CV
Biography
Biography
STATEMENT
I am interested in the language of painting and how this language has been framed by its cultural conditions, historical tradition and gender politics. My studio practice examines how a renewed consideration of these contextual elements offers possibilities for a contemporary painting practice. These interests are grounded in my research for a practice-led PhD in which I explored the notion of cultural recycling (abstract).
In my studio practice I approach this notion of ‘recycling’ with paintings that deal with mimetic assimilations and re-interpretations of Modernism’s formal vocabulary and stylistic devices, re-presenting them in a manner that deliberately goes against the prevalent ideology of their time.
Since 2016 I have been focussing mainly on Abstract Expressionism and its legacy, ‘translating’ (masculine) expressionistic brush-strokes into an illusionistic mark making which mimics embroidery/textiles and as such alludes to feminine materials and craft. Borrowing from both the vocabulary of Modernism and of textile art, my painterly translations from one visual language to another can be read as hybrid texts engaged in a process of interpretation between languages and cultures, Modernism and contemporary art, between painting and textile as well as between a culture dominated by masculinity and a feminist perspective.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
| 2009: | PhD awarded, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK (title of thesis: The Quest for Heimat: discourses on kitsch in the realm of art practice) |
| 2003 – 2009: | Mphil/PhD, practice-based research, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK |
| 2001 – 2002 | MA, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK |
| 1993 – 1996: | BA(hons), first class, Byam Shaw School of Art, London, UK |
| 1992 – 1993: | Foundation, Heatherleys School of Art, London, UK |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2017: | Curating Le temps s’écoute, Peter de Francia 1921-2012, ASC, London, UK |
| 2014 – 18: | Sessional tutor, WMC College Camden, London, UK |
| 2014 -Ongoing: | Part time lecturer/tutor Heatherley School of Art |
| 2013: | Curating It’s about Time (with Paul Carey-Kent) |
| 1996: | Art and Architecture; outdoor lighting design, housing estate Bern, CH |
| 1997: | Art and Architecture; police station Bern, CH |
| 2003: | Print Commission, Lang, Gysi & Knoll, CH |
| 2005 – 07: | Teaching assistant MA Goldsmiths College, London, UK |
| 2008 – 13: | Tutor FdA programm, WMC College, London, UK |
Solo Exhibitions / Selected group exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions / Selected group exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
| 2023 | Galerie Duflon&Racz, Bern, CH |
| 2023 | Hotel Michele, Margate, UK |
| 2020/21 | The Future of Nostalgia, Union Gallery, London, UK |
| 2020 | Common Thread, Visarte Kabinett, Zürich, CH (with Silvia Araujo) |
| 2019 | Resurfacing, Galerie Duflon&Racz, Bern, CH |
| 2018: | Labour of Love, Galerie Duflon&Racz, Rivoli, Brussels, BE |
| 2015: | New Age Modernism, Galerie Duflon&Racz, Bern, CH |
| 2015: | Laced, C&C Gallery, London, UK |
| 2013: | Artgerechte Plüschtierhaltung, Gepard14, Bern, CH |
| 2013: | Alter Ego, CabaneB, Bern, CH |
| 2012/13: | Mimesis, Galerie Duflon&Racz, Bern, CH |
| 2010: | London Works II, Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel/Bienne, CH |
| 2009: | Retro Spectacle, Jill George Gallery, London, UK |
| 2007: | When Platitudes Become Form, Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel/Bienne, CH |
| 2006: | Bilder Builder, Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel/Bienne, CH |
| 2006: | Beautiful Paintings, Jill George Gallery, London, UK |
| 2005: | Surface matters, Galerie Kabinett, Bern, CH |
| 2004: | London works, Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel/Bienne, CH |
| 2003: | Domestic Bliss, Kingsgate gallery, London, UK |
| 2003: | Kabinett, Bern, CH |
| 2001: | Show 1, Hat on Wall, Hatton wall, London, UK |
| 2000: | Kabinett, Bern, CH |
| 1999: | Four Pillars and a Lecture Hall, Swiss Embassy, London, UK |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2022/23 | Cantonale Berne Jura, Museum Franz Gertsch, Burgdorf, CH |
| 2022 | Collisions, Court House Lambeth, London, UK |
| 2022 | Selects: Vol. 2, London Paint Club, Koppel Project Space, Piccadilly Circus, London, UK |
| 2022 | Second Art, Kulturmuseum Bern, Bern, CH |
| 2022 | Seeing With The Lights Out, Terrace Gallery at Patchworks, London, UK |
| 2022 | Patternicity, Exeter Phoenix Gallery, Exeter, UK |
