Contemporary Art Academy - Final Show

I’m delighted to announce that I’m exhibiting a selection of 2D works and films in ‘Final Show’ in the Contemporary Art Academy graduate exhibition curated by Kirsty Ogg.

FINAL SHOW includes myself and 15 emerging to mid-career artists who have graduated from the academy’s online development programme.

The work I’m exhibiting is part of my long-time ongoing series ‘A Life Spent Trying to Find Something’, which touches upon my interest in non-places and transitional zones combining digital drawing, film, photography and electronic sound.

The exhibition will be presented on contemporaryartacademy.com using thevirtual platform Kunstmatrix. It will be available to view from Thursday 16 May.

A limited number of guests will be invited to join the Preview on Zoom on Wednesday 15 May at 6:30pm, when the curator and artists will give a tour at 6:45pm. It would be lovely if you could join myself and my fellow graduates, please find your link to the Private View room here:

PREVIEW Wednesday 15 May 6:30-8:00pm | RSVP | Limited places available:

PRIVATE VIEW ZOOM LINK

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82783931908?pwd=EMVvIW3ZLYby4XzRKESDAJWF1s7qe9.1

EXHIBITION DATES Thursday 16 May - Sunday 30 June 2024

EXHIBITION LINK

 https://contemporaryartacademy.com/exhibitions-2/

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Contemporary Art Academy is an online educational initiative co-founded by artist and former Elephant Academy manager Mathew Gibson (Griffin Art Prize, Elephant Lab residency programme) and artist curator Zavier Ellis (CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, SOLO CONTEMPORARY, PROJECT

PAPYROPHILIA, Young Gods, Ukraine Support Pledge). Contemporary Art Academy is democratising art education by providing premium online courses for affordable prices.

Artwork is for sale – to enquire please email [email protected] and to learn more about Contemporary Art Academy please visitcontemporaryartacademy.com.

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Zavier Ellis is an international curator, artist and originator of multiple art-based initiatives. Zavier is founder and director of CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, a curatorial gallery project that runs off-site exhibitions in diverse locations. He was also co-founder and co-curator of the museum scale exhibition for emerging artists

THE FUTURE CAN WAIT, which between 2011 and 2014 was organised in partnership with Saatchi’s New Sensations. In response to recent global events Zavier launched the online work on paper initiative PROJECT PAPYROPHILIA during the first lockdown; and the Ukraine Support Pledge with Matthew Burrows MBE to raise funds by selling artwork for the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. As an artist Zavier’s work is placed in world class private collections and he has exhibited globally, including museum shows in Austria, Lithuania, Turkey, UK and US.

Mathew Gibson is the co-founder of Contemporary Art Academy. He is an award-winning artist, educator and project manager.

He was Professor of Painting and Foundation Studies at The Savannah College of Art and Design, USA between 2006 and 2008.

Between 2012 and 2021 Mathew worked for the biggest art materials manufacturer globally, founding and running the Griffin Art Prize, Elephant Lab residency programme and Elephant Academy. In 2022 Mathew co-founded Contemporary Art Academy with Zavier Ellis.

Kirsty Ogg is an independent curator and educator. Between 2013 and 2023, she was the Director of New Contemporaries, the UK’s foremost annual arts initiative offering critical support and exposure to emerging artists. Between 2009 and 2013, Kirsty was Curator at Whitechapel Gallery, London, curating exhibitions including Claire Barclay’s Bloomberg Commission, Gerard Byrne’s mid-career survey, and a historical exhibition of Karl Blossfeldt’s photography. Earlier in her career, Kirsty was Director of The Showroom, London; and a member of the organising committee of Transmission Gallery, Glasgow