Personal Structures, European Cultural Center, Venice


 

EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER/

PERSONAL STRUCTURES 2024/

PALAZZO BEMBO/VENICE, ITALY/

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 60TH VENICE BIENNALE

EXHIBITION:

AMERICAS. LAND OF DREAMS

CURATED BY MILAGROS BELLO, PHD

APRIL 20-NOVEMBER 24, 2024

 

"Americas: Land of Dreams" curated by Dr. Milagros Bello, is presented in the European Cultural Centre/ Personal Structures 2024/Palazzo Bembo/Venice, Italy, focuses on the intricate complexity of artistic practices of the Americas and beyond, pointing to how the artists have creatively crystallized their experiences across different social, cultural and anthropological geographies. It reviews multifaceted aspects of the Human Condition, from reveries to apocalyptic, non-objective, and abstract; the works project a vision of critical contemporary Humanity. Artists rooted in narratives of their native or diasporic territories, whose work in various mediums across different geographies, contribute to pressing questions of our time. Embark on a voyage through the fictional cosmos of Magaly Barnola Otaola, Meg Cogburn, Sergio Cesario, Eliana Barbosa, Ricardo Carbonell, Paul D. Chisholm, Sylvia Constantinidis, Mercedes Inaudi, Matt Jacobs, Oksana Kirpenko, Esteban Machado Diaz (Roselle Gallery), Karina Matheus, Clark Medley, Vered Pasternak, Beatriz Sanchez, and Raul A. Vargas.

Dr. Milagros Bello

Curator

 

EXHIBITION ADDRESS

EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER/PALAZZO BEMBO

Riva del Carbon 4793 3014 Venice, Italy

April 20-November 24, 2024

Opening April 20, 2024

Postcards from the Edge Berry Campbell Gallery NY

Get ready! Postcards From the Edge 2024 is almost here—and it's going to be one of our BIGGEST exhibitions and sales to date.

Starting Jan 20, 2024, you can snag over 1,500+ original artworks from famous, established, emerging, and new artists from around the world... all for only $100 a piece!

Can't wait to see the work? Join us for our famous preview party on Friday January 19th at Berry Campbell Gallery! This is your only chance to see all artworks before the sale begins! See below to get tickets to attend the preview in-person or online.

Note: If you're a 2024 contributing artist, you should have already received a complementary invitation to the preview party via email. No need to purchase tickets. A full list of contributing artists is available here.