| 2022 | Selects: Vol.1, London Paint Club, London, UK |
| 2022 | The Contemporary British Painting Prize, Unit 1 Gallery, London, UK |
| 2022 | Patternicity, ASC Gallery, London, UK |
| 2021 | The Contemporary British Painting Prize, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield, UK |
| 2021 | The Top 100, The Auction Collective, Department Store, London, UK |
| 2021 | Studio Confetti, Terrace Gallery, London, UK |
| 2021 | Holding Hands, Union Gallery, London, UK |
| 2020/21 | Cantonale Bern Jura, Musée Jurassien des Arts, Moutier, CH |
| 2020 | Then & Now, Terrace Gallery, London, UK |
| 2018/19 | Cantonale Berne Jura, La Nef, CH |
| 2018/19 | Cantonale Berne Jura, Centre PasquArt, CH |
| 2017: | 31 Degree Celsius, ASC Gallery, London, UK |
| 2016/17: | Cantonale Berne Jura, Centre PasquArt, CH |
| 2016: | 30 Degree Celsius, ASC Gallery, London, UK |
| 2015/16: | Cantonale Berne Jura, Kunsthalle Bern, CH |
| 2013: | It’s about Time, ASC gallery, London, UK (with catalogue) |
| 2013: | Drawing the Line, ArtKapsule at Koleksiyon, London, UK |
| 2012/13: | Cantonale Berne Jura, Centre PasquArt, CH |
| 2012: | The Butterfly Effect, ArtKapsule at Koleksiyon, London, UK (with catalogue) |
| 2011/12: | Cantonale Berne Jura, Kunsthalle Bern, CH |
| 2011: | Natures Mortes, Galerie Silvia Steiner, Biel/Bienne, CH |
| 2011: | Graceland, Trailer production, London, UK |
| 2010: | Opening up the Soane, John Soane’s Museum, London, UK |
| 2010: | Miasmas, ASC Gallery, London, UK |
| 2009/10: | Total Recall, Concourse Gallery, London, UK |
| 2007/08: | Weihnachtsausstellung, Kunsthalle Bern, CH |
| 2006: | Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London, UK (by invitation) |
| 2006: | London vs NY, New York City, USA |
| 2005: | Unpainted, Villa Grisebach, Berlin, DE (with catalogue) |
| 2005: | In Media, APT Gallery, London, UK |
| 2004: | Cinderella, Trailer production, London, UK |
| 2003: | Godzilla, Trailer production, London, UK |
| 2002: | Four Colleges Show, ATKearney, London, UK (with catalogue) |
| 2001: | Sadlers Wells, London, UK |
| 1999/2000: | Weihnachtsausstellung, Kunsthalle Bern, CH |
| 1998: | Art Futures, Contemporary Art Society, London, UK |
| 1997: | Aeschlimann/Corti Stipendium, Kunsthaus Langenthal, CH |
| 1996: | Royal Festival Hall, Contemporary Art Society, London, UK |
| 1994/1995: | Weihnachtsausstellung, Kunsthalle Bern, CH |
| 1994: | Aeschlimann/Corti Stipendium, Kunstmuseum Thun, CH |
AWARDS / BURSARIES
2021
2013
2004/2006
2002
2001/2002
1997
1993/97
1993
Shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize, UK
Shortlisted for 100 painters of Tomorrow
A. H. R. C. full award
Goldsmiths’ Warden Purchase prize
A. H. R. B. full award
Shortlisted for Aeschlimann/Corti Stipendium, Switzerland
Scholarship, Byam Shaw School of Art
Full time Student Award, Heatherley School of Art
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Sammlung/Art Collection, Stadt Bern, CH
British Government Art Collection, UK
Kunstsammlung Schweizerische Post, CH
Inselspital Bern, CH
Goldsmiths collection, London, UK
Museum für Medien und Kommunikation Bern, CH
Hoffmann – La Roche, Basel, CH
Awards / Bursaries
Awards / Bursaries
| 2013: | Shortlisted for 100 painters of Tomorrow |
| 2004 – 2006: | A. H. R. C. award |
| 2002: | Goldsmiths’ Warden Purchase prize |
| 2001/2002: | A. H. R. B. award |
| 1997: | Short listed for Aeschlimann/Corti Stipendium, Switzerland |
| 1993 – 1997: | Scholarship, Byam Shaw School of Art |
| 1994: | Short listed for Aeschlimann/Corti Stipendium, Switzerland |
| 1993: | Full time Student Award, Heatherley School of Art |
Public Collections
Public Collections
| Hoffmann – La Roche, Basel, CH |
| Sammlung Sabine Hahnloser – Tschopp, Bern, CH |
| British Government Art Collection (work currently in situ at 11 Downing Street London, UK) |
| Inselspital Bern, CH |
| Goldsmiths collection, London, UK |
| Museum für Medien und Kommunikation Bern, CH |
Work Experience
Work Experience
| Ongoing |
Part time lecturer/tutor Heatherley School of Art and WMC College |
| 2013: | Co-curating with Paul Carey-Kent, It’s about Time |
| 2013: | Artist in residence, Gepard14, CH |
| 1996: | Art and Architecture; outdoor lighting design, housing estate, Bern, CH |
| 1997: | Art and Architecture; police station Bern, CH |
| 2003: | Print Commission, Lang,Gysi & Knoll, Bern, CH |
| 2005-2007: | Teaching assistant MA Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK |
| 2008-2013: | Visiting tutor FdA programm, WMC College Camden, London, UK |
| 2010: | Guest lecture, Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK |
| 2010: | Guest lecture, University of Bern, CH |
