Artist Statement, Exhibitions,
and a bit about me.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Marigold Short: Testament
Rushton Triangular Lodge.
Friday 26th July - September 22nd 2024 extended until November 2nd.
Previous Exhibitions
2024
Alumni Show, University of Northampton
Northants Open Studios: Spring Open 2024
Lamport Hall
Ironstone Art Prize, 2024
Banbury Museum and Art Gallery.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Open Selected Exhibition, 2023
2023
Heseltine Art Gallery Open Exhibition, 2023
MA Degree Show.
University of Northampton
2022
Northants Open Studios, Group Exhibition.
Yardley Arts Centre
Inquiry in Action 9th - 11th June 2022
PDRA NN Contemporary Art
Kaleidoscope,
Abington Museum and Gallery, Park Avenue South, NN1 5LW
2021
South Northamptonshire Art Trail,
Bradden Village Hall, Bradden, Towcester NN12 8EJ
Northamptonshire Open Studios,
J Gallery, West Street, Moulton NN3 7SB
Jeyes Gallery of Earls Barton, 27 The Square, Earls Barton NN60NA
Abington Museum and Gallery,
Park Avenue South, NN1 5LW
Covid Creations and Stories,
Group exhibition, St Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
New Horizons.
Group exhibition online. The Heseltine Gallery
2020
'Anamnesis,' https://www.thelanguageofbells.com/composers-table.html
South Northamptonshire Art Trail
2019
Print Fellowship group show,
University of Northampton
Portmonteau 2018 - Campus,
University of Northampton
South Northamptonshire and North Oxfordshire Annual Selected Open Exhibition,
The Heseltine Gallery
The Big Picture,
The Heseltine Gallery
Chromantics,
The Cornerstone Gallery, Didcot, Oxfordshire
2018
FreeRange,
Old Truman Brewery, 81 Brick Lane, London
Degree Show,
University of Northampton, Northampton
‘Between Friends’,
Group Show, St. Stephens Walbrook, London
2017
Lamport Hall Art, Craft & Design Fair,
Lamport, Northamptonshire
Women at Work,
Project Space, NN Gallery, Northampton
2016
‘Internecine’,
University of Northampton
‘Resonance 20×20’
print exhibition, the Print Room, University of Northampton
Forecast Public Art Festival,
Lamport Hall, Lamport , Northamptonshire
‘Notes to Self’;
print exhibition, the Print Room, University of Northampton
2015
Christmas Show,
University of Northampton
Avenue Campus Project,
University of Northampton
Middleton Cheney Art Group Show
2014
South Northamptonshire and North Oxfordshire Annual Selected Open Exhibition,
The Hestletine Gallery
Artist Statement
My most recent work has been a working out of my memories, shrouded in the mists of time, that stem from the womb. I am a bereaved-at-birth twin. This state of being has driven a life-long interest in the nebulous; those thoughts and feelings that are so hard to pin down and explain to others. John Donne wrote, “No man is an island, Entire of itself.” We are relational beings, and the concept of relationship permeates my work.
My installations have all been about emotional relationships; mostly about the loss of a relationship, the expression of deeply felt hurt. My work with sheer fabrics speaks of the difficulty in grasping a feeling or memory or thought or idea that is just out of reach. In a similar way, reflections in glass create a liminal space where two, often unrelated, spaces are layered one over the other. Reflections seem to be a doorway into an alternate reality, echoing that fact that we all see the world differently. This interest is evident in my video and sound works. The concept of working in layers carries over into my prints and pastel works, where both media lend themselves to this way of building up images.
Currently I am working on an installation in the Rushton Triangular Lodge in Northamptonshire, commissioned by the University of Northampton and English Heritage. The Lodge was designed and built during difficult and dangerous times. The artwork expresses two facets of the underlying issue of allegiance.
Artist Bio
I am interested in the nebulous and work across a range of media to capture experiences and emotions that are just out of reach. Inspired by the works of Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, and Fujiko Nakaya, I look to make work about the edge of reality. As well as working in textiles, I use paint, print, sound, video and collage.
I studied Fine Art at the University of Northampton; BA and MA.
I gained a UoN MA Professional Development Residency Award with the NN Contemporary Art Gallery, Northampton.
For my contract with English Heritage and the University of Northampton, I created 'Testament - Enlightenment and Downfall' for Rushton Triangular Lodge 2024.