Questions? Email postcards@visualaids.orgKaren Abato

  • Colton Ackerman

  • Alexander AD

  • Jack Adam

  • Sue Adams

  • Denise Jones Adler

  • Monika K. Adler

  • Olga Adler

  • Miri Admoni

  • Robin Adsit

  • Ann Agee

  • Farley Aguilar

  • Sabriah Al-Bahish

  • Sahar al-Sawaf

  • Angelo Alamia

  • Michelangelo Alasa

  • Dylan Albans

  • Julie Albert

  • Norman Alcantara

  • Susana Aldanondo

  • Herve Alexandre

  • Joseph Algieri

  • Naji Alhasani

  • Dominic Alleluia

  • Bill Allen

  • Carol Alonge

  • Serkan Altinoz

  • Cynthia A. Alvarez

  • Miguel Alvarez

  • Jennifer Amadeo-Holl

  • Ron Amato

  • Kiley Ames

  • Paul Anagnostopoulos

  • Kyle Anderson

  • Stan Anderson

  • Chad Andrews

  • Stephen Andrews

  • Adina Andrus

  • Victor Angelo

  • Leonardo Anthony

  • Rosaire Appel

  • Jan Apple

  • Ivy Kwan Arce

  • Leora Armstrong

  • Richard Arnold

  • Andranik Aroutiounian

  • John Arsenault

  • Isabel Arter

  • Josh Ascherman

  • Jamie Ashman

  • Nora Ashwood

  • Dianne Athey

  • Dotty Attie

  • Daniel Atyim

  • Julie Ault

  • Eva Avenue

  • Jordan Awori

  • Adjoyi Ayawavi Reine

  • Shoukoufeh Azar

  • Mr. B

  • John Baber

  • Adam Baer

  • Felipe Baeza

  • Steven Baines

  • Bela Balog

  • Effy Banks

  • Isabella Bannerman

  • Lillian Bannister

  • Lauren Barack

  • Stephanie Barber

  • Gerard Barbot

  • Amanda Barker

  • Anastasia Barker

  • Tara Barnes

  • Jill Baroff

  • Michael Baroto

  • Paula Barr

  • Kate Barrengos

  • Maggie Barrett

  • Savanna Barrett

  • Miguel Barros

  • Lb Barry

  • Marie Cresilda Basilio

  • Peggy Bates

  • Jennifer Baumann

  • Ria Bauwens

  • Allan Bealy

  • Jonah Bealy

  • Claire Bean

  • Jeremy Bearer-Friend

  • Carrie Beckman

  • Matthew Bede Murphy

  • Sarah Bedford

  • Sheri Lynn Behr

  • Evelyn Beliveau

  • Logan Bellew

  • Susanna Beltrandi

  • Lois Bender

  • Wayne Bennett

  • Kathleen Benton

  • Emily Berger

  • Gregory Bergeron

  • Kayla Bernard

  • Katherine Bernhardt

  • Stephanie Bernheim

  • Herman Bernstein

  • Tom Bianchi

  • Esther Bigfoot

  • Melinda Billings

  • Annaliese Bischoff

  • Joann Bishop

  • Rhona Bitner

  • Ana Black

  • Gio Black Peter

  • Christa Blackwood

  • Nancy Blair

  • Kathy Blankenheim

  • Caroline Blum

  • Christopher Blyth

  • Diana Bodea

  • Chris Bogia

  • Linda Bond

  • Doug Boney

  • MJ Bono

  • Jorge Bordello

  • Freddy Borges

  • Joanna Borkowska

  • Katherine Borkowski-Byrne

  • Jake Borndal

  • Kevin Bourgeois

  • James Bowles

  • Eileen Boxer

  • Daniel Boyer

  • Solomon Brager

  • Roger Braimon

  • Susie Brandt

  • Oona Brangam-Snell

  • Michelle Bratsafolis

  • Nancy Brett

  • Norbert Briar

  • Marijke Briggs

  • Melinda Briggs

  • Robert Brokl

  • Jonathan Brooks

  • Hedwig Brouckaert

  • Patrick N. Brown

  • Gloria Defilipps Brush

  • Robert Buckley

  • Eli Bundy

  • Matthew Burbridge

  • Paul Bureau

  • Ella Burgess

  • Helen Burgoyne

  • Kathe Burkhart

  • Amy Burns

  • Tom Burr

  • Nancy Burson

  • Patricia Burson

  • Karen Butcher

  • Steve Butcher

  • Ira Byelick

  • Jeffrey Caballero

  • Carlos Caban

  • Adriana Cabrera

  • Shannon Cahalane

  • James Callahan

  • Kit Callahan

  • Celia A. Calvo

  • Ana Sofia Camarga

  • Sherry Camhy

  • Jennifer Camper

  • Candystore

  • Suzanne Caporael

  • Marina Cappelletto

  • Angie Cardona

  • John Carlos Keasler

  • Dana Carlson

  • Joel Carlson

  • Curtis Carman

  • Claude-Marie Caron

  • James Carroll

  • Jandy A. Carvajal

  • José Carlos Casado

  • Frank Casden

  • Mary Ann Castle

  • Kathleen S Catanese

  • Mimmo Catania

  • Joe Cavallaro

  • Jonathan Cerullo

  • Spencer Chalk-Levy

  • Michael Chandler

  • Henry Hung Chang

  • Andrew Chapin

  • Sunny Chapman

  • Khalil Charif

  • Jana Charl

  • Stephanie Chavarria

  • Louis Chavez

  • Kat Cheairs

  • Janice Checchio

  • David Chen

  • Eric Chengyang

  • Paul Chisholm

  • Kristen Chiu

  • Joan Chiverton

  • Young Cho

  • Sandy Chuchat

  • Adam Chuck

  • Monica Church

  • Vincent Cianni

  • Maya Ciarrocchi

  • Bodea Ciprian

  • Rob Clarke

  • Alex Clausen

  • Tucker Claxton

  • Marion Cloaninger

  • Stephanie Cobb

  • Ann Cofta

  • Joseph Cohen

  • Yvette Cohen

  • Heather Colby

  • Todd Colby

  • Danielle Cole

  • Isabella Collazo

  • Lin Collette

  • Liz Collins

  • John Collyer

  • Anna Colombia

  • Peter Combe

  • Pate Conaway

  • Jackie Conley

  • Ruth Conner

  • Siân Cook

  • Kym Cooper

  • Marcia Cooper

  • Pam Cooper

  • Donna Corbani

  • Emily Jane Corbett

  • Carlos Cordero

  • Michael Corey

  • James Cornwell

  • Daniel Correa Mejia

  • Alison Corrie

  • Anne Corrsin

  • Joshua Corteza-Holliday

  • Lyra Costin

  • Marianne Coughlin

  • Jon Courtier

  • Scott Cousins

  • B Shawn Cox

  • Stephen Cox

  • Emma Coyle

  • Peter Cramer

  • Giles Crawford

  • Fred Cray

  • Bill Crisafi

  • Patricia Crotty

  • Janos Cseh

  • Rod Cuellar

  • Augustina Cueto

  • Jody Culkin

  • James Cullinane

  • Colleen Cunningham

  • Precious Currence

  • Judy Cuttler

  • Peggy Cyphers

  • Vincent D'Arata

  • Carol Dameron

  • Johnny Damm

  • Carin Dangot

  • Maks Dannecker

  • Andrew Davis

  • Dennis Davis

  • Kate Davis

  • Kenneth Davis

  • Robert Davis

  • Zekio Dawson

  • Annie Dayton

  • Francisco De La Barra

  • Lorenzo De Los Angeles

  • Monika De Vries

  • Deboraw

  • Blase Decelestine

  • Elisa Decker

  • John Defaro

  • Melissa Dent

  • Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani

  • Robert Derosa

  • Jane Waggoner Deschner

  • Alexandria Deters

  • Eric Dever

  • Shari Diamond

  • Gustavo "El Gus" Diaz

  • Jeffrey Digangi

