_______________________________________________2020
Somewhere Between Reality and Obscurity
The Viewing Room- Digitally designed exhibition platform
Funded by UK New Artists Ltd and Arts Council England
Exhibiting Artists: Jarvis Brokkfield | Timothy Hon Hung Lee | Parham Ghalamdar | Joanna Whittle | Lisa Denyer | Ellen Ranson | Juliet EP Gibbs |Irina Razumovskaya | Sarah Gilman | Rafal Zajko | Jodie Wingham | Hannah Campion
_______________________________________________2019
Robert Walters UK Young Artist of the Year Award 2019
in partnership with Robert Walters Group, UK Young Artists NPO and Saatchi Gallery, London.
Exhibition and VIP award ceremony: 7th October 2019
National open call: Diversity
Judges: Philipa Adams, Senior Director, Saatchi; Robert Walters, Art Collector and CEO Robert Walters Group; Gavin Turk, Artist; Michael Forbes, Artist; and Rosalind Davis, Artist and Writer.
500 submissions, 10 finalists
images courtesy of Reece Straw
curated by Garth Gratrix
_______________________________________________2019
G R A F T– a show of UK Young Artists
The Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library, Preston, UK
5th April – 2nd June, 2019
Twenty two artists from across the UK, two international artists and four new graduates
Developed and curated by Garth Gratrix
with thanks to:
Funding from UK Young Artists, Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library and Arts Council England.
Further supported by The BJCEM (The biennial of young creatives of the Mediterranea) and The University of Central Lancashire.
Nicola Hood, Contemporary Art Curator, The Harris
Kerry Tenbey, awarded curatorial assistant bursary as part of G R A F T.
Exhibiting Artists:
Kelly Fung | Tiffany Slowik | George Chinnery | Kerry Tenbey | Morgan Dowdall |Daisy James | Zara Zagorsek | Micky Dickson | Grace Stones | Tate N Lyle | Emily Stollery | Juliet EP Gibbs | Rory Strudwick | Hippolyte Godest | Megan Visser | Beth Wise | Stewart Houlker-Collinge | Hannah Parikh | Jodie Wingham | Habib Hajalie | Herfa Thompson | Sam Baker | Lorenza Demata | Jake Walker | Ryan Heath |Isobel Aderley.
imagery courtesy of Matt Wilkinson
Exhibition Catalogue designed by Shy Bairns:
__________________________________________ 2018 ____________________________________________
Something or Nothing
Abingdon Studios Project Space, 2018
co-curated with Joseph Doubtfire
Exhibiting Artists:
Matt Wilkinson | Bethany Costerd | Juneau Projects | Tom Ireland | Sheyda Porter | Tao Lashley-Burnley | Tina Dempsey | Jodie Guest | Garth Gratrix | Joseph Doubtfire | Ann Carragher | Brendan Bunting | Judith Stuart | Josephine Lees | Laura Barnes | Ian Doughty | Sean Payne | Pippa Eason
__________________________________________2017 ____________________________________________
The Beginning
National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, 2017
Curated by Garth Gratrix
with thanks to:
Funding from UK Young Artists, Arts Council England, British Council, Kulture Korea, Seojung Art Centre
Exhibiting Artists:
Liam Fallon | Cara Nahaul | Toby Campion | Jason Mabana | Lena Peters | Irina Razumovskaya | Matt Greenwood | Conor Rogers | Alan Baker | Anna Manfield | Megan Visser | Ruth Smith | Thomas Barnes
Abingdon Studios
Rotunda, Grundy Art Gallery, 2017
curated by Garth Gratrix
Exhibiting Artists:
Meghan Kelsall | Ann Carragher | Tina Demspey | Steven Wilson | Ian Fraser | Brendan Bunting | Nick Kowalski | Jayne Simpson |Garth Gratrix | Lisa Wigham