Alumni News
Phyllida Barlow: act - Highgate Cemetery
Emeritus Professor Phyllida Barlow's act, commissioned by Studio Voltaire, can be seen at The West Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London N6 6PJ, from 24 July - 30 August 2021. See the Studio Voltaire website for further details.
Phyllida Barlow studied at The Slade from 1963-66, and after joining the staff in the late 1980s, taught here until 2009.
Image: Phyllida Barlow, act, 2021, Installation view at Highgate Cemetery, London, A Studio Voltaire commission. Image courtesy of the artist.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021
Congratulations to Mataio Austin Dean, Anna Choutova, Bo Choy, Laila Majid, Seren Metcalfe, Haeji Min, Willy Nabi, Davinia-Ann Robinson, Sean Synnuck, who have been selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021!
Firstsite, Colchester, will launch Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2021 from 25 September to 28 November 2021. The show will then travel to the South London Gallery, from 10 December 2021 to 20 February 2022.
For details see the Bloomberg New Contemporaries website.
Paula Rego - Tate Britain
Paula Rego is showing at Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, from 7 July - 24 October 2021. See the Tate Britain website.
Online event, Wednesday 7 July, 5-6pm – book via Eventbrite
Organised by UCL Art Futures, Kieren Reed, Director, Slade School of Fine Art, will lead the session - joined by co-founders, Jo Townshend, Principal Partnerships Manager (Creative sectors), UCL I&E and Anna Donovan, Lecturer in Laws (Faculty of Laws).
Emerging technologies and Art: Roundtable will explore how artist have incorporated new technologies in their art practice and how they critically assessed the benefits, ethics and consequences of incorporating these technologies in their art.
Through the presentation of art made by Slade graduates, Slade alumnus and artists the roundtable will explore how artists adapt and use technology in their art. The session will surface how technologies can support the redistribution of wealth and influence across art networks and systems.
Organised by UCL Art Futures - a collaborative initiative between UCL Innovation & Enterprise, the Slade School of Fine Art and the Faculty of Laws.
Jarman award 2021
Congratulations to alumni Larry Achiampong, Adham Faramawy and Georgina Starr, who have been shortlisted for this year's Jarman award. See The Guardian.
Thoughts to Fall Asleep To - Sapling
Orfeo Tagiuri has a solo show, Thoughts to Fall Asleep To, at Sapling, 124 Mount Street Mews, London W1K 3NR, from 5 - 23 June 2021. See the Sapling Gallery website.
Between Artists: Conversations in Fine Art - Glasgow School of Art
Jenkin van Zyl is speaking at Between Artists: Conversations in Fine Art at online via Glasgow School of Fine Art on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at 6pm. To register, see Eventbrite.
The London Open 2022 - The Whitechapel Gallery
Congratulations to alumni Helen Benigson, Hazel Brill, Gareth Cadwallader, Ian Giles, Paula Morison, Madeleine Pledge and Candida Powell-Williams who have been selected for The Whitechapel Gallery's The London Open 2022. The artists will show at The Whitechapel Gallery in summer 2022. See The Whitechapel Gallery website.
On the Circulation of Blood The Plot - Creative Folkestone Triennial
On the Circulation of Blood a multimedia installation and performance work by Sam Belinfante is showing for ‘The Plot’, the fifth edition of Creative Folkestone Triennial, 22 July - 2 November 2021. See the Creative Folkestone website for further information.
Going Light - Zarinbal Khoshbakht
Tom Hardwick-Allan is showing in Going Light, at Zarinbal Khoshbakht, Albertusstrasse 24, 50667 Cologne, from 8 May - 12 June 2021. See the Zarinbal Khoshbakht website for details.
Daniel Burley: The Intricate Life Habits and Rituals of the Goblin is showing at Gao, Unit 7, 88 Mile End Rd, London E1 4UN, from 7 June - 28 August 2021. See the Gao Gallery website.
I-solated Contact - Istanbul Art Contact Contemporary Art Fair
Jai Chuhan, Jasmir Creed, Raksha Patel, Sharon Morris, Vaishali Prazmari and Andrew Stahl are showing in I-solated Contact at Istanbul Art Contact Contemporary Art Fair, 1 - 4 June 2021.
Hot Air - Manor Place Warehouse
Charlie Barlow, Flora Bradwell, William Braithwaite and Alexandra Searle are showing in Hot Air, presented by Bad Art, at Manor Place Warehouse, 33 Manor Place, London SE17 3BH, from 8 - 11 July 2021. See the Bad Art website.
Sutapa Biswas - Lumen - Baltic
Lumen, a solo show by Sutapa Biswas is showing at Baltic, Gateshead, from 26 June 2021 - 20 March 2022. See the Baltic website for further information.
Paradise Edict - Royal Academy of Arts
Michael Armitage's solo show, Paradise Edict, at the Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1, runs from 22 May - 19 September 2021. See the RA's website for further information.
Compression & The Song - Taco!
Isabel Mallet has a solo show, Compression & The Song, at Taco! 30 Poplar Place, Thamesmead, London SE28, from 29 May - 11 July 2021. See the Taco! website for further information.
SAVAGE Journal Issue 13
Sing To Me by Joy C Martindale is on the cover of SAVAGE Journal (Issue 13) and features in the new SAVAGE postcard exhibition, 'Posted'.
'Posted' is a set of 15 postcards featuring the work of UCL artists, spanning photography, painting, collage, sculpture, drawing and performance.The postcards explore ways of finding a place in the world in a context of enforced isolation and are available to buy from the UCL SU shop.
Cards include work by Slade current students and alumni: Alice Ding, Fiza Ghauri, Chantal Goulder, Yage Guo, Hampus Hoh, Niki Kohandel, Joy C Martindale, Lily Petch and Poor Mother.
50% of proceeds will be donated to Mind.
See the SAVAGE Journal website for further information.
The Grand Tour - Dulwich Picture Gallery
Sinta Tantra's mural The Grand Tour, is on display in the entrance hall of Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD, from 19 May 2021.
See the Dulwich Picture Gallery website for details.
Read the Q&A with Sinta Tantra on the Dulwich Picture Gallery's news blog.
Arts Council Collection 2020-21
Congratulations to Slade alumni Olivia Bax, Prem Sahib and Rosa-Johan Uddoh whose works are amongst those acquired for the Arts Council Collection 2020-21.
For further information see the Arts Council Collection webpage.
Falling Birds - Horniman Museum
Falling Birds by alumna Helena Hunter is showing at the Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill,London SE23 3PQ, from 19 September 2020 - 21 October 2021. For further details and bookings see the Horniman Museum website.