  • Simone Dilaura

  • Lesley Dill

  • Terri Dilling

  • Danielle Dimston

  • George Dinhaupt

  • Claire Dinsmore

  • Andrew Disalvo

  • Philippe Divine

  • Laura Dodson

  • Greg Domres

  • Jeannette Done-Lagemann

  • Julia Donnaruma

  • Jena Doolas

  • Elissa Dorfman

  • Chris Dorland

  • Josh Dorman

  • John Douglas

  • Caissa Douwes

  • Francine Douwes

  • Kirsten Doyle

  • Michael Doyle

  • Mary Driscoll

  • Abby Dubow

  • Antwan Duncan

  • Kyle Dunn

  • Corey Durbin

  • Chad Durgan

  • Joan Dworkin

  • J Dylan

  • Jordan Eagles

  • Jarrett Earnest

  • Severn Eaton

  • Tim Ebneth

  • Isabel Eckstein

  • Martha Edelheit

  • Melissa Eder

  • Chris Edwards

  • Logan Edwards

  • Frank Egloff

  • Rei Egusquiza

  • Hank Ehrenfried

  • Jane Ehrlich

  • Marius Eid

  • Kokou Ekouagou

  • Noor El-Dehaibi

  • Phillipsia Emanus

  • Joy Episalla

  • Mitch Epstein

  • Patricia Erbelding

  • Noah Erenberg

  • Sam Erenberg

  • Helen Esberg

  • Robert Escalera

  • Shawn Escarciga

  • Rubén Esparza

  • Kale Esposito

  • Greenworldx2 Eva Mantell and Joel Beck

  • Todd Evan

  • Ayana Evans

  • Franklin Evans

  • Holly Eystad

  • Ute Faber

  • Andy Fabo

  • Pilar Faci

  • James Fackrell

  • Edie Fake

  • James Falciano

  • Karine Falleni

  • Alyssa Fanning

  • Emma Fanning

  • Tara Fannon

  • Nadine Faraj

  • Neil Farber

  • Amy Faris

  • Madie Farmer

  • Adriana Farmiga

  • Edward J Farrell

  • Samuel Farrier

  • Felicity Faulkner

  • Ivan Faute

  • R. A. Fedde

  • Giles Feinberg

  • Stephanie Feingold

  • Joao Felino

  • Elise Ferguson

  • Brendan Fernandes

  • Gustavo Fernandez

  • Neil Fernando

  • Miguel Ferrando

  • FFFF00 #

  • Clara Fialho

  • Luc Fierens

  • Janet Filomeno

  • Hannah Fink

  • Avram Finkelstein

  • Elise Fischer

  • Clint Fisher

  • Doerte Fitschen-Rath

  • Christopher Flach

  • Lola Flash

  • Pamela Flynn

  • Robert Flynt

  • Luliana Foghis

  • Laura Fong

  • Howard Fonda

  • Alexandra Fongaro

  • Emma Fonseca

  • Jean Foos

  • Alison Ford

  • Craig Ford

  • Christina Forrer

  • Julian Foster

  • Claire Fox

  • Francine Fox

  • Ginny Fox

  • Mark Fox

  • Maria Fragoudaki

  • Terri Fraser

  • Jeanne Fredac

  • Irwin Freeman

  • Timothy French

  • Jerry Frost

  • Sheva Fruitman

  • Cosmin Fruntes

  • Chie Fueki

  • Mitsu Fukushima

  • Daisuke Fukusho

  • Kurt Fulton

  • Erin Fussell

  • Pep Sales Gabarda

  • Jeff Gagnon

  • Marie Gagnon

  • Sara Galletta

  • Beth Galton

  • Rosalie Gancie

  • Osmani Garcia

  • Victor-Raul Garcia

  • Milton Garcia Ninja

  • Gunner Gardner

  • Henny Garfunkel

  • Joy Garnett

  • Jeff Gauntt-Quiceno

  • Chadwick Gay

  • Paul Leroy Gehres

  • Stephen Gemberling

  • Johannes Christopher Gerard

  • Mildred Grace German

  • Amanda Gerulski

  • Cris Gianakos

  • Cooper L Gibson

  • Victor Giganti

  • Sandrine Gigon

  • Sally Gil

  • Brett Gingold

  • Eric Ginsburg

  • Ann Giordano

  • Edward M. Giordano Jr.

  • Daniel Marcellus Givens

  • Judy Glantzman

  • Elizabeth Glaessner

  • Camilo Godoy

  • Jo Going

  • Larry Mark Goldblatt

  • Ken Golden

  • Kevin Golden

  • Michael Golden

  • Romeo Gómez López

  • Kathleen Goncharov

  • Angel Gonzales

  • Mateo Gonzalez

  • JP Gonzalez-Torres

  • Theresa Gooby

  • Angelica Gordon

  • Monique Gordon

  • Shoshana Gordon

  • Mon Graffito

  • Amanda Jane Graham

  • Paul Michael Graves

  • Zach Grear

  • Robert Greco

  • Joanne Greenbaum

  • Rodney Greenblat

  • Joan Greenfield

  • Carole Wagner Greenwood

  • Thomas Greenwood

  • Michela Griffo

  • Sonya Gropman

  • David Gross

  • Elizabeth Gross

  • Laura Grothaus

  • Noima Group

  • Victor Grozny

  • Lois Gruberger

  • Yikui (Coy) Gu

  • Roselyn Guaman

  • Edgard Guanipa

  • Calum Gunn

  • Laura Gurton

  • Carlos Gutierrez Solana

  • Victoria H. Chang

  • Simone Haack

  • Hans Haacke

  • Ira Joel Haber

  • Theresa Hackett

  • Anne Haddox

  • Patricia Haemmerle

  • Leo Hainzl

  • Valerie Hallier

  • Peter Halpert

  • Sandra Hamburg

  • Marianne Hamel

  • Jane Hammond

  • John Hampshire

  • Inness Hancock

  • Wilson Hand Kidde

  • Stevie Hanley

  • John Hanning

  • Erik Hanson

  • Kim Hanson

  • Philip Hare

  • Hilary Harkness

  • Sharon Harper

  • Brian Harriman

  • Imani Harrington

  • Howard Harris

  • John Harris

  • Jonathon Harris

  • Michele Harris

  • Steven Harris

  • Barbara Harrison Caban

  • Emily Harrison-Ach

  • David Greg Harth

  • Edgar Hartley

  • J. Hartz

  • Michael Harwood

  • Dean Haspiel

  • Gregory Hatch

  • Shaun Haugen

  • Yolanda Hawkins

  • Toru Hayashi

  • Brian Healey

  • Grace Healy

  • Ray Hecht

  • Annabelle Heckler

  • Jeffrey Heiman

  • Karl Heine

  • Neddi Heller

  • Thomas Hellstrom

  • David L. Hendershot

  • Maxine Henryson

  • Brittany Hensley

  • Anna Henson

  • Laurie Henzel

  • Ed Herman

  • Matthias Hermann

  • Leo Herrera

  • Isis Herrera-Nunez

  • Andrea Herrick

  • Chuck Hettinger

  • Robert Hickerson

  • Halona Hilbertz

  • Seth Ruggles Hiler

  • Dawn Hill

  • Tom Hill

  • Bryan Hillstrom

  • Rose Hillstrom

  • Kevin Hinkle

  • Juan Hinojosa

  • Dion Hitchings

  • Hunter Hodkinson

  • Philip Hoffhines

  • Judith Hoffman-Corwin

  • Patty Hogan

  • Nicholas Holliday

  • Diane Holmes

  • Margaret Honda

  • Stephen Honicki

  • Kate Hopkins

  • James Horner

  • Char Horton

  • Arufa Hossain

  • Tina Howard

  • Anderson Howard Burke

  • Joel Hoyer

  • Keryn Huang

  • Andrew Huff

  • Kate Huh

  • David Humphrey

  • Scott Hunt

  • Dylan Hurwitz

  • Elaf Hussein

  • Laura Hussey

  • Magnus Anderson Husum

  • Tram Huynh

  • Daria Iaconi

  • Perry A. Iannaconi Jr.