Marigold Short: Testament
Rushton Triangular Lodge.
Friday 26th July - September 22nd 2024 extended until November 2nd.
Previous Exhibitions
2024
Alumni Show, University of Northampton
Northants Open Studios: Spring Open 2024
Lamport Hall
Ironstone Art Prize, 2024
Banbury Museum and Art Gallery.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Open Selected Exhibition, 2023
2023
Heseltine Art Gallery Open Exhibition, 2023
MA Degree Show.
University of Northampton
2022
Northants Open Studios, Group Exhibition.
Yardley Arts Centre
Inquiry in Action 9th - 11th June 2022
PDRA NN Contemporary Art
Kaleidoscope,
Abington Museum and Gallery, Park Avenue South, NN1 5LW
2021
South Northamptonshire Art Trail,
Bradden Village Hall, Bradden, Towcester NN12 8EJ
Northamptonshire Open Studios,
J Gallery, West Street, Moulton NN3 7SB
Jeyes Gallery of Earls Barton, 27 The Square, Earls Barton NN60NA
Abington Museum and Gallery,
Park Avenue South, NN1 5LW
Covid Creations and Stories,
Group exhibition, St Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
New Horizons.
Group exhibition online. The Heseltine Gallery
2020
'Anamnesis,' https://www.thelanguageofbells.com/composers-table.html
South Northamptonshire Art Trail
2019
Print Fellowship group show,
University of Northampton
Portmonteau 2018 - Campus,
University of Northampton
South Northamptonshire and North Oxfordshire Annual Selected Open Exhibition,
The Heseltine Gallery
The Big Picture,
The Heseltine Gallery
Chromantics,
The Cornerstone Gallery, Didcot, Oxfordshire
2018
FreeRange,
Old Truman Brewery, 81 Brick Lane, London
Degree Show,
University of Northampton, Northampton
‘Between Friends’,
Group Show, St. Stephens Walbrook, London
2017
Lamport Hall Art, Craft & Design Fair,
Lamport, Northamptonshire
Women at Work,
Project Space, NN Gallery, Northampton
2016
‘Internecine’,
University of Northampton
‘Resonance 20×20’
print exhibition, the Print Room, University of Northampton
Forecast Public Art Festival,
Lamport Hall, Lamport , Northamptonshire
‘Notes to Self’;
print exhibition, the Print Room, University of Northampton
2015
Christmas Show,
University of Northampton
Avenue Campus Project,
University of Northampton
Middleton Cheney Art Group Show
2014
South Northamptonshire and North Oxfordshire Annual Selected Open Exhibition,
The Hestletine Gallery
Artist Statement
My most recent work has been a working out of my memories, shrouded in the mists of time, that stem from the womb. I am a bereaved-at-birth twin. This state of being has driven a life-long interest in the nebulous; those thoughts and feelings that are so hard to pin down and explain to others. John Donne wrote, “No man is an island, Entire of itself.” We are relational beings, and the concept of relationship permeates my work.
My installations have all been about emotional relationships; mostly about the loss of a relationship, the expression of deeply felt hurt. My work with sheer fabrics speaks of the difficulty in grasping a feeling or memory or thought or idea that is just out of reach. In a similar way, reflections in glass create a liminal space where two, often unrelated, spaces are layered one over the other. Reflections seem to be a doorway into an alternate reality, echoing that fact that we all see the world differently. This interest is evident in my video and sound works. The concept of working in layers carries over into my prints and pastel works, where both media lend themselves to this way of building up images.
Currently I am working on an installation in the Rushton Triangular Lodge in Northamptonshire, commissioned by the University of Northampton and English Heritage. The Lodge was designed and built during difficult and dangerous times. The artwork expresses two facets of the underlying issue of allegiance.
Artist Bio
I am interested in the nebulous and work across a range of media to capture experiences and emotions that are just out of reach. Inspired by the works of Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, and Fujiko Nakaya, I look to make work about the edge of reality. As well as working in textiles, I use paint, print, sound, video and collage.
I studied Fine Art at the University of Northampton; BA and MA.
I gained a UoN MA Professional Development Residency Award with the NN Contemporary Art Gallery, Northampton.
For my contract with English Heritage and the University of Northampton, I created 'Testament - Enlightenment and Downfall' for Rushton Triangular Lodge 2024.
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