @baxteradams Losel Yauch: Jeannie Sui Wonders Jo Baring © Phil Adams Chris Ingram © John-Paul Bland The soundtrack for Land of Lonely I by Mollie Browne was made in collaboration with Thomas Browne @mediocrecarwashes
Front cover: Shirin Fathi, The Disobedient Nose, Fig. 1. The reconstruction of a nose Inside front cover: Leily Moghtader Mojdehi, My First Painting Pg.2: Isobel Scarsbrook, England Pg.4: Losel Yauch, Wind Horse Pg.38: Irini Bachlitzanaki, Swoosh (Fireworks out of Season) Pg.47: Stefanie Ferraz, Wondering Inside back cover: Louise Frances Smith, Epibiont Back cover: Eliana Marinari, Erased
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