  • Xandra Ibarra

  • Suzlee Ibrahim

  • Kasia Idzkowska

  • Johnny Irizarry

  • Nicole Isabelle

  • Carmen Isasi

  • Ian Ivey

  • Sandra Jackman

  • Emily Jacobs

  • Linda Jacobs

  • Elisabeth Jacobssen

  • Noormah Jamal

  • Nicholaus Jamieson

  • Xylor Jane

  • Eric Janke

  • Karin Janssen

  • James Jaxxa

  • Anna Jekel

  • Debra Jenks

  • William Jensen

  • David Jester

  • John Jesurun

  • Tom Jezek

  • Gladys Jimenez

  • Jim Joe

  • Sonja Jofo

  • J Johnson

  • Logan Johnson

  • Matt Johnson

  • Nikki Johnson

  • Tiffany Johnson

  • Will Johnson

  • Constantine Jones

  • Darrell Jones

  • Sal Jones

  • George Jordan

  • Michael Joseph

  • Julia Justo

  • Marcus K Garcia

  • Alex Kalamaroff

  • Mona Kamal

  • Joseph Kaminski

  • Nicole Kammer

  • Isabella Kang

  • Ellen Kantro

  • Arika Kaosa

  • Amy Kaps

  • Kel R. Karpinski

  • Elaine Karton

  • Nina Katchadourian

  • Laura Kavanaugh

  • Janusz Kawa

  • Alexandra Kazakova

  • John Keasler

  • Margie Kelk

  • John Kelly

  • Patricia K Kelly

  • Matthew Kennedy

  • Claude Kent

  • Julie Kent

  • Brian Keogh

  • Leslie Kerby

  • Esme Kerr

  • Lila Kerr

  • Karen Kertesz-Skylar

  • Padma Kesraj

  • Donna Kessinger

  • Tracey Kessler

  • Michael Keufterian

  • Mehrbano Khattak

  • Khyal !

  • Emma Kilroy

  • Justin N. Kim

  • Kiki Kim

  • Sophia Kim

  • Clifford Prince King

  • Laura Sue King

  • Gale Kiniry

  • Jill Kirschen

  • Andrew Kirschner

  • Joe Klaus

  • Bernhard Kleber

  • Pamela Hird Klein

  • Ariel Kleinberg

  • Tom Klem

  • Elisabeth Kley

  • Ria Kmeťová

  • Lucretia Knapp

  • Barbara Knight

  • Knock Knock Duo

  • Su Knoll Horty

  • Michael Koch

  • Wayne Koestenbaum

  • Tom Koken

  • Sheryl Ruth Kolitsopoulos

  • Maria Kollaros

  • Iris Kollida

  • Jared Konopitski

  • Maia Konowitz

  • Sandra Koponen

  • John Kotula

  • Gregory Kowalsky

  • Tzvetnka Koykova

  • KK Kozik

  • Joyce Kozloff

  • Aaron Krach

  • Veronika Krämer

  • Claudia Kreiss

  • Lisa Kreuziger

  • Rachelle Krieger

  • Sharon Krinsky

  • Balbir Krishan

  • Larry Krone

  • Dg Krueger

  • Debra Kruse

  • Anna Maria Krycia

  • Anna Kuchel Rabinowitz

  • Katharine Kuharic

  • Kulov

  • Catherine Kunkemueller

  • Carole Kunstadt

  • Helene Kusnitz

  • Ivy Kwan Arce

  • Narkiss0S Kykn0S

  • Jorge L. Moncayo

  • Joseph La Piana

  • Stephen Lack

  • Reinier Lacsamana

  • Scooter Laforge

  • Eva Lake

  • Mercuri Lam

  • Teresa Lamb

  • Katerina Lanfranco

  • James Langford

  • Claire Lanini

  • Yngvar Larsen

  • Amy Laskin

  • Zoe Lassoff

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  • Joseph Laurro

  • Nanette Laverdiere

  • Blev Lavoux

  • Louise Lawler

  • Claudia Lazar

  • Cristina Lazar

  • Lucien Dante Lazar

  • Charles Ledray

  • Irene Lee

  • Jessica Lee

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  • Michael Lee

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  • Alicia Leeke

  • Ace Lehner

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  • Dominique Letellier

  • Levani (Levan Mindiashvili)

  • Joel Levasseur

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  • Barbara Leven

  • Rebecca Levi

  • Richard Levine

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  • Heather Levy

  • Judith G. Levy

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  • Clarence Lin

  • Jane Lincoln

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  • Elizabeth Livingston

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  • Nico Lliev

  • Bones J. Lo

  • Inverna Lockpez

  • Olive Loew

  • Zachari Logan

  • Benoît Loiseau and Eugenio Rebolleda

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  • Cyriaco Lopes

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  • Lucia Love

  • Leslie Lowe

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  • Andre Lukin

  • Ken Lulewich

  • Eveline Luppi

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  • Fionnuala Lynch

  • Noah Lyon

  • Noah Lyon

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  • Ian Mack

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  • Joe Mama-Nitzberg

  • Dianna Mammone

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  • Katherine Mar

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  • Elena Marini

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  • Sarah Mceneaney

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  • Elizabeth Meggs

  • Julie Mehretu

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  • Robert Melzmuf

  • Maria Merrill

  • Ann Messner

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  • Lucas Michael

  • Nicole Michaud

  • Jason Mickle

  • Anthony Mikkelson

  • Jose Ney Mila Espinosa

  • Nestor Millan

  • Avianna Miller

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  • Isabella Miller

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  • Dave Mishalanie

  • Davey Mitchell

  • Dick Mitchell

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  • Je’Jae Cleo’ Mizrahi @Mx.Enigma

  • Gloria Mizutani

  • Sibylle Möndel

  • Ivan Monforte

  • Margaret Montgomery

  • Andrés Monzón-Aguirre Ortiz

  • Gwendolyn Moon

  • David Moore

  • Kevin Moore

  • Steve Moore

  • Allinson Morales

  • Rodrigo Moreira

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  • Pol Morton

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  • Carlos Motta

  • Adrienne Moumin

  • Eva Mueller

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  • Mark Mulroney

  • Thérèse Murdza

  • Joanna Murphy

  • Matthew Murphy

  • Ryan Sarah Murphy

  • Christopher Murray

  • Heather Murray

  • Maureen Murray

  • Karen Musgrave

  • Jeff Musser

  • Nick Naber

  • Edie Nadelhaft

  • Paloma Navares

  • Carlos Navarrete

  • Irwin Nayman

  • Scott Neary

  • George Negroponte and Virva Hinnemo

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  • Pax Nelson

  • Frank New

  • John Newman

  • Kelly Niceley

  • Sophia Nicholls

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Interview with Metafora Arts Barcelona

LIFE AFTER METÀFORA

Interview with Paul Chisholm

Paul was a student at Metàfora during the Academic Year 2010-2011. It has been a pleasure see his work develop since. Soon, he will be opening a solo show at The Art Fund Prize Gallery, The Lightbox Museum, Woking, Surrey, England.

We asked about his experience on the Metàfora Studio Arts Program, his professionalising process, and of course, about the exhibition taking place between the 7th to 19th November.

What do you remember about your stay at Metàfora, and in Barcelona?

I remember it being the most magical of years. A chance to dedicate oneself fully to their practice, exploring new avenues, directions all under the umbrella of a critical discourse with like-minded artists from across the Globe many of whom are still best friends. Barcelona has a certain vibe and a buzz which reflected deeply in the work I created during that time.

In what ways has your experience at Metàfora helped you become the artist you are today?

At the time of applying to Metàfora I was considering a Masters in London. However I desperately wanted to get out of the rat race which is London and explore Europe. Metàfora really consolidated my practice to which it is today combining painting and conceptual sculpture. The course allowed time for experimentation, trying ideas out and ultimately I made several of my most iconic pieces whilst on the course. The course offered something which I don’t think many U.K colleges can offer…a truly international perspective, a highly conceptual approach and with a lot of 121 tuition and the chance to learn about Art therapy too!

How has your art developed since?

Since leaving Metàfora I lived a few years in Palma de Mallorca where I had an exhibition at Waka. Unfortunately in 2013 I moved back to London but eventually enrolled on an MA at Chelsea College of Arts in 2018. This really supercharged my practice in so many ways, connections, opportunities and a deep re-think of my practice. I now regularly dontate my work to the Terrence Higgins Trust annual Auction at Christies, London where my work has sold for double digits in aid of the charity. I have given talks on my practice in relation to Keith Haring at Tate Liverpool and all sorts of great great platforms which as a young artist at Metàfora I could only dream of. Never give up on your dreams keep creating, exhibiting and applying for things and even when no one else will give you an opportunity make one for your Art! I now live just outside of London in the countryside where I have a large studio subsided by the local council. This enables me to push boundaries in my practice, experiment and dream of sunny days in Barcelona! Art is a journey enjoy it!

(above) Mc Whimsical (below) Screw You, Virus Face

What is your upcoming exhibition about?

My exhibition is entitled The Lost Boys and mostly reflects upon the Aids & HIV epidemic both personal and political. The exhibition will include works made at Metàfora to the present day. This is my first solo Museum show. Which is so exciting! This body of work has been in my mind’s eye for many many years and will survey my practice surrounding these issues. In fact, as an alumni of Metàfora I was lucky enough to be invited back to do a talk on Arts Activism and the Aids Crisis in 2012. This gave me the chance to consolidate and present my research to a new cohort of Metàfora students… What a great opportunity Jette gave me! This area of research has fuelled my practice ever since…. These professional opportunities Metàfora gave me are the foundation for wanting to go on to do a PHD!

How did it happen? Can you expand on your professionalisation process?

My upcoming show is funded via a Developing your artistic practice grant by The Arts Council England plus grants from The Oppenhiem Johns Downes Trust and Visual Aids In New York. Applying for Arts grants is so important in being able to make the work you envision and see it exhibited and get things off the ground. Wherever you are based in the World there are Artist grants you can apply too which will with perseverance make your ideas a reality. Just remember rejection is a part of the process and never give up! It took me eight long years to get ‘Mc Whimsical’ a work I made and created at Metàfora off the ground in Barcelona and at the time it was a small scale installation eventually in 2019 I exhibited 101 creatures from the work in a Gallery in Hoxton U.K. Think big never give up… Dreams can, and do come true…

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

“The lost boys”

at The Art Fund Prize Gallery,
The Lightbox Museum,
Woking, Surrey,
England

Between November 7th -19th 2023

Open daily 10am-5pm.
Entry is free.

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The Artist will be present on the 7th of November 1pm-5pm,
and again on the 19th of November 1-5pm

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For more information contact
the Artist
mrpauldavidchisholm@gmail.com
or the gallery
peter@thelightbox.org.uk

thelightbox.org.uk  |   mrpauldavidchisholm.com

 

The title of this exhibition comes from J. M. Barrie’s 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up but refers in the context of this exhibition to the boys who simply couldn’t grow up because of the Aids/ HIV crisis. Although this exhibition refers to Boys throughout its context it is no way limited by gender as this affects us all.

‘A stitch in time saves nine’, meaning if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later; if you’re lucky! The AIDS crisis and those affected are not so lucky and it took seven long years for any ‘Art’ (Anti-Retroviral Medication) to come in effect and it was another 9 years- 1996 until this medication slowly became effective and in ‘the everyday cushions’ these concerns are played out. These cushions are rough in nature but soft at hand and are a labour of love and frustration, each stitch is a direct sign of life; a life the artist thought he would not live after his diagnosis of HIV in 2007. With each word a contradictory or opposing word appears on the cushions scattered across the gallery floor alongside these are black pencils that lie with red tips alluding to both blood, the black death and  an artist’s career that may have been cut short like so many others in the 80’s and 90’s. Each pencil is varnished with anti-viral glitter this coating both suggesting protection against viruses and a reminder of ever present danger. This steri-coat varnish is often used in hospital settings, without the glitter of course! However each glitter shard stands as another star burning bright and a reminder of those who we have loved and lost.

On the wall hang two poems created using Chat GPT, one which the artist asks to create a poem about  the lost boys due to the Aids Crisis’ and  another ‘the Lost Gay boys due to the Aids crisis’. With each the artist raises questions upon the fact that a Virus knows no boundaries gay or just a boy. It’s interesting to note the change in language used by the AI when instructing it to use a label such as ‘Gay’. Either way the work ends with making the Artist cry.

A soft sculpture entitled ‘My magical mental illness power’ is covered with 101 red ribbons and Nazar badges – the Turkish amulet which deflects the evil eye. The red Ribbon was created as a way of remembrance by a group of 12 Artists in 1991, from the New York Arts charity Visual Aids. (A charity which the artist often exhibits with and is awarded arts grants by) Coupling both of these symbols of hope, remembrance and protection within the context of mental health the artist questions the ongoing stigma associated with HIV and AIDS, whilst simultaneously creating a sculpture which empowers those affected both those lost to history and those struggling today.

In a self-portrait from 2017 the artist has placed a badge on the heart and it states ‘ Over 1 million people die of AIDS each year that’s the population of Amsterdam gone’ This statement came from a poster when the International Aids Conference was held in Amsterdam in 2018 (The Artist splits his time between the City and Surrey, England). Just imagine… ‘That’s an entire city in silence every year, year on year’… Aids is not over…

On the opposing wall a large print of Paul Chisholm’s iconic ‘I’m Tired’ poem stands which was read aloud at the Keith Haring Art and Activism conference at Tate Liverpool in 2019. This work juxtaposes the AI generated poem giving a more human take on our collective consciousness. Ultimately the work ends by saying ‘I’m Tired but never too tired to keep creating Art which someday somewhere may touch another’s soul …’  And I think this exhibition is a testament to that.

About Paul Chisholm

Surrey based artist, Paul Chisholm presents a body of paintings and sculptures from his Lost Boys series which is inspired by the boys lost to the HIV epidemic throughout the decades and related suicide. It also points to stigma faced by those boys affected by HIV within modern day society.

Paul Chisholm (1983) was born in Canterbury, England and brought up in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. He studied a BA in Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University (2004) and Metàfora Studio Arts , Barcelona (2011) before doing his MA in Fine Art at Chelsea -College of Art in London (2020). In 2023 he was nominated for the Queer Britain Art Prize. This exhibition is funded by an Art Council England Developing your creative practice grant.

Bletchingley Arts Festival

I am pleased to say I have been asked to give an Artist’s talk on my life and practice at the opening of the Bletchingley Arts festival Art exhibition. More details below: Last year’s inaugural BletchFest Art Exhibition at Grange Meadow Bletchingley. successfully attracted interested visitors over a weekend in May. Local artists, working in differing media including paint, ceramics and photography successfully displayed and sold their creative works while Uncle Stubble2 , using spray paints ,gave a live demonstration of his art to admiring onlookers as he produced an 8 foot square mural. Giving local artists of all levels of abilities, some exhibiting for the first time, the joy of seeing their talents appreciated was a gratifying experience.

This year’s event, to be held over the 13th and 14th May with a preview event on the 12th features many more artists with added media such as decorative metal and wood crafts. The exhibition expects to showcase the art of wood turning along with many other examples of visual and creative arts. An exhibition can and should be a festive experience too and the sweet sound of music provided by local musician Nigel Chatfield will entertain as visitors browse the many unique artworks and creative crafts on offer.

As with all BletchFest’s events the focus is on the community. Both in providing a platform for local artists to showcase their talents and encouraging community engagement with the arts in its many varied forms but at the same time, supporting local community charities. This year’s BletchFest Art Exhibition sees Renewed Hope and Ukrainian Support Charities offering their own creative arts along with Bletchingley Skills Centtre. With some children’s activities to keep them entertained as you browse, taking the opportunity to admire and perhaps acquire unique original art, and a licensed bar in the Pavilion providing refreshments and snacks the BletchFest Artists and Artisans Exhibition promises to be both exciting and entertaining and at the same time relaxed.

Entry to the event is free! The doors open from noon to 6pm on Saturday 13th May and noon to 4pm on Sunday 14th May. So come along and appreciate the abundance of artistic talent we have in East Surrey.

Visual Aids New York Postcards from the Edge

I’m pleased to say one of my works will be available to purchase as a part of Visual Aids Postcards from the Edge fundraiser at Ortuzar projects in New York. Raising vital funds for this amazing charity. They have given me both the most amazing opportunities to exhibit in N.Y and several Artist grants over the years. Their work in normalizing HIV and Aids is needed now more than ever please support them in anyway possible.

https://www.ortuzarprojects.com/

New Studio & winner of the golden ticket

Im pleased to say the opening yesterday at Bletchingley Castle went super well. The winner of the golden ticket was Tony Elias a member of the board of trustees at Bletchingley Parish Council. The exhibition is on view until the 3rd of October by appointment only please telephone 01883740435. Bletchingley is close to redhill station which is twenty minutes by train from either London Bridge or Victoria stations and ten minutes by car from Gatwick airport.

Iwould qlso lie to ublicly thank the Parish council for unanamously voting for my new studio which is at 78a High street, Bletchingley.Surrey.

Sothebys essay on the lost children of Paradise

Reflections on the Many Faces of Public and Private Selves Through Paul Chisholm’s The Lost Children of Paradise (2018).
Text by Wil Ceniceros

Contemporary artist Paul David Chisholm (b. 1983, Canterbury, UK) started his art education in Nottingham Trent University (Class of 2004) before completing a Master’s in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts (Class of 2019). His artistic practice includes painting, sculpture and performance art, and it is through these various mediums and their subject matter that he creates a visual language exploring themes regarding his homosexuality, sexual abuse trauma, mental illness and politics. Among the artworks Paul Chisholm became widely known for is his sculpture Viral Load 2010, a black dildo covered with glass-headed pins which he created as a response to his HIV diagnosis and referred to by the media as ‘the world’s most painful sex toy’. Chisholm has donated artworks to charity organizations such as the Terrence Higgins Trust who have auctioned the pieces at Christie’s auction house in London to help support people living with HIV across the UK. In 2011, Chisholm’s artworks Fuck Me I Have Love & H*I*V was exhibited alongside Felix Gonzalez Torres, General Idea in the New York exhibition ‘Mixed Messages,’ a benefit for the US-based non-profit organization Visual AIDS, which raises awareness and dialogue around HIV/AIDS. The most recent 2019 Terrence Higgins Trust auction at Christie’s featured Chisholm’s oil on canvas painting, Lost Boys (2017), which alludes to the boys lost to HIV, AIDS and related suicide deaths while exploring the “juxtaposition between public and private selves and the battle to survive.”

Although much of Chisholm’s artwork can be seen as recognizing the progress made in HIV research and treatment, his artwork serves to reminds viewers of the persistent stigma associated with the disease and reveals the need to continue raising awareness on the subject matter. Anchoring Paul Chisholm’s recent body of artworks is a series of clown paintings, which transport us into a journey that includes a dark and invisible, yet omnipresent reality Chisholm has been experiencing. In the clown paintings, we see Chisholm extending his exploration of the themes of ‘public and private selves’ previously seen in Lost Boys (2017) and he creates a new visual language through the figuration of portrait-like clown faces. It is these themes of ‘public and private selves’ that are relevant to all human beings regardless of age, gender or background and which make Paul Chisholm stand out as a noteworthy contemporary artist.

How can an artist represent the dark and invisible world of individuals living with HIV, trauma and mental illness? In 1949 Theodor Adorno pronounced that “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric,” a hyperbolic rejection to the aestheticization of all forms of post-traumatic expression. Instead, Adorno suggests that art ought to be transformed “from the harmonic and knowable to the jarring and irresolvable”1 and argues that “mimesis in its physiological, somatic dimension is Angleichung, a becoming, or making

1 Theodor W. Adorno, “Cultural Criticism and Society,” trans. Samuel Weber and Shierry Weber, Prisms (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1981), 39.

similar, a movement toward, never reaching a goal. It is not identity, nor can it be reduced to nonidentity together as nonidentical similitude and in unresolvable tension with each other.”2 Contemporary artists such as Cindy Sherman (b. 1954) and Susan Coe (b. 1954) have found mimesis useful to represent trauma “and the resulting frustration with memory that is neither transparent nor orderly.”3 Similarly, contemporary artist Paul Chisholm uses his artwork to elucidate and simultaneously dissolve the stigma and social marginalization felt by himself and others in similar situations. Through mimesis, or the uninterrupted interplay between past and present, Chisholm invites the viewer to understand that his paintings as representations pale in comparison to the individual and collective albatrosses around our necks that we carry every day.

Chisholm’s clown paintings consist of a series titled The Lost Children of Paradise (2018), in which the clown is used as a metaphor to make visible his exploration of identity, and the process of mythmaking. Inspired by the 1945 French epic drama Les Enfants du Paradis, this body of work was started in December 2018 while pursuing a MAFA degree at the Chelsea College of Arts in London. Through the highly stylized clown paintings, the artist explores connections beyond traditional associations of comic relief, and instead reminds the viewer of the individual and collective frailty and weakness in human beings. In his essay on The Lost Children of Paradise, Chisholm explores representing the need to mask sexual identity stating that “for a Queer Artist like myself we have always had to make magic happen. Life was never simple, we always had to be inventive [and] put on our mask and face bravely a heteronormative society.” The clowns are also a metaphorical representation of Chisholm’s identity as ‘the artist,’ exploring the role he takes on as an entertainer. He refers to the series as alluding to the clown images as fascinating “because of his ability to mask in make-up and flamboyance his true sadness, he performs and entertains very much like an artist does. A vagabond, an outsider and a fool dedicated to his Art.” In addition, he states that the portrait-like paintings represent the personifications of society riddled with the “veneer of instability, this gloss, this shine, this vision of ourselves and how we present our beings to the world which is so crushingly hopeless, we buy, we shop, we consume, like automated robots looking for the next kick.”

Central to understanding the clown series is Chisholm’s intellectual and aesthetic depth include understanding the process of layering which he uses to create a vocabulary to explore the hybridity between the subjects and the themes. Through the use of curved lines, dripping paint, and incomplete/broken lines, Chisholm illustrates a vocabulary that reveals the complexity of the subject (self, viewer, society) and the themes being explored (mental illness, trauma, HIV). In the subjects/clowns, Chisholm interweaves traditional references about clowns as jovial, amusing figures. Acting as a self-portrait for the artist, the clowns’ exaggerated smiles allude to the artist’s inner turmoil whilst

2 Andreas Huyssen, “Of Mice and Mimesis: Reading Spiegelman and Adorno,” in Visual Culture and the Holocaust, 32.3 Janet Marstine, “Challenging the Gendered Categories of Art and Art Therapy: The Paintings of Jane Orleman,” in Femenist Studies 28, no. 3 (fall 2002), 632.

dealing with depression and anxiety which he feels must be masked in order to be taken seriously in society and the artworld. His use of curved lines in the clown’s curly hair and his exaggerated smile help create a psychological sense of comfort and ease corresponding to the symbol of the clown as a harmless, approachable figure. Simultaneously, the verticality of the painting and the largesse of the figures suggests a sense of dominance and strength which confer onto the clown a double meaning that oscillates between having an air of comfort and menace. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Clown Upside Down, the upside-down clown takes the figure and myth of the artist/clown as a jovial, comical figure and subverts it. Further evidence of the layering includes by appropriation of Georg Baselitz’s upside-down painted subjects to allude to emotional distress. The artwork is exhibited resting on two side-by-side, identical backwards ticking clocks referencing “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) (1991) by Félix González-Torres, which serve as abstracted substitutions for bodies while acting as a metaphor for love.

Additional layering can be seen in the foregroundwhere Chisholm appropriates artistic processes that have inspired him such as the dripping paint tracery. Here we see Chisholm paying homage to Peter Doig who painted a tracery of snow-covered branches in his landmark painting Architect’s Home in the Ravine (1991) which act as a veil to draw the viewer closer to the painting. In his clown paintings, the tracery of dripping paint takes on a more emotional connotation conveying a sense of melancholy. Upon closer inspection one notices Chisholm’s use of gestural brushstrokes which gives the viewer an insight into the artist’s exploration of representing his anxieties and frustrations. In keeping with the aforementioned allusions to myths and roles we take on, and alongside an environment filled with avarice, artifice and apathy, the foreground tracery also reads as a tool to depict the emotionally incarcerated and grotesque individuals we run the risk of becoming when we conform to social norms for acceptance. Implicit in the clown paintings is also an indication that escape from the strictures of society are unobtainable. The clowns’ asymmetrical and distorted facial features disorient the viewer further developing a language of despair, while through his use of drips in darker tones of red paint take on a morbid sense, akin to splatters of blood as if making the subject appear as a damaged individual.

Through the clown series, Chisholm masterfully chose the idea of portraiture to explore the challenging nature of surviving trauma and mental illness. Philosopher Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe argues that the self is “unrepresentable” and that (self) portraiture forces us to face the illusion that a portrait depicts the self as a unity, however it also fragments, dislocates and evokes terror.4 Through the broken lines scattered throughout the clown paintings, Chisholm expresses the illusory self as unity and depicts a sense of fracturing or disruption having taken place. Further, the clowns are painted alone, without friends or family members, speaking to the feeling of isolation often felt by individuals living with mental illness, trauma.

4 Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and François Martin, “Retrait” of the Artist, in Two Persons, trans. Mira Kamdar (Lyons, France: Editions MEM/Artifacts, 1985), 66, 69

Chisholm’s clown paintings can be further read as offering his clown portraits as testimonials of his past and present experiences. It is worth emphasizing that “a testimonial is more than a confession; while a confession merely declares, a testimonial questions. A testimonial demands that a survivor use the personal voice so that [he] cannot be discredited as passive victim. A testimonial is a position that directs attention from the survivor to the cultural norms that condone trauma.”5 The child-like style of painting and the use of highly made-up, masked clowns closely associated with entertainment, allow Chisholm to further blurs the boundaries between art and art as therapy. In this vein, Chisholm is able to access repressed memories of himself as an individual and as part of society, which require addressing, but also disrupts the voyeuristic pleasures of fetishization and objectification of an individual suffering in silence. In the process, he offers art as a form of de-pathologizing symptoms and behaviors and offers hope through the act of painting to reclaim a sense of control and self-determination in the present.

As an emerging artist, Paul Chisholm faces some of the same challenges as many of his peers in the pursuit of professional success. Among these challenges is questioning how an artist’s work engages in a discourse relevant to the here and now. Yet, despite the heavy context and overtly sexual/political nature, the clown work has been greatly successful with many collectors buying Chisholm’s new body of work. His multilayered clown paintings can be appreciated as Contemporary Art since they offer interpretations and explorations of that which is not seen yet is astonishingly real and relevant globally. Although Chisholm has foregrounded his clown series of artworks with his personal experiences, the paintings’ larger importance lies in enhancing our understanding of how art can represent visual dialogues between identity and self, past and present, personal and political.

5 Shoshana Felman, “Education and Crisis, or the Vicissitudes of Teaching,” in Testimony: Crises of Witnessing in Literature, Psychoanalysis, and History, ed. Shoshana Felman and Dori Laub (New York: Routledge, 1992), 5.

Arts for Education @ House of Vans

Blue Dot Generation presents ‘The Arts for Education’ at House of Vans. A 4-day immersive event of art, photography, performances, documentaries, panel discussions, sport, fashion, workshops and music, aimed at educating us all on the damage we are doing to the oceans.

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This event is an opportunity for old, young, green and non-green audiences to engage and  and their own connection to the planet through creative education. BDG is a sustainability platform promoting the use of the arts for education. By engaging local communities and inspiring international audiences it will transform the relationship between humans and the blue planet. Blue Dot Generation brings together artists, scientists and entrepreneurs who are exploring solutions to the problems our planet is facing. Science and art are both human efforts to understand, explore and describe the world around us, to communicate and share a vision of the world in different ways. Blue Dot Generation aims to harness these powers to educate and engage communities and inspire a change in how we treat the planet.

Our venue, House of Vans, is where “Of  the Wall” lives. It’s a place where imagination lets loose over concrete bowls, art installations, workshops and concert stages, inspiring every person who runs, rolls, or stomps through its door. Located in Chicago, Illinois and Waterloo, London, as well as pop-ups around the world, House of Vans is home to the creativity that moves us.
In the vaults under London’s busiest station, Blue Dot Generation will bring the ocean to the city. Driven by their passion to make a difference, Blue Dot will change people’s habits by helping them visualise the seriousness of the challenges all living things are facing. Although London is far from the sea, this immersive event will transform the relationship between humans and the oceans.

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MFA @ CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART LONDON

I'm pleased to announce that i have been accepted onto the Fine Art Masters at Chelsea College of Art starting in October 2018. This has been a long term goal for myself to finally afford the space, time and money and shear genius to be accepted on such a prestigious course.  I have spent the greater part of my  Artistic career living in London but after being rejected by the Royal College of Arts in around 2007, I almost gave up hope of ever being able to progress to such an institution. Now I will gracefully join the ranks of Artist's including David Hockney, Richard Deakon, Patrick Caulfield, Elazabeth Fink, Anthony Caro, Franko B, Anish Kapoor, Helen Chadwick, Rebbeca Warren, Gillian Wearing and of course Dirk Bogard ! Name dropping aside the chance to study and work with a new generation of Artists and my contemporaries next to Tate Britain and further develop and expand my practice to a wider audience will be a life changing and challenging year ! I can't wait ! 

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BLUE DOT GENERATION @ HOUSE OF VANS, LONDON

Im pleased to say my work " Suffocating Oceans" will be exhibited as a part of the Charity " Blue dot generation at The House of Vans in London. Please see below for more details... 

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I was photographed outside the annual Terrence Higgins Trust auction at Christies in London where " IAM NOT AN ABOMINATION" AND " OUR INJURIES" Were on exhibition for this hugely worthy chairity. The kind people at Getty Images have purchased the rights to this image and you can now purchase it for as little as £495! Please see the link for purchases or click HERE